i hooked the reel to a 12 volt battery only about 4 ft. lit up.
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The strip is bad but fixable you have to cut the strip after the light shuts off and put another tip there where it has the scissors symbol if you only want it all in 1 send it back. Mine flickers and some don't work and I spent hours putting them on my goldwing very disappointed in them
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I had the same problem. but I just jumped the connector from where the light stopped working to the end that did work and that connection worked for lighting up another 4 ft if I recall i had to do it every 4 ft. It depend on the size of your 12v battery are you hooking it up to car battery? that should have enough to power the whole reel.
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BEFORE AMMENDING WIRE...first check to see of the opposite end of the LED strip leads (then end not connected to power source) are touching each other (ie: exposed ends of the red and red/black wires touching) , if they are touching only half the strip lights up. If they are touching, pull them away from each other so there is clear seperation and the entire strip should light up. the positive and negative leads need to be insulated from eachother when making permanent connections otherwise you will run into this problem again.
85659
there is probably a short or a break in the reel, it will be right where it stop lighting.
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Look at the copper strip right past the out section. You will probably find a break, solder it together, and use outdoor silicone to seal.
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If you didn't cut reel anywhere something wrong if you did something not soldered right
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There must be a crack in the pc lines. They are set up in groups of 3 LEDs. Cut it where it's dead and apply power from other end. It prob got damaged. OR Talk to the seller. Some sellers will send a new strip/ spool
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The answer from Thomas D. is right on and the only comment I would add, is make sure you have you on off switch in between you 12 volt supple hook up.
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You need to have a battery and electrical system for the boat. If you just have a 12volt battery, it will work until the battery discharges. You will need some kind of recharging system (boat motor, outlet near dock, solar panel).
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Paul ,I have a walmart marine battery and yes I do hook my fish finder to it ,I am not shure what size battery I bought I paid $90.00 for it
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No, it has a very short cord, about 6 inches long, with bare wire ends. You will need to connect them to another longer wire that is connected back to your 12V transformer. If the light is going to be underwater and the connection ends up underwater, you will need to make the splice using watertight connectors.
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There are short wires to connect to the 12 volt power source. Only about 18 inches long.
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i used 12 gauge from the solar panels to the controller and from the controller to the batteries i used no 6 awg i already had here The no 6 is probably overkill i wouldnt go any less than 8 from the controller to the batteries what is your battery bank at least 24v i hope
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Nothing. Battery went under the casting deck and battery was attached. I used it within the hour. Many people put fuses and or on/off switches. I didnt.
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I got mine hooked right up to the main battery in my boat.. I guess it's up to how long your gonna use it for.
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You need to hook it to a 12 volt DC source like a battery or power supply for this to work.
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I never got that far...the winding mechanism charges the battery, but unfortunately the lantern broke before i would have needed to replace the battery. I believe it broke because I was winding it too fast
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I have the same setup on my travel trailer - two Trojan 6 volt in series, for 12 volts total. Just took it camping this weekend, with no hookups and went 3 days without having to run a generator. We used a small laptop, our house water pump, fridge, and furnace ran all three nights as well. Something to keep in mind is that all of my lights have been switched to led, and it was only slightly cloudy for us. I never bothered to check my actual voltage, but my stock wall meter was typically at 1/2 to 3/4 in the a.m., and full by sunset.Hope this helps
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Yes, I had to place two 12 v batteries in the front of my pontoon boat, to power it.
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yes i have my led lights in my pond and i have a set of 3 and they run on a 12 volt transformer
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The boat I use has a 12 volt battery, the outboard motor has an alternator that keeps it charged.
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I Might add... That was running on a deep cycle 12v battery. Not wall power.
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Sorry Rich I do not know. As a guess not more than 4 amps at 12 volts, for the whole string.