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I have a scooter battery, how can i use it for light?

Stepwise tips plz...

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    8 years ago
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    1. find a car or motorcycle light that fits your application. Make sure the bulb voltage is the same as the battery voltage.

    2. note the wattage of the light bulb, say it says "12 watts". find the battery capacity, usually something like "2.5 amp hr". figure the amps required to light the bulb, amps= watts/volts. say you have a 6 volt battery. amps=12/6 or 2 amps. then calculate how long the battery will last, hours=capacity/amps. in this case 2.5amp hr/2amp= 1.25 hours maximum.

    3. wire the battery + terminal to a 5 amp fuse, then wire the other end of the fuse to a on/off switch, and the other end of the switch to the bulb. wire the other end of the bulb to the battery - terminal.

    4. an LED light of the same voltage as the regular incandescent car or motorcycle bulb will last many times longer for the same size battery. the drawback is that LED lights are expensive, and not very common in 6 or 12 volt versions.

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