Voltage at rear lights?

**Phil** · by **Phil** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:10 pm

Does anyone know the voltage at the rear lights for tail lights?

Cheers,

Phil

**Rusty_CallyT** · by **Rusty_CallyT** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:14 pm

same as anywhere in the car

somewhere between 8 and 15v

**Phil** · by **Phil** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 4:39 pm

oh! Thought that it would have been dropped by that time.
Thanks Rusty.

**Rusty_CallyT** · by **Rusty_CallyT** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:02 pm

well 8 is quite a drop lol the wire is still made of copper so there shouldn't be much resistance and it always depends on battery condition and if the engine is running or not

**Rusty_CallyT** · by **Rusty_CallyT** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:40 pm

tbh you'd get away with 10

**Doodley** · by **Doodley** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:13 pm

how could it have anything over 12? or why? sory im not being picky, i dont know thats why im asking, if the lamp is rated at 12 volts and it gets 15 flowing through it wouldnt it just blow it? surely thats like putting a 110v lamp in a domestic light fitting?!

**Rusty_CallyT** · by **Rusty_CallyT** » Mon Aug 14, 2006 6:16 pm

no its only a few volts not over double [img]/tongue.gif[/img]

**Phil** · by **Phil** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:40 am

Okay. Thanks guys.
Of cause thinking about it (Must have been a Monday moment) the bulbs state 12v don't they.

Okay. I need invertors.

Thanks.

Voltage at rear lights?

Voltage at rear lights?

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