P500 Light bar wiring question

[JTW]

You can do it that way
I'm no electrical
guy...kind of learn as
I go....

That's me..

 

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[rocmar]

That's me..

I hear ya...
& I have no problem
saying so...I don't know
everything. ..I don't own
everything. ..my idea may
not be the best....but I'm me
& im real....

 

[trigger]

Nothing fancy for now, just ziptied to the inside of the rops and thru my windshield mounts them under the hood to the relay. As soon as I get some more wire, I'll probably run them from the light down the back bars and under the machine .

I zip tied mine to the ROPS too, short run of wire...I'm leaving it.

 

[FuzzyGrub]

If I'm reading the P500 elec drawing correctly, the sub-harness is on the same fuse as the acc and is 15 amps. I am assuming it is the SCS 4P connector. Your light bar is 15amps. So adding additional load to the sub-harness or plugging into the acc may blow the fuse. I'm not 100% so you could just pull the fuse and see if the light goes out.

PS: I can't imagine how bright that bar is! I added two 18W LEDs and they seem bright enough for me.

 

[Bad_bowtie]

I ran a hot from the battery but is seems to be working just fine off the sub harness even with the rear and front lights on together. If it gives me problems I'll connect it to the battery. The bar is a little over 13 amps according the the manufacture but that's probably a max optimistic number. Really impressed with the Auxbeam lights output, it's not a Rigid but there plenty bright for my needs.

 

[FuzzyGrub]

If I get a chance, I'll pull the fuse on mine, just to test my interpretation of the diagram. I used 20amp rockers switches on mine, but there is only a few amps on each. Typically, that much load is run through relays. Anyway, its working, and you are not smoking, so you should be good.

 

[Bad_bowtie]

If I get a chance, I'll pull the fuse on mine, just to test my interpretation of the diagram. I used 20amp rockers switches on mine, but there is only a few amps on each. Typically, that much load is run through relays. Anyway, its working, and you are not smoking, so you should be good.

I'm running a relay for each of my separate lights.

 

[Bad_bowtie]

Pictures just because I like Pitchers

 

[Bad_bowtie]

Switches for turn signal and from and rear lights

All 3 relays and miles of wire, one relay for turn signals, and 1 each for front and rear led's.

 

[Bad_bowtie]

Gonna take a beating on top, both hunting and at Windrock, if it wont last I'll move it else where. Used some 2" fender washers underneath the roof for extra support. I've got some old road signs from work I can cut some larger washers from if it'll help support them.

 

[trigger]

Gonna take a beating on top, both hunting and at Windrock, if it wont last I'll move it else where. Used some 2" fender washers underneath the roof for extra support. I've got some old road signs from work I can cut some larger washers from if it'll help support them.

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I did the same, large fenders underneath.

 

[Montecresto]

What's the point of a relay?? I wired a 24 inch light bar on my mower and just used a switch with an integrated fuse.

Using a relay keeps the high current portion of the circuit away from your switch. A hot wire from the battery or a buss bar to the relay is the way to do that. You might get away with shorter lengths of time without it, but long run times will damage the switch.