Led light strip question.

[strickster1]

Hey everyone! I'm new to this, so bare with me. Not sure if I'm in the right place or not. I'm wanting to get some 12" led light strips to put in my truck toolbox. In the store. You can press the little button to see them work but it says 12 volt and you have to hard wire them. QUESTION: Can I somehow run them from AA batteries, and how much run time would I get? I really want to avoid splicing into my trucks wiring. It's not like they are going to be on constantly. If anyone has a better idea without hardwiring, please let me know. Thanks.

 

[Beemer533]

You can use AA batteries, but you will need to use 8 of them in series to get 12v output. Unfortunately, depending on how many lights you have, this won't last long...

Depending on how much light you want, your best bet (outside of hardwired) is to grab some of those under Cabinet self stick battery lights.

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[strickster1]

Thanks Beemer533. That's probably what I'll do. I wanted the strip but if I'm not going to get alot of runtime, I don't see any use in putting all the work into it.

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[MovingAlong]

I use this battery pack to run a 12' long strip.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007RQW5WG/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Might work for your application... for mine it worked out to about 7hrs of run time. Though I've not let them sit and burn just to test it.

These are my lights: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HSF65MC/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[strickster1]

Just what I'm looking for. If you can get at least 7 hrs, that'll last me a long time. Just need some hands free light every now and then in the truck box.

 

[strickster1]

Do you mount the battery pack with heavy duty velcro, so you can remove and charge?

 

[Beemer533]

That's probably what I would do.. I use the 3m dual lock for this kind of stuff:

http://www.itapestore.com/1x2m_sj35...PP0TFAbn_rdkLgFSolGqllb0He3XG2jjQixoCvwnw_wcB

Works really well. Actually, if you use to much it can be very hard to separate..

 

[strickster1]

I've thought about the under cabinet puck light. I almost grabbed a pack , but didnt. I
go to extremes with stuff like this lol. Really wanting the white white light of the led's. As far as hardwiring, I haven't done alot of that and the truck is fairly new. Just don't want to somehow short or mess my electrical system up. I found these online after lots of searching. Truxedo also makes a set and Access makes a set. Has anyone seen or had experience with these firtshand? Most reviews are good with the occasional 2 or 3 bad ones. That's with anything though lol.

Access AA battery powered led light:

http://m.autoanything.com/hitch-bed-accessories/access-aa-battery-led-light


TruXedo 1704998 B-Light Black Battery Powered Truck Bed Lighting System:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BKWTGHK/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Gotcha640]

What truck do you have? My 03 and 09 f150s had spare fused circuits, 06 jetta has a switchable light in the trunk, 00 BMW I tied in through the reverse lights for a switched and relayed high beam reverse. Trucks got 12v sockets in the bed, jetta got that and usb in the back seat.

If I can do it, anyone can...

 

[Richard Cranium]

Most newer rigs have places to tap into the fuse box for accessories. So one does not have to hack together a line for power. And the plus side is that they are already fused, so if something did happen. It would not damage you rig.

 

[strickster1]

2015 Silverado.