24 volt light local store where to buy

Scott & Heather · March 02, 2016, 10:37:59 AM

We just finished repairing our truck and replacing our tow bar after a recent mishap. Now I just need a quick local source for 24 volt lights for brake lights on my toad. Driving on Friday so no time to order. I have magnets to mount them to so I'm not choosy just need something that I can buy locally in Palestine that is 24 volt? Does lowes sell 24 LED lights? I have red lenses I could put them behind to get me by.

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tuccitown · March 02, 2016, 10:42:57 AM

Napa was able to get me everything I needed.

Thanks,

Jack

Lin · March 02, 2016, 10:50:12 AM

Napa has worked for us, but sometimes you need to tell them to look for 28v bulbs.

Scott & Heather · March 02, 2016, 11:10:39 AM

Nothing LED right?

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Lin · March 02, 2016, 12:41:29 PM

Why not?

Hi yo silver · March 02, 2016, 04:51:41 PM

As a last resort, ask at a private aviation maintenance shop at an air field if there's one around. Many aircraft have 28 volt systems. HTH
Dennis

ArtGill · March 02, 2016, 05:02:48 PM

Contact RV LED's that help support BCM. To make an 12 volt LED Light into a 24 VDC Led light is a resistor. Ask your supplier what size you need. This will vary according to current draw of the light you select.

Art

LuckyChow · March 02, 2016, 05:20:14 PM

If there's a local bus facility, they might have something they'd sell you. Not many things use 24V.

luvrbus · March 02, 2016, 05:38:41 PM

Check the trailer section in Lowes they have LED's that work from 11v to 32v

Scott & Heather · March 02, 2016, 08:32:32 PM

Thanks Cliff. Exactly what I was looking for. Tractor supply and northern tool have lights but nothing 24 volt except led flood lights which could work in a pinch. Thanks again all

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Seangie · March 03, 2016, 02:44:42 PM

Quote from: Scott Bennett on March 02, 2016, 08:32:32 PM
Thanks Cliff. Exactly what I was looking for. Tractor supply and northern tool have lights but nothing 24 volt except led flood lights which could work in a pinch. Thanks again all

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Scott - I am sure you already purchased but you can wire two 12v lights in series and bang its 24v lights.

Here is an article for you. Its how buses wire 12v lights on a 24v system but the method is the same.

When you wire a load in series it drops voltage in half when you wire batteries in series it doubles the voltage.

-Sean

http://www.mcicoach.com/service-support/serinfo/serinfo07G.htm

Scott & Heather · March 03, 2016, 08:19:12 PM

Shanksy! Corsican! That's exactly what I did today. My local lowes doesn't sell the LED LIGHTS so I just bought two 12 volts and wired them in series.

see you guys in a few weeks!!!

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RJ · March 03, 2016, 09:48:18 PM

Scott -

If you'd have called John Vickers, he's got a bunch of 24v bulbs because his 4905 is also 24v.

Plus he's right there in Palestine, too!

FWIW & HTH. . .

Scott & Heather · March 04, 2016, 04:47:48 AM

RJ, we will! We will call him. I've been super busy these past weeks...every single day I have an event I'm singing for and in between those, I had to repair my truck and replace my tow bar after our hitch ball nut came loose and our truck was hanging by the safety cables at 60 mph and subsequently rear ending our coach. I didn't really want bulbs because I wanted the brightness of LED. Got the system to work just as Sean had mentioned in series!

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Lee Bradley · March 04, 2016, 09:15:22 AM

Just make sure you note what you have done or some time down the line you or the n.o. will be pulling their hair out trying to get that light to work, when it's pair failed.