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Easy lightbulb question
notbillcosby:
I guess I'm really more interested in how to wire the bulbs up. I'm sure it's a stupid question, but Google isn't much help so I must not be typing the right keywords. Something needs to happen between the bulb and the wall outlet other than just running wires from the bulb to the outlet, yes? All the instructions I find on google about wiring a bulb in to AC just shows how to attach the two wires from your wall plug/cable into a bulb socket for a lamp. Is there something magical going on inside a socket, resistor-wise or something, that I could just wire into the little bulb socket in my coin door so i could attach a power cord to them? I'd like them to turn on when my main power strip is switched on in the cabinet.
Nephasth:
Start with the basics...
http://www.autoshop101.com/trainmodules/electricity/elec101.html
http://www.autoshop101.com/trainmodules/elec_circuits/circ101.html
DaOld Man:
If you use 12 volt bulbs, you will need 12 volts.
You can get 12 volts from the PC power supply, or you can use a "wall wart" that converts the 120 volts to 12 volts. The 12 volts can be AC or DC, incandescent bulbs dont care.
Then it is simply wiring the two bulb sockets in parallel. then wire to the 12 volt source.
Check you this pic, connect the two bulb sockets as shown, then the two wires connect to the power supply.
Do not connect the bulb sockets directly to 120 Volt AC! Unless the sockets and bulbs are rated at 120 Volts (which they are probably not), it can be a very dangerous shock hazard, due to the sockets insulation not rated for that high voltage.
Feel free to ask if you have any more questions, thats what we do here...
notbillcosby:
--- Quote from: DaOld Man on August 25, 2012, 05:42:35 pm ---If you use 12 volt bulbs, you will need 12 volts.
You can get 12 volts from the PC power supply, or you can use a "wall wart" that converts the 120 volts to 12 volts. The 12 volts can be AC or DC, incandescent bulbs dont care.
Then it is simply wiring the two bulb sockets in parallel. then wire to the 12 volt source.
--- End quote ---
Boom! That answered everything I needed to know. Thank you!
Firepro4Life:
I'm looking to add lights to the coin door of my 60-in-1. i have 12V lights, I just need to wire them to the power supply. Does anyone know if pre-made harnesses are made for this? if i have to do it myself, what gauge wire should I use?
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