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Old 05-06-2010, 02:45 PM   #1
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Old 05-07-2010, 04:27 PM   #2
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Well I hooked up the lights. The hardest thing about hooking them up was the incoming wire from the boat was pretty heavy, to handle 10 amp lights, the wire on these LED light is small, like 14 or 16 gauge. The heat shrink connector was shrunk all the way and barely closed on the thin wire. I got it as good as I could and then taped it and enclosed the entire thing in a cable protector sleeve.

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one old light one new light
two new lights
the AMP meter reading when both new lights are ON! (Less than 1 amp!!!) The old lights were about 9 amps.

I have yet to check them out at night yet.

I think I am going to order the under-the-gunnels next.
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Old 05-07-2010, 08:10 PM   #3
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Sounds great!! I just ordered some, as far as the wire I use Liquid electrical Tape, to coats sealed to everything.

Thanks for the info!!

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Old 05-08-2010, 07:51 AM   #4
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Liquid electrical tape? That sounds like a must-have item. Can I get that at Home Depot?
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Old 05-08-2010, 03:43 PM   #5
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Yes I am sure I have seen it there, also saw it at Ace hardware and any west marine or other marine store.

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