44" 480watt Led Light bar

norfolkmick · Sep 16, 2016

Hi,
I recently bought a 480w light bar from fleabay, now in my mind it should be drawing 40amps.
480w / 12v = 40amps
My light bar draws 10amps on an amp meter, so I swapped out the 40amp fuse for a 10amp which hasn't blown so far, so I reckon this light is more like 120W (10a x 12v = 120watts)
What are your thought?
and yes I have contacted the seller waiting for his response.

Seffy · Sep 17, 2016

LED lights are often sold with wattage stated as being the equivalent output of incandescent bulbs, not the actual current draw.

Being as LEDs are about 5 times as efficient as normal bulbs, if your unit did actually consume 480w, that would be a similar light output to running 50 headlights!

norfolkmick · Sep 17, 2016

Seffy · Sep 17, 2016

Yup, that looks about 480w equivalent, or in usual terms the same as putting 8-9 regular halogens on the roof.

44" 480watt Led Light bar

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