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Christmas wreath to SPOD?

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#1 ·
I just put a lighted Christmas wreath on my grille and figured I'd connect the lights to my SPOD unit. Apparently I'm a big dumb dumb though. I snipped of the strand plug and connected it to 18 gauge wire (same as the lights) to make it long enough. I can't get the thing to light up. I tried several switches in case one was blown, and I tried switching the wire around in case I got the ground and hot wires mixed up. No luck... I'm sure I'm overlooking something even a noob would know. Any thoughts?
 
#2 ·
Is it a wreath that plugs into a wall? If it is your going to need a power inverter to go from 12v to 120 otherwise it won't work. If you want it to run off the spod I think you'll need to get the hot/ground from the inverter to the spod and re attach the plug to the wreath and plug it in. You may need larger fuses in the spod for that tho
 
#3 ·
Dang, it's never easy is it? Yes it is a strand that plugs into the wall. I also snipped the plug off too close so I can't re-attach it. There goes a good strand! This is probably a question for the SPOD guys, but I think the fuse is enough. It's a 30A fuse which if I'm doing my math right (and I'm probably not), the wattage of a typical incandescent christmas light strand is 40 watts according to google, so that means it's only 1.5V. I'd still need an inverter for that? I hate electrical stuff....
 
#6 ·
Still, that's a great mod if you get it to work. :D
 
#7 ·
AC or DC does not matter. Lights that plug into the wall are 120V, vehicles are 12V. Either get a small inverter that will put out the 120V or buy a 12V string of lights.

and yes, your math is off.
 
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