A car LED downlight available in the market can be easily integrated to an existing car battery if its rating is identical to the battery's voltage rating. I have explained more regarding one such request sent by Mr. Allwyn Siqueira.
How to Connect Downlight to 12V Car Battery
Hi Swagatam,
I've just spent the last 3 days reading your blog and I'm just blown! I was doing a Google search on making a simple electric circuit and that's how I came across your website.
Your site is just fascinating and you've shared so many wonderful circuits that its been driving me mad!
I was trying to do a small home project using a 12V car battery and a 12V/5W LED Downlighter and wanted to know how I could connect the downlighter to the 12V car battery without going via an inverter.
I looked at the following circuit on your blog, but not sure if this is what I need.
https://www.homemade-circuits.com/2012/11/3-watt-5-watt-led-dc-to-dc-constant.html
Would you be able to help me please?
The LED Driver that came with the Downlighter is a rated at 3-5x1W
PRI: 110-240VAC
SEC: 9-17VDC / 300mA +/-5%
The battery I would like to connect this to, is a 12V Car Battery 70Ah (without using the 240V LED Driver and an inverter)
Any information into how I could make this circuit would be warmly appreciated.
Thank you very much and once again, fantastic blog (I will continue to read the Solar related material when I get time)
Best regards,
Allwyn Siqueira
Goa
A Typical 5 Watt LED Car Downlight Image
Connection Details
Hi Allwyn,
Thanks very much for liking my blog.
If the LED that you have is rated at 12V/5watt means it can be directly connected to a 12V battery supply irrespective of the battery AH rating. The same will be true for any LED assigned with a voltage matching the battery voltage.
For added safety you can include a 1 ohm 1 watt resistor in series with the LED.
Hope this helps.
Regards.