Firing up an old car Grill Headlight System
Most recent answer: 10/21/2014
Q:
i have an old car grill with two headlights in it. I would like to use a power inverter to use it as decoration in my home. how large of a power inverter would i need?
- Ben (age 52)
Hopkinton, MA, USA
- Ben (age 52)
Hopkinton, MA, USA
A:
Hi Ben,
I don't think you need an AC to DC converter. Car head lights should work perfectly well on AC as well as DC. I reccomend finding out the voltage your old lights work on usually, 6V or 12 V, and then buy an appropiate AC stepdown transformer. A typical element draws about 50-60 Watts.
LeeH
(published on 10/21/2014)