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diana · 2/22/14, 4:23 AM

Hello
I need a bunch of advice.I want to power my trailer using a 110 volt generator. I want to wire 5 led 24w ceiling light fixtures and 2
20 w floodlights in parallel all in one circuit. I don't know if I should go series or parallel what are the pros and cons. Also I have heard that you should not mix different wattage led's in the same circuit. Are they talking single led's or complete ceiling fixtures with there own driver.
Any and all advice is appreciated.
Thank you

diana · 2/22/14, 7:28 PM

does no one know anything about led's
Anybody!!!!

DAD · 2/22/14, 9:25 PM

Diana

Seems like a long time.

Remember those cheap Christmas tree light sets that all the bulbs went out when one bulb went bad and you had to spend an hour finding the bad one so that the other bulbs on the darned thing would light up again. Those were wired in series. Most ac or dc circuits are wired in parallel, and that is the reason.

Honest Dad himself

PatrickMead#13 · 2/22/14, 9:28 PM

I would install a small breaker box and run your power to it from the gen to that. Then have two separate feeds (2 breakers) going out and put your inside lights on one and your floods on the other. Simple install and protected circuits for each load. Safe way to go.

diana · 2/23/14, 4:09 AM

thanks good info. Have you ever heard of not mixing different voltage led's

jjones752 · 2/23/14, 11:00 AM

First post you asked about mixing wattage, last post voltage; either way, if you run your 110 into a breaker box as Pat suggested and split the 2 circuits, one circuit for one voltage and/or wattage driver and a second for the other, I wouldn't think you'd have any problems.
Not that I'm an expert on LED lighting. I googled "LED drivers" and found a ton of info at trcelectrics.com; maybe your best bet would be to give somebody like that a call.

smcpherson · 2/23/14, 12:03 PM

The post above about putting in a panel with a breaker for the outside light and one for the inside lights is the way it should be done if your trailer already isn't set up with one.
You can buy LED bulbs that go directly into AC fixtures.
You can also buy LED fixtures where the is a AC to DC transformer mounted in a different box , but will still need to be tied into its own breaker

2/23/14, 11:00 AM	#6 Re: led
jjones752 Senior Member Race Count This Year: 19 Race Count Last Year: 22 Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,259	First post you asked about mixing wattage, last post voltage; either way, if you run your 110 into a breaker box as Pat suggested and split the 2 circuits, one circuit for one voltage and/or wattage driver and a second for the other, I wouldn't think you'd have any problems. Not that I'm an expert on LED lighting. I googled "LED drivers" and found a ton of info at trcelectrics.com; maybe your best bet would be to give somebody like that a call. __________________ Jim Jones Midwest Thunder Speed2 Midget #97

2/22/14, 4:23 AM	#1 led
diana Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 58	Hello I need a bunch of advice.I want to power my trailer using a 110 volt generator. I want to wire 5 led 24w ceiling light fixtures and 2 20 w floodlights in parallel all in one circuit. I don't know if I should go series or parallel what are the pros and cons. Also I have heard that you should not mix different wattage led's in the same circuit. Are they talking single led's or complete ceiling fixtures with there own driver. Any and all advice is appreciated. Thank you

2/22/14, 7:28 PM	#2 Re: led
diana Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 58	does no one know anything about led's Anybody!!!!

2/22/14, 9:25 PM	#3 Re: led
DAD Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5,955	Diana Seems like a long time. Remember those cheap Christmas tree light sets that all the bulbs went out when one bulb went bad and you had to spend an hour finding the bad one so that the other bulbs on the darned thing would light up again. Those were wired in series. Most ac or dc circuits are wired in parallel, and that is the reason. Honest Dad himself

2/22/14, 9:28 PM	#4
PatrickMead#13 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 954	I would install a small breaker box and run your power to it from the gen to that. Then have two separate feeds (2 breakers) going out and put your inside lights on one and your floods on the other. Simple install and protected circuits for each load. Safe way to go.

2/23/14, 4:09 AM	#5 Re: led
diana Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 58	thanks good info. Have you ever heard of not mixing different voltage led's

2/23/14, 12:03 PM	#7
smcpherson Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 23	The post above about putting in a panel with a breaker for the outside light and one for the inside lights is the way it should be done if your trailer already isn't set up with one. You can buy LED bulbs that go directly into AC fixtures. You can also buy LED fixtures where the is a AC to DC transformer mounted in a different box , but will still need to be tied into its own breaker