We have just bought a 10 year old approx static caravan all wired for mains. It is my intention to wire it through with 12v lights 5 approx and one 12v cigar lighter socket to run the ocassional dvd. My questions are:
Can I use the existing mains wiring to the mains lights providing I use low wattage bulbs as suggested on some electrical retail site quoted below
"the equivalent light output.
Eg. a 10 Watt Halogen lamp produces the same light output as a 20 Watt standard bulb but uses about half the power and a 7 Watt compact fluorescent lamp gives the same light as a 40 Watt standard bulb but consumes only 20% of the power. Both have standard bayonet fittings and can therefore be used in "off the shelf Table Lamps directly on 12 Volts simply by replacing the mains plug with a 12 Volt type."
I realise they are talking about lamps but i was wondering if the same principle would apply to the existing wiring itself.
will it be simply a matter of terminating the wires before they access the mains supply and perhaps replacing it with a junction box of some sort that will then connect to the 12v battery. I have trawled the internet and just cannot find any information of this sort. We will be in a field without mains and must rely solely on battery power. Any help would be much appreciated and if anyone has any links to sites that may help I would be ecstatic. Thank you. JBrown
Can I use the existing mains wiring to the mains lights providing I use low wattage bulbs as suggested on some electrical retail site quoted below
"the equivalent light output.
Eg. a 10 Watt Halogen lamp produces the same light output as a 20 Watt standard bulb but uses about half the power and a 7 Watt compact fluorescent lamp gives the same light as a 40 Watt standard bulb but consumes only 20% of the power. Both have standard bayonet fittings and can therefore be used in "off the shelf Table Lamps directly on 12 Volts simply by replacing the mains plug with a 12 Volt type."
I realise they are talking about lamps but i was wondering if the same principle would apply to the existing wiring itself.
will it be simply a matter of terminating the wires before they access the mains supply and perhaps replacing it with a junction box of some sort that will then connect to the 12v battery. I have trawled the internet and just cannot find any information of this sort. We will be in a field without mains and must rely solely on battery power. Any help would be much appreciated and if anyone has any links to sites that may help I would be ecstatic. Thank you. JBrown
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