When Dave Connects Incandescent Bulbs to an Amp Meter, They Draw up to 1.6 Amps, but When Led Lights Are Used, They Only Pull About. 26 Amps. the Difference Is...
When Dave connects incandescent bulbs to an amp meter, they draw up to 1.6 amps, but when LED lights are used, they only pull about .26 amps. The difference is significant, especially for RVers who do a lot of dry camping.
Do LEDs draw a lot of power?
In short, LEDs are like tiny lightbulbs. However, LEDs require a lot less power to light up by comparison. They're also more energy efficient, so they don't tend to get hot like conventional lightbulbs do (unless you're really pumping power into them).
The current in each LED is always 0.3 amp, 3 volts for 1 watt, 100 lumens. You need 1000 LEDs and probably want to connect them in series. So, the current remains at 0.3 amperes. So, 3000 volts and 1/3 amps would be enough to produce 100 thousand lumens.
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