12 Volt Off Grid Cabin Lighting how to convert a AC to 12 volt dc for less than 10 dollars

[@Baumeister40]

Looks like a jar of fireflies! Thanks for the video

[@thelovertunisia]

Great channel and great explanations. You are right the issue with 12 volt car lights is they don't last very long because they were never designed to be used like residential ones. I did the opposite, in my previous car, I installed a 12 volt residential 3watt spotlight as a dome light and it lasted for ever.

[@GrumpyMountainMan]

Thank you so much!

[@scottstone4364]

Could you just screw in a 12v light bulb into that fixture and skip all the work?

[@nwsolarsurvivor]

yes, 12v E26 base light bulb

[@lannydavidson139]

Nice little project for solar power beginners or hobbyist. Greetings from sunny Jamaica.

[@GrumpyMountainMan]

Thank you for taking the time to watch the video : )

[@theMekanik]

Keeping it simple would be to change everything over to 48 volts DC…… Everything, not just your house but every kar, truk, power tool, Lawn mower, weed eater…….. house hold Applianses……. Everything…… Use AC only to transmit power over 300ft / 100 meters.

[@kevinyork9333]

Installed some lights from Wish into a 4' light fixture when ends dried out and cracked. Works great.

[@dnhman]

Thanks for sharing,, they do sell screw in type DC light bulbs

[@GrumpyMountainMan]

I am sure they might , my goal was to go for the cheapest route.

[@derek361]

Amazon, $21 for six 12 volt standard screw in lights. I have them in my cabin

[@JamesAutoDude]

I'm doing something similar on my RV and never even thought about getting 120V fixtures and converting to 12V. Especially since there's much better options I also found out I can use a 120V switch too so it'll look way nicer then the stupid rocker switches! Anyways, they also sell 12V LEDs that screw into the typical E26 base 😎 so you don't have to do what you're doing. You just literally wire it to the light and it should work as long as the bulb is 12V As far as the wiring goes, I'd also personally do the black wire as Red since in a house that's considered the "hot" wire

[@FourthWayRanch]

What's gonna happen with a trilight fixture on 12V I wonder?

[@JamesAutoDude]

@FourthWayRanch I'm not sure lol. But what I did was, I used a 120V light switch and a 120V light socket. Then I got a 12V bulb that screws into a 120V socket - it worked!

[@shannoncalbaugh9943]

Such a great video

[@CariShumaker]

Thanks for this! What size wire did you run from your fuse box throughout your cabin? I would love some advice on that!

[@GrumpyMountainMan]

Depends on the load.( amps) on the load.

[@fredrickdavis5746]

I got to say I was saying this guy better put red on the back or I was gonna lol good job but is it ul listed

[@jeremiahhively3025]

I like the video

[@mr.makeit4037]

I wonder if you could set this up with a small independent 12v deer feeder solar panel, a few lithium polymer batteries, photocell and let it work on its own?

[@GrumpyMountainMan]

Or just buy an outdoor solar light

[@mr.makeit4037]

I've been making solar lights around my house that are bright and last many hours. Solar lights on the market are such trash nowadays. Better to diy and get exactly what you want.

[@caseyoutdoors3897]

I like the idea and it works but wouldn't it be easier to just buy a 12-volt screw-in light bulb and run it on the 12 volts it's already coming out the wall there? God bless

[@GrumpyMountainMan]

This video is over 4 years old. New tech has come out.

[@dt-paz516]

Is there such a thing as 12 volt standard light bulbs that one could just screw in and run 12-volt power through the existing wires in the house?

[@binaryglitch64]

It would be simple to convert an LED bulb that's designed for AC... just rip out all the circuitry and replace it with a single resistor... boom 12 LED light bulb with standard screw socket size called medium or technically called an E26 Socket... I'm not aware of any bulbs already made like this, but there are videos showing how to open the base (the usually plastic area between the socket and the faux-glass bulb) and access the circuit board without breaking the whole thing. best of luck, cheers.

[@binaryglitch64]

Found one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYGpZa2Bq9CbnJY

[@dt-paz516]

@@binaryglitch64 thank you very much!

[@Sylvan_dB]

Yes, many choices in 12 volt light bulbs. Some with standard edison base, others with bases for track lighting, etc. And with LED, they don't use much power and produce the same light as similar LED bulbs using similar power at 120vac.

[@tomproctor.archive]

A frosted globe would hide that mess of wires.

[@GrumpyMountainMan]

Thank you Martha Stewart

[@garypress4255]

Wayyyyy too much work. I wired my whole barn using all standard fixtures and switches. I used low voltage landscape wire, some inline fuses, and standard screw base 12 volt led lights.

[@GrumpyMountainMan]

Landscape wiring in a dwelling isn't UL approved for indoor use. Not even in a barn.

[@garypress4255]

My landscaping wire is UL approved 12 gauge stranded copper extra heavy direct burial indoor outdoor rated 20 amps. My longest run has 40 watts of LED lights on it. That’s about 3 amps. I feel perfectly safe.

[@adamopike]

Didn't convert shit. You just hooked up cheap l.e.d strips.

[@kayakwesty]

I remember my first beer too.

[@crosisofborg5524]

Looks terrible

[@kayakwesty]

Then don't install it. Simple huh.

[@GrumpyMountainMan]

Ouch

[@Sylvan_dB]

I think it looks pretty cool, like a jar of fireflies.