The interior lights...blue/white...what amperage do the run. I wish to change them.
What amperage do the interior lights use?
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Interior lights? You talking the dash lights? Or the accessory LED lights?
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Interior lights? You talking the dash lights? Or the accessory LED lights?
Sounds to me like he's talking about the factory interior lights. If I remember correctly there are four led pods that light up either blue or white. I don't have them but I doubt they even draw one amp.
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If it's the Polaris kit that was installed by the 1st owner of my 1st Sling it is ONE blue led and ONE white led. Negligible draw. I replaced them with multiple pods including one in the glove box. Probably under 3 amps but I didn't do the math.
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I meant underneath...the blue/ white...if I just change them, how many lcd change i add too them...per side?
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I think I went from one white led and one blue led on each side to two 4-pods of blue and two 4-pods of white on each side plus a 4-pod of white in the glove box without a thought of changing the fuse. I just wanted a decent amount of light for getting in and out after dark (and finding stuff I drop), not a performance level light show.
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Yeah, they are horrible. My Sling came with them, and I recently took them out and used the switch
and some of the wiring for another accessory.
But, to answer your question... I don't know. 😬
BKL ?
Unfortunately, I don't know the specifics of the LEDs used by Polaris for the Interior light set, but, LEDs typically draw far less power for the same light output as a regular halogen-type bulb. Using headlights as an example, the H9 center headlights each draw around 6 Amps compared to their LED equivalent that probably draw less than half that. A car's dome interior light using a regular bulb would probably draw around 1/2 Amp compared to an LED setup that would probably draw around 1/4 Amp.
Here's an example of current draw for a light strip that uses an 30 LEDs in a 1 meter length - https://learn.adafruit.com/rgb-led-strips/current-draw.
Hope this helps a little.
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You guys are GREAT! LOL! Thanks for the info!