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Nov 20, 2000 | 09:12 AM

Ben G

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Here's a strange. I want to hook up a string or two of Christmas lights on my '89 F-150. Does anyone have a suugestion on the best way to power these twinklers? Do they make light strings which run on DC which I can just plug in?

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Nov 20, 2000 | 10:30 AM

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There are 12VDC Lights out there, but they're hard to find. The best bet, in my opinion, would be to buy a 12VDC to 110VAC Invertor. Then afterwards, you'd have 110 at you truck all the time. Very handy sometimes!

Nov 20, 2000 | 03:07 PM

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Not my original post, but now I'm intrigued. Where can I get one of them there 12-110 inverters???

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John Freeman
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Nov 20, 2000 | 03:25 PM

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If you use mini bulbs that are 12v... a 10 lamp string in series and rewire so that it in parralel you would have a 12v string...

Inverters are available at Radio Shack... and probably elsewhere.

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Nov 20, 2000 | 03:26 PM

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You can get them just about anywhere. I've seen them at Wal-Mart. I've heard they're all pretty much the same. I have a Tripp-Lite in my pickup. I have the 600W one, but I got a good price from my friend who has a stereo shop. Here's a site that has some brands and prices. All you should need is a 140w. but the choice is yours. I know theres a site that lists typical uses for each of the power ratings, but I'll be damned if I can find it again.

http://www.majorpower.com/statpower/
http://www.electronicsoutpost.com/dcacinverters.htm

An Off-Road magazine did an article on the StatPower X-Power 300, they seemed to have given it good marks.

Hope this helps.

Dec 22, 2000 | 02:34 PM

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go to your local Wal-Mart and invest in a inverter. then you can use the inverter to power radios, your wifes hair dryer on the way to the party, a drill, a trouble light, the list goes on. but research on the power ratings of the inverter, the higher the better. mine costs 75 bucks and i run a 150,000 btu kerosene heater for the job sites out in the country.

Dec 22, 2000 | 06:19 PM

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I tdepends on how many lghts you want to run. When I was doing car shows & parades around Christmas time with my 66 mustang, I bought 4 sets of battery operated lights. Ihad them taped in around the windshields front & back. Man that car looked cool.

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