LED flicker
Just installed a LED strip light in bathroom and works fine off of 12v. Cranked up generator and light flickers. Only this new one, have about 10 other bulbs that work fine. This new strip is 2 spe...
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Can't say for 100% ... with my engineering experience, if someone came to me with a problem like yours, I would suspect the power supply.
However, it could be the strip light itself. Maybe it has some substandard LEDs (which are diodes, just like a rectifier), and they're not up to snuff when the higher voltage power comes on from the Magtec. I have seen LEDs do some weird things when driven to the extremes of their operating range.
Can you disconnect the light strip and hook it up to a cig lighter plug in your car / truck... see if it flickers when operating at the higher running voltage from the alternator.
However, it could be the strip light itself. Maybe it has some substandard LEDs (which are diodes, just like a rectifier), and they're not up to snuff when the higher voltage power comes on from the Magtec. I have seen LEDs do some weird things when driven to the extremes of their operating range.
Can you disconnect the light strip and hook it up to a cig lighter plug in your car / truck... see if it flickers when operating at the higher running voltage from the alternator.
