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Naio
Explorer II
May 10, 2017

What makes a light fixture 12v DC vs. 120v AC?

Looking at the paucity of choices in 12v fixtures for my new van build, I am wondering if I can repurpose 120v fixtures. What is the difference? Just the bulb? I cannot see why the electrons wo...
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BillW44
Explorer
May 18, 2017
Avoid fluorescent run on DC like the plague. They have very involved circuitry to convert DC to AC to run them and they are nothing but trouble down the road. Just go AC besides some basic simple DC type fixtures.

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