Looking for a 3k+ lumen 12v light

Here’s the Spot version, 30 degree beam, might be more than sufficient, might not, but think for $15.99 I’m going to find out.

Lists the amperage draw as 2A @ 12V for 24W. If that’s accurate, and figuring an efficiency of 80%, would equate to 19.2W being delivered to the LEDs. That’s going to be quite bright for its size if they’re using genuine Cree emitters, which the one my friend ordered was.

-Michael

Thanks for the help everyone

I really wish you cold find LED work lights/light bars in a neutral 5k tint. Cool white tends bounce of off mist/fog a LOT more than neutral.

Post back about how it goes. I'm interested. If you have a current meter let us know what it really draws. It does say 2A but it also says 18W (difference is probably driver efficiency). I'd just be happy if it doesn't turn out to actually be 1A. It looks like it might be possible to rip out reflectors and insert some optics. If so, I'd be pretty interested, also curious to know if it really weighs 2.1 lbs.

Will do!

I’ll try to get some tear down pics and measurements, as well as some actual current measurements. Hopefully they’re not as “optimistic” with their current ratings as the outdoor mains voltage manufacturers are lol!

I’m not sure about optics, with luck we might get something that will work, but one problem I foresee are the ones like these I have been inside have the emitters and drivers all on one PCB, so no “stars” to locate optics. I’d reall like to try some elliptical optics in these for another application.

At the very least I’ll try an emitter swap, I hate anything that’s not 4K-5K, though that might prove problematic as well because of the aforementioned PCB.

-Michael

I haven't played with optics yet. I figured you could glue one of those optics holders in place though, but yeah.. on top of some resistors probably.

No problem, hopefully we can get something going that will be proven to work and take the guesswork out of a project like this. I’ll try to get a build thread posted with pics and links, might be a few weeks but I’ll do my best to get it done before Thanksgiving.

I agree about the tint, 4500K is the sweet spot to me, give or take a little, and I’ve never seen a single light bar or worklight with stated Kelvin below 6K. The cheapos and liars that over-rate are even worse, I sent back some generic ~28” light bars recently that were supposed to be Cree LEDs and 6K color. They looked like an attempt to copy some of the 3W Edisons and we’re about 7K lol.

Milwaukee has a True-View worklight that is supposed to accurately reproduce colors and be close to daylight in appearance, but no actual specs and it runs off tool batteries. Nothing designed to run off dedicated 12V that I know of.

-Michael

I hope that’s the case, I’ll keep my eye out for some that might be compatible sans stars and once I have them apart I’ll drop an email to Mark at Cutter to see if he has anything that will work.

-Michael