How many Amps does a pair of MOPAR Aux Lights draw

[XraytecH]

Looked around the interwebs and can't find specs for the 7 inchers...

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[ShadowsPapa]

LED is going to be miniscule. The barn-burning bumper-mounted LED backup lights from Oracle must be in the sub-2 amp area due to the tiny (probably 24?) gauge wires used.

 

[XraytecH]

LED is going to be miniscule. The barn-burning bumper-mounted LED backup lights from Oracle must be in the sub-2 amp area due to the tiny (probably 24?) gauge wires used.

I ask because I just recently installed a MOPAR Aux switch bank. Two of the switches are 40amps the other two are 15.

 

[Mr._Bill]

Installation instructions say to use Aux3 or Aux4, or a 15amp fused circuit. No specs listed.
https://store.mopar.com/oem-parts/mopar-7-inch-off-road-led-light-kit-82215386ac

 

[ShadowsPapa]

15 is more than plenty. Like I said - wire size is a "clue". They will never pull more amps than what the pigtail wire or other wire is capable of handling. And fuses are for protecting the wire, nothing else, not the device, just the wire.
At about 7 feel of wire length, 18-gauge wire can handle five amps at 12 volts. I'd bet breakfast that those wires aren't 18 gauge. My suspicion is that those lights won't even pull 5 amps.

But the spec to use a 15 amp fused circuit is plenty firm in that the 15 amp switch will more than handle it.

In short, on the 15 amp switch, you are more than safe.

 

[JP_Oracle]

Can't find any exact info on wattage but Mopar states these are 8000 Lumen each. That will be roughly around 88 watts each depending on the luminous efficacy of the LEDs they use.

Using this rough figure of 88w @ 13.5VDC = 6.5a each

This is just firing from the hip, though. Should be close.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Can't find any exact info on wattage but Mopar states these are 8000 Lumen each. That will be roughly around 88 watts each depending on the luminous efficacy of the LEDs they use.

Using this rough figure of 88w @ 13.5VDC = 6.5a each

This is just firing from the hip, though. Should be close.

Yes, if figuring average 90 efficacy. LED typically range 80-100, is that correct?
So your wattage would be pretty close if it's an "average" LED

Good job.

 

[JP_Oracle]

Yes, if figuring average 90 efficacy. LED typically range 80-100, is that correct?
So your wattage would be pretty close if it's an "average" LED

Good job.

Typically, yes. We have some LED bulbs that are a little closer to 120lm/w but that's about the upper limit.

 

[MarkO]

FYI, these are at 6.8 A each. FYI #2, and probably more important, if you installed the aux switches (or the dealer did), Aux 1 and 3 are 40 A, while Aux 2 and 4 are 15 A. Careful on following the instructions, as they are for factory installed the Aux Switch.

 

[XraytecH]

FYI, these are at 6.8 A each. FYI #2, and probably more important, if you installed the aux switches (or the dealer did), Aux 1 and 3 are 40 A, while Aux 2 and 4 are 15 A. Careful on following the instructions, as they are for factory installed the Aux Switch.

Installed myself and wired my lights to Aux 2.

 

[MarkO]

Awesome. I had no idea about the amps being diff, so I had to swap them.

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