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Just got my new hong kong led lights in the mail today.

Jimmy from Cottage Grove

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Hi, I have been a long time lurker. I also just received one 48cm strip from Hong Kong lights last week for my Fish Trap Scout. I have a question about hooking them up also. I am going to be running a computer fan also and toggle switches for both.....my question is can i twist the two negative wires from the fan and light together and crimp on an alligator clip? or do i need separate clips or what? same with the two power wire coming from both toggle switches??

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Are the hong kong led's bright? how many strips would a guy need in a Otter Lodge? I was lucky enough to pick up 2 Truck-Lite LED semi back up lights for my shack(got them for $75 shipped for the 2-retail at NAPA is $340 EACH!) and they are like the sun. I've got a friend who also wants to go the LED route and I'm worried after seeing mine he might be disappointed if we don't find something as bright.

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I bought a black&decker bright bar. It has 26 led lights and has worked great for in my scout pro. Its rechareable, last up to 7hrs, and can hang almost anywhere. I will also used it summer fishing from shore and out in my boat for brighter lighting.

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I used a switch pannel for a boat. Run the hot and ground from the batter to it and then you can wire off your switches. As for the wires, I just ran them up through my poles. You can start them out in the joints where they meet and then I pulled them out of the joints on top. Wired my fan the same way.

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 Originally Posted By: Bandit
You can crimp them together, but how are you going to have a toggle switch for each if you do?

I don't know too much about electricity but my understanding was I could run the two negative wires from the fan and light and crimp them to one alligator clip straight to the negative post on the vex battery. Then run the positive wire from the fan to one switch and the pos from the light to the other toggle and then have them both come together to one alligator clip to the positive post??

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I installed them last night. All I can say is wow, these lights are awesome. I was a little sceptical, that they would put out enough light for me. I like a nice bright shack. Looks like I got one, without spending millions on two pound propane tanks for my lanters. Thanks for the awesome advice, of the Fm'ers!!! keep up the good work guys!!!

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They sure do give off a ton of light, I had some of those ones from Gander Mountain, when I first intsalled them I thought them were good, then I read all the reviews of the BHK ones, I had to get some. They arent even in the same league!

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Yea, I was sceptical as well. Had a lot of good reviews on here though and was able to check them out from an FMer. I bought mine and installed them and they are insane. I got two strips, but you could get by with one if you want. I usually don't use both at the same time unless I really need the light for some reason.

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