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Unread 17-01-2006, 22:39
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Re: Light fades out?

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Originally Posted by Andrew Blair
Yeah, somewhere, somebody said they used a 1 amp power supply, and it didn't cut it. Though they said that it ended up putting out 8 volts, dimming the lights, but not cutting them out. I'd definently try a bigger power supply. Maybe just rig a battery in to check for right now.
That was me. We've since moved to hooking our light directly into a 12v robot battery, and that seems to work great. We really haven't left it powered on for more than a few minutes though, so I can't be of any help there.