Will an 11hp Briggs run custom LED lights?

Hey, is there any way that my briggs and stratton 11hp can have costom led lights atached to it? and if it can, where do I put them that they have power to turn on.  

Thanks

the beast wrote:

Hey, is there any way that my briggs and stratton 11hp can have costom led lights atached to it? and if it can, where do I put them that they have power to turn on.  

Thanks

LED is DC only so make sure you have wire with a diode installed.

How many wires comes from your engine?

A LED will work on AC or DC. No diode is needed cause an LED is a light emitting diode. Electricity will only flow one way through them no matter if its AC or DC. You just need the proper sized resistor to go along with it. There are a million LED resistor calculators online. You just need to know your voltage going into them what kind of LEDs you will use and how many you are using and if you plan on wiring them in series or parallel.

Here is a good calculator
http://www.hebeiltd.com.cn/?p=zz.led.resistor.calculator

What about those cheapo LED strips off eBay? Those you can just run straight off a 12v source. Ive never had to wire a resistor.

Also, moved to Electronics. Please sort and title your stuff a little better next time. Thanks.

ok let me rephrase - An LED light, those most commeecially available work only with DC also clearly stated in the user manual.

- Im not talking about a single LED bulb here, like the oldschool LEDs ala circuit board LED.

I never thought of that When some one said LEDs the electronic engineer in me thinks of single LEDs. In that case yes a diode would be needed.

goesman wrote:

I never thought of that  When some one said LEDs the electronic engineer in me thinks of single LEDs.  In that case yes a diode would be needed.  

Ya i know haha, all the "chinese" led lights state DC only tho ive never tried it out.

Tho its not what the thread starter wanna know anyway.

i would say as long as it supply's the proper voltage it should have no problem running them since they have such a low amp draw. It should work just fine. Just dont try hooking up 20 of them  

To address the root question- "Will an 11hp Briggs......"? That entirely depends on whether yours has an onboard charging or lighting circuit. If yes, then yes. If no, then no. A totally bare-bones, pull-start engine with no alternator will not power electrical accessories.

goesman wrote:

A LED will work on AC or DC.  No diode is needed cause an LED is a light emitting diode.  Electricity will only flow one way through them no matter if its AC or DC.  You just need the proper sized resistor to go along with it.  There are a million LED resistor calculators online.  You just need to know your voltage going into them what kind of LEDs you will use and how many you are using and if you plan on wiring them in series or parallel.    

Here is a good calculator
http://www.hebeiltd.com.cn/?p=zz.led.resistor.calculator

depends on the light. most of the off the shelf 12 volt led lights are DC only.

i tried a 1157 led replacement bulb with an AC lighting circuit on my dirtbike. yes it did work for a while, after about 45 seconds it started to smoke, so i disconnected it before i killed it completely.