I have one and it lights with only 2 batteries installed if I jumper
over the empty battery spot. Certainly it is not critical to have 4.5 volts.

Mark

neil N wrote:
> Hi Ed.
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> I have these:
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> http://tinyurl.com/922yn
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> Was just trying to learn how LED's wire up.
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> Each one still works, but for some reason, they don't work when + of
> one is wired to - of another (3 total) in series.
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> i.e.
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> + - + - + -
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> Anyhow.....
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> It should work.
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> Neil.
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> On Sat, Aug 23, 2008 at 2:15 PM, Edward Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote:
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>> I have wanted to do something like this for quite a while. There are so many options for LED lights, but most use a few AA or AAA batteries, but not eight of them, which would give you 12 volts. I like the lights, but don't like the idea of replacing the batteries. I know, as many will point out, that the batteries do last a long while, but I like to have everything wired to 12 volts. I did find some similar lights at Cabelas that are meant for direct 12 volt wiring. Like many projects, I bought them but havan't wired them in yet.
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>> Which version of the "Dot-It" did you get? I've got the ones with a motion sensor that activates two levels of brightness. The light is a very clean white, the best I've seen in an LED. It has one very bright LED. I think it is called the Dragon light. It comes in white, black, and silver. It has a very low profile. The others I've seen swivel, one version is waterproof, and there is a rectangular one which pivots as well.
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>> Here's a link to the Cabaela's lights:
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>> http://tinyurl.com/6z6kza
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>> The third one over is the one I have- built-in switch, surface mount, 8 LEDs.
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>> Ed in CT
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