work light on truck

celtic f.c

i fitted 2 work lights on my truck on the weekend,just wondering does any1 kwn where i could wire it in2..i wired it to the radio and put a on/off switch but the light would only go on when i had the radio on ,and when i put the worklight off the radio went off...any help would be great:)

101sean

Hi and welcome. Small point, no txt spk, use all the keys please!

To be honest I'd find a mate who knows what they are doing, sounds like you've had no experience with auto electrics. The radio isn't the place to wire a worklight. What sort of wattage is the light, if high wattage you should use a relay. You also need the right size wire and fuse and need to either find an ignition controlled supply or permanent supply connect to, preferably at the fusebox.

celtic f.c

the wattage of the light is 24v...would i be able 2 put a cigarette plug on the end of it and just plug it into the cigarette lighter ?theres a set of beacons on the truck aswell,would it work if i hacked into the wire on them and put a switch on it?

Suckler

celtic f.c wrote: »

the wattage of the light is 24v...

If you don't know the difference between wattage and volts then I'd stop what your doing and disconnect whatever you've done. It won't be long until you start a fire. Get an auto electrician to fit them properly.

marlyman

agree with post above. here is a diagram in case you keep going at this yourself, its kind of self explainatory.

http://www.mini2.com/forum/first-generation-mini-exterior/125958-wipac-spot-lights-wiring.html

Buford T Justice

Suckler wrote: »

If you don't know the difference between wattage and volts then I'd stop what your doing and disconnect whatever you've done. It won't be long until you start a fire. Get an auto electrician to fit them properly.

What he said. Definitely. Stay away from it.