Originally Posted by 2manybikes
I've been waiting !
Do you have some kind of voltage regulator in the circuit to protect the bulb ballast? Do you know what voltage your battery puts out when it is fully charged?
I have read about a couple of systems built with too high voltage and the ballast was damaged. It may not happen right away, it may take time. I think slvoid mentioned this ?
Was batteryspace helpfull ?
Currently, it's at 11.3v, but it has about 5 hours on it. I'll check it again when it's fully charged. I did not Batteryspace.com for customer service on this, but there were very nice about canceling another order and starting it over. As I noted above, I notice that they now have a package that does what I just did.
One of the things that made finishing it easier is that the waterproof female connector they sell is connected to wires, which I just have to attach to the wires coming from the switch and lamp. Initially, I bought a female connector from an electronics store, but then had to solder it to the wires. Ugh.