How to Hardwire*

This section is intended for our customers that would like to remove the lighter plug and permanently hard wire the LED Beamers, some DIY / electrical skills would help with this modification.

The LED Beamers can be ran from any 12v dc power supply, that includes vehicles and computers, or for use in the home - a mains adaptor (like those used with personal stereos). If a standard (unregulated - cheap) mains adaptor is used it should be set at 9v to allow for voltage peaks in the mains electricity - which can drastically reduce the lifetime of LEDs or any other electrical item. If it is regulated then 12v will be O.K.

Switchmode Power Supply (Regulated) (UK only) - £7.00

If you look at the lighter plug you will notice a screw, this can be removed with a small screwdriver*, then unscrew the black cap where the terminals protrude. The plastic covering the switch should be removed, you should now be able to open up the lighter plug, inside you will find a small circuit board - this is needed to control the voltage to the LEDs so don't discard it. Make a note of which wire from the circuit is connected to the short round prong - this is the positive wire, the other wire attached to the wavey prong is the negative. You can extend these wires by joining some electrical wire onto them with a terminal block, or ideally resoldering new longer wires to the circuit board.

The cicuit board should then be protected with heatshrink tube, 20 - 25 mm heatshrink tube should be suitable. If you don't have heatshrink tube then electrical tape should be adequate. Make sure the switch on the cicuit board is set to the "on" position before sealing.

The LED Beamers can now be connected to your intended power supply. If you want a switch to control the Beamers, this should be placed along the positive wire.

*Once opened the LED Beamers are void of any warranty.