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dreddick
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Initially Posted - 04/18/2007 :  20:19:56  Show Profile
If a 9V battery is attached to the correct pins at the base of the mast will it light the mast bulbs well enough to see that they are working?

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David
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 04/18/2007 :  20:28:38  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
Depends how dark it is. At night, probably, in the daytime probably not.
To experiment, remove the bulb from another fixture closer to the deck and try.
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dreddick
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Response Posted - 04/19/2007 :  21:54:35  Show Profile
Worked great. I just attached some alligator clips to a 9V snap connector and with a new battery they lit up nicely. Thanks!
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 04/21/2007 :  16:34:15  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
There you go....bravely moving forward into the unknown....
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Frank Hopper
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Response Posted - 04/21/2007 :  19:17:39  Show Profile  Visit Frank Hopper's Homepage
I feel like an idiot, I just used a 12 volt car battery on a two wheel dolly with 12 ft. leads to test my mast lights
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 04/22/2007 :  10:10:26  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
When buying cordless power tools, I make sure to get the 12V ones. That way, I can gut and modify a worn out power pack by adding a cigarette lighter cord, and have a plug in power tool without shore power. In addition, the 12V power packs are handy as DC power supplies for testing boat and car electrics. I have used one to test mast electrics with the rig on sawhorses, as we're discussing here.

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Steve Milby
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Response Posted - 04/22/2007 :  10:33:10  Show Profile
Leon, those are great ideas!
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