Hi all,
Newest of the new here. Can't say I know much about electronics other than superficial stuff.
I inherited a portable battery powered lamp. It can run off ONE 18650 3.7V battery (2600mAH, 9.62Wh). In the same battery compartment you can install a second one, to increase the length of time you use the lamp without having to recharge it.
The spec on the lamp's bulb suggests an LED bulb (G4) that is rated MAX 1.5W. Searching forever on the internet - has shown that a 1.5W G4 LED bulb (2700K, 3.7V, dimmable, 360 angle) is hard to find.
My question: What happens when I try to use a 12V rated LED bulb (also G4, 1.5W, 2700K) in the same lamp run by the one or two 18650 3.7V batteries? I've seen some info about convertors and boosting a lower voltage power source up to the spec'd value of the LED - but wasn't sure if that's the be all end all of that. The fixture can't be modified to install a "booster" - which leads me to be asking this! Am I hooped? Do I absolutely need a 3.7V LED BULB to match the 3.7V fixture's power source?
Thanks for any help and insight you can provide!
Andrew
Newest of the new here. Can't say I know much about electronics other than superficial stuff.
I inherited a portable battery powered lamp. It can run off ONE 18650 3.7V battery (2600mAH, 9.62Wh). In the same battery compartment you can install a second one, to increase the length of time you use the lamp without having to recharge it.
The spec on the lamp's bulb suggests an LED bulb (G4) that is rated MAX 1.5W. Searching forever on the internet - has shown that a 1.5W G4 LED bulb (2700K, 3.7V, dimmable, 360 angle) is hard to find.
My question: What happens when I try to use a 12V rated LED bulb (also G4, 1.5W, 2700K) in the same lamp run by the one or two 18650 3.7V batteries? I've seen some info about convertors and boosting a lower voltage power source up to the spec'd value of the LED - but wasn't sure if that's the be all end all of that. The fixture can't be modified to install a "booster" - which leads me to be asking this! Am I hooped? Do I absolutely need a 3.7V LED BULB to match the 3.7V fixture's power source?
Thanks for any help and insight you can provide!
Andrew