Can you wire an LED GU10 to a 9V Battery Pack?

loconnell

Hi all.

I am trying to wire an LED GU10 light bulb (usually used as downlighters) to a small battery pack (9V or 1.5V).

Does anyone know if a) this is possible, and b) how could you do it?

Thanks,

Larry

KoolKid

GU10 are mains powered do you mean MR16?

tiny timy

12v. Low voltage bulbs only,as in one that work of trafos not mains.

KoolKid

Led would be a better option for 9v or 1.5 .
What are you trying to achieve?

loconnell

Hi Lads,

Thanks so much for your help.

Basically its the 12 ppubs of Christmas this Saturday.

I have my xmas jumper. It has a large Rudolph on the front with a red nose.

I want to insert a red bulb through the jumper so it looks like the nose lights up.

Ideally it would be a red LED downligter type lamp (GU10 or MR16 etc...)

And I need to power this from a battery pack.

So anyone know the best way to do this?

Thanks,

Larry

KoolKid

Get yourself 1 low voltage single LED .

loconnell

Hi Kookid,

Could you maybe send me a link to what you mean?

Thanks,

Larry

KoolKid

Something like these


http://www.modeltrainsoftware.com/miniatureleds.html

loconnell

Hi Koolkid,

Thats what I thought you meant, but it isn't big enough.

I need something bout the size of an old pound coin.

Larry

Cedrus

I've seen kids "Flashing Badge" craft sets in Maplin but it was a while back.

A GU10 is mains so it won't work, you might get a 12V MR16 to work for a bit but unless it's LED the battery will be flat in no time.

Or, try pound shops for torches, I saw LED Head torches last week in one place.

KoolKid

These are low voltage & use very little power. You could parallel them & cluster them together.

meercat

halfords have them in their bike section