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Originally Posted by 16ACE27
If they're made for automotive use they can easily handle charging voltage. And in reality, LEDs don't care that much about the voltage, it's the current that kills them. That's why they usually have a current limiting resistor integrated in series with the LED in the assembly.
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Agree if they are made for automotive use - they would be rated higher than 12v.
But if sourcing LEDS from non-automotive, I suggest getting those rated for 12-24v rather than 12v...
14 volts can easily overheat a 12v LED... and heat is not your friend in electronics.
I had no issue finding 12-24v rated bulbs when I converted the lighting in my coach. One Amazon seller of 12v bulbs nicely pointed those looking for RV use to the higher rated versions. The difference in cost was peanuts...
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