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How do I hook up 12-volt lights (or any other 12-volt accessory) to a 48-volt car?

April 26, 2017car hook lights

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How do I hook up 12-volt lights (or any other 12-volt accessory) to a 48-volt car?

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There is no combination of 8-volt batteries which will give you 12-volt of power. Two batteries will give you 16-volt, while one only offers 8-volt. The only way to get 12-volt out of a 48-volt system is to wire from the batteries, to a 12-volt reducer, and then to whatever device is being installed. In either system, it is always recommended to install a voltage reducer in the series. If you were to wire a set of lights or CD/tape player to just two 6-volt batteries in a 36-volt system, you will decrease the life span of those particular two batteries as compared to the others. The voltage reducer would be wired into all the batteries of your car. This way, the load of the power being drawn from the accessories is taken evenly from all the batteries instead of killing a couple prematurely.