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<blockquote data-quote="dank" data-source="post: 150065" data-attributes="member: 2945">I use a strip of green LED that I fed into a length of clear tubing. With the lights in the tubing the LED strip is protected and I can simply tuck it in between the poles of my hub and the fabric above. I wired in a barrel connector for the power supply and use an 8300 mAh lithium battery. To make it all water proof I shot a plug of silicone in each end of the tubing so the only thing sticking out is about 24&quot; of wire with the connector. The battery only weighs about 1 #, has an on/off switch and a simple row of led lights to indicate battery charge. I hang the battery in the corner of the house that doesn't have a door (I hated having wires running down poles and needing another SLA, which I despise).I just picked up a power cord for a CB radio (they fit into the power supply for a vex) from the local truck stop and will be experimenting this weekend with how long my lithium battery setup will power my vexilar. With the prices on 12v lithium batteries coming down significantly in the last&nbsp; year, I'd like to switch everything over to them as I just effing hate the weight of SLA and the fact that I seem to have to replace them every other year or so.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dank, post: 150065, member: 2945"] I use a strip of green LED that I fed into a length of clear tubing. With the lights in the tubing the LED strip is protected and I can simply tuck it in between the poles of my hub and the fabric above. I wired in a barrel connector for the power supply and use an 8300 mAh lithium battery. To make it all water proof I shot a plug of silicone in each end of the tubing so the only thing sticking out is about 24" of wire with the connector. The battery only weighs about 1 #, has an on/off switch and a simple row of led lights to indicate battery charge. I hang the battery in the corner of the house that doesn't have a door (I hated having wires running down poles and needing another SLA, which I despise). I just picked up a power cord for a CB radio (they fit into the power supply for a vex) from the local truck stop and will be experimenting this weekend with how long my lithium battery setup will power my vexilar. With the prices on 12v lithium batteries coming down significantly in the last year, I'd like to switch everything over to them as I just effing hate the weight of SLA and the fact that I seem to have to replace them every other year or so. [/QUOTE]

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