>Consider a 100W light bulb, at 12V it > draws 10 times the amount of current as it would at 120V, that means you > have 100 times the losses in your wiring alone. when you live with 12 volts as a power source, the led or 8 watt flouresents work well with a dc to ac converter -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu