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re: Fishing lights on the river
Posted on 5/2/20 at 2:08 pm to Palmetto08
Posted on 5/2/20 at 2:08 pm to Palmetto08
What is the risk of this thing falling in the water and shocking someone?
I just watched season one of Ozark.
Plus anything electric near water makes me wary since I have zero knowledge about It.
I just watched season one of Ozark.
Plus anything electric near water makes me wary since I have zero knowledge about It.
This post was edited on 5/2/20 at 2:09 pm
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Posted on 5/2/20 at 4:03 pm to wickowick
Your's above the water or under the water? Problem here with LED lights is they get scummed up by algae and vegetation. That's why we use HID (high intensity discharge) Metal Halide/High Pressure Sodium lights. They burn hot enough under water to prevent buildup. But they are cooled by the water relative to a street lamp for instance. The heat prevents algae growth. I had to throw my LED underwater lights away. One could use LEDs if they are removed after using. My HIDs runs every night for about six months. I don't use them in winter/early spring.
Posted on 5/2/20 at 4:10 pm to dstone12
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What is the risk of this thing falling in the water and shocking someone?
My systems are all underwater. All the connections are waterproofed. In my case the light socket and wire connections are made and encased in PVC pipe. The socket and connections are covered with epoxy resin and hence are waterproofed. The system is tied back to an Arc fault/ground fault breaker. It trips if anything goes wrong. And for me on a number of occasions fishermen have broken lights or cut the cables with a motor prop, trolling motor or even stuck wires with fish hooks.
Electrical connection can be set up to work underwater.
I know you are talking about an above the water system falling in. In that case with an arc fault/ground fault system, the breaker would trip.
Posted on 5/2/20 at 5:01 pm to aTmTexas Dillo
Very helpful. Thank you.
Posted on 5/2/20 at 6:10 pm to Palmetto08
We have two green underwater ones on False River. In the early spring they're great for bass as it's too cold for the gar/goo. As the weather warms up the goo/gar/Catfish kinda take over. The bass will normally stick to the outer rim of the lights if you're having trouble catching the bass
Posted on 5/3/20 at 9:18 pm to dstone12
At dock level is fine. Higher will cast shadows
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