In comparison, the Switch Pro only has four 30A and four 25A outputs without a daisy chain option, which is more than enough for my perceived uses. However, the sPOD system may be more suitable for those who can take advantage of daisy-chaining multiple sPOD units to control up to 32 different circuits (4 controllers total), which are all rate at 30A outputs. Though, to be honest, I didn’t do much research into sPOD’s system as their 8-circuit system was almost $200 more than Switch Pros unit, which is an 8-circuit by default. The two main lighting controllers I looked at were the Switch Pro SP-9100 and sPOD. On-board air compressor (TBD, if I ever get around to it) Output dimming - wanted to dim scene lighting (under awning) for when we are out camping.Īt least 8 controlled outputs for planned lighting add-ons, and further expansion: These were my minimum requirements for a lighting controller:Ĭlean installation - no rat’s nest of wires in the engine bay. There’s nothing good about wire rat nests! That’s not exactly feasible for the six separate lighting circuits I planned on installing. However, increasing the number of lighting components increases the number of wires and relays in the engine bay, and the number of relay wires that need to be pulled through the firewall. The hardest question was not “Which lights should I install?”, but rather “How should the lights be controlled?’… Most folks might only add one or two lighting circuits to their vehicle and opt to control each with a switch-controlled relay integrated with a wiring harness. Those upgrades will be detailed in another post After some thought, I settled on installing a 40” light bar, ditch lights, scene lighting, and amber chase/reverse lights. Since I had “planned” on those upgrades, I figured… why not go all out? Buy once, cry once! Hahahaha… ha… ha. After all, I had “accidentally” ordered a wind fairing with light bar cut out for the Southern Style Offroad Roof Rack, which also features nifty cutouts for flush-mounted scene lights along its sides. I’ve been itching to upgrade the 4Runner’s exterior lighting system for quite a while.
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