Ahab
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Tiger4x4RV wrote:Much of my camping is done with only the power from two coach batteries. Several ceiling fixtures have two-position light switches. One setting lights one of the bulbs, the other setting lights both. In each fixture, I replaced the first bulb with LED's. Yes, the light is bluish. It is enough to read by. When I get tired of blue, I can click to the second setting and have more standard-colored light. I haven't measured the power consumption, but this setup must save some amp-hours. It definitely produces less heat.
This is what we did and it works very, very, well. We use only one GR29 battery and can do 5 or more days.
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profdant139
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JUrban, can you recall which LED bulbs you ended up with? (They have model numbers, sometimes printed on the base.) We tried some and they were too blue and harsh -- but I have not given up hope.
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JUrban
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profdant139 wrote:JUrban, can you recall which LED bulbs you ended up with? (They have model numbers, sometimes printed on the base.) We tried some and they were too blue and harsh -- but I have not given up hope. I ordered these from LEDLight.Com in warm white. We tried the 4 unit ones and found them too dim.
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deltabravo
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JUrban, are these the type of light your RV has?
A few months back i was looking at getting a truck camper, and all the new Arctic Foxes had something similar...
(I gave up on the TC idea and would like to upgrade my toy hauler with interior LEDs)
http://www.ledtrailerlights.com/other/RV-interior-flushmount.htm
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JUrban
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deltabravo wrote:JUrban, are these the type of light your RV has?
A few months back i was looking at getting a truck camper, and all the new Arctic Foxes had something similar...
(I gave up on the TC idea and would like to upgrade my toy hauler with interior LEDs)
http://www.ledtrailerlights.com/other/RV-interior-flushmount.htm Very close, but not quite. Ours have a glass lens that rotates into the fixed body. The body is domed upward and the white dome serves as a reflector when the halogen bulb is in it. Overall lens diameter is about 5 1/2" and the recessed part is about 4".
We replaced all lights we use a lot with LED's. The toe kick lights weren't done as they're more glitz than functional. If you decide to use the LED's you won't be disappointed with the reduced power consumption. We actually skip days we would ordinarily have to run the generator as a result of the change out. No other single thing you can do to extend your boondocking time works as well as LED's.
Good luck,
John
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bobofthenorth
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I have spent the winter switching out all our halogen lighting for LEDs (mostly that I built myself). Our power consumption is well under 10% of what it was before the change. We are happy with the light colour - there is a variety of colours available - you just have to look for what you like. By building my own light modules I gained flexibility in what we could have for lights and fixtures and saved a bundle of money. It also appears that my homebuilt modules are more reliable than the store bought ones.
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roughranger
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I plan to do what is outlined in this thread eventually. That way, I'll retain my current lighting + have the LED's when I want them.
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deltabravo
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vermilye wrote:... the color too blue for some
It does take some getting used to, but I find the blue (which is a very "cool" color temperature, to be annoying.)
They key is to find warm white LEDs, which range from 3000-4000k in color temp. Generally the warm whites I have found are 3000 or 3100k. I have not gotten any yet.
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vze42jqx
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JPMAN -- I need, "what" to purchase, "where" and "results". JUrban, I also would like to know about the fluorscents. Tony
I am a full-time RVer and I always boondock. I was looking for the same info in Nov 2007 when I had solar installed. Thought I would have to invent them myself until I found Lightblasters LEDs at Quartszite. I found what I needed then and their LED solutions have gotten even better. I have completely outfitted my Winnebago Aspect 26' Class C with these LEDs and only use my gen for a/c and microwave.
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pkunk
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I bought some warm whites from superbright led's.com but at $20+ ea couldn't afford the whole RV. There's a guy on ebay (China) selling 2 for $10 and I bought a bunch. Every light is now LED and I'm in boondockers heaven.! I had a few go bad (a few led's out of 36) and he replaced them for just the shipping. I gave the bad ones to a friend for her cabover as she didn't care. I now have many hours on them and my batteries love it! The light is bright, and if you don't look directly at them, the color is muted by the wood and fabric of the interior. We can run the whole evening without worrying about how much battery we're consuming.
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