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Post by elewayne on Aug 4, 2015 20:47:06 GMT -8
I wanting to redo all the interior lighting in my Silver Streak to LEDs What do I need to know? Are these lights all 12 volt?
Do they require special fixtures? What do I do to accomplish this? Electrical is not my strong suite.
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Post by RinTin on Aug 5, 2015 5:47:55 GMT -8
I am doing the same in my 65 Aloha. You can buy LED bulbs that are both 12v DC and 120v AC that plug and play into most standard household and automotive socket types. In your trailer, you can also disable the 110v DC wiring from the 110v fixtures and rewire with 12v AC using 12v LED bulbs that fit the 110v bulb socket. I am replacing all of the 12v fixtures in my trailer because they are all cheap ugly plastic. There is a difference in bulb quality. I like these: www.m4products.com/ |
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Post by bigbill on Aug 5, 2015 13:10:25 GMT -8
when you are speaking of leds they are available any way you wish, it depends on your wants and wallet.
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Post by mountainsounds on Aug 5, 2015 13:33:43 GMT -8
We're keeping our original light fixtures, originally on 110V, and wiring them to our new 12V system using 12V LED bulbs (Amazon) that fit the original E26 sockets. We are also installing LED strips (on a dimmer) in a few locations. The 12V LED/E26 bulbs are not cheap but we're keeping the original lights and I don't need to rewire the fixture with a different socket which in some cases would be a pain. And I like the original lights so I'm not interested in getting new fixtures.
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Post by cowcharge on Aug 13, 2015 7:59:22 GMT -8
The simplest way would be to find out which base your old 12v bulbs have and buy LED bulbs with the same base. A simple bulb swap. For example, in my '76 they are 1156-based, a common automotive bulb with a 2-pin, push-in-and-twist-90-degrees bayonet mount, so I would search for "1156" on an LED-makers site. Where you might run into difficulty is with finding the right color temperature and brightness for your eyes. LEDs vary widely in color temperature and lumens, and which ones will be best for you depends on what kind of light you want. I'd start by asking yourself if you like the quality of light you get with your regular old bulbs. Are they both bright, and white, enough? Or too dim and yellow? A bulb like my old yellowy 1156 has a color temperature of 2800k and puts out 420 lumens. It's basically a "soft white". The higher the color temp, the whiter ("colder") the light. The higher the lumens, the brighter. Here's a color temp chart: www.planetbulb.com/pages/What-is-Kelvin-Color-Temperature%3F.html |
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Post by stanley on Aug 13, 2015 11:14:19 GMT -8
I'm going to be starting from scratch and would prefer to put new LEDs in too. Does anybody have any recommendations for cool-looking, retro lighting?
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