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Post by goshawks on Jan 27, 2015 8:12:05 GMT -8
So I'm converting my sconce lights to 12dc and am looking for recommendations on high lumen LED bulbs that will be a direct replacement for the E26 style fixtures. What are you using?
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Post by goshawks on Jan 28, 2015 9:55:22 GMT -8
Has no one converted to 12v LED and used the original 110 fixtures? Those are known as E26 fixtures. If so what bulbs are you using? Do you know the brightness (lumens) of the bulbs you are using?
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Post by Drake on Jan 28, 2015 10:44:57 GMT -8
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Post by goshawks on Jan 28, 2015 14:59:15 GMT -8
Yes I have read this, but it fails to mention what I am looking for which is a high lumen LED 12v bulb. A 110 60 watt bulb is in the range of 840 lumens. Most 12v bulbs even the Christmas tree type run about 4-500 lumens. I am wired for 12v in most of the trailer, and do have a converter but am interested in staying 12v. We camp a lot with no 110 so are planning to light for that, because of that I am looking for bulbs that run in the 12-1500 lumen but are still 12v. So far it's not happened but I do know that make them , it's just a matter of finding them and folks that have ran them to verify that in fact they are what the manufacture says they are.
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Post by Drake on Jan 28, 2015 17:25:56 GMT -8
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Post by wisconsinjoe on Feb 3, 2015 7:31:13 GMT -8
I really like this website. Every bulb is described by base, style, lumans, and color. Shipping was incredibly fast. Also, they actually allowed me to return a bulb that I used and exchanged for a different one. I guess they figured that a 20,000 hour rated product with 4 hours of use on it is virtually new. I'm a little surprised that goshawks wants such a high luman bulb. We thought the same thing and bought a 60 watt luman equivalent but soon decided it was way too bright for our little confined space. When we downsized to a 40 watt equivalent we were happier. We also made sure to pick a warm color bulb. |
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Post by wisconsinjoe on Feb 3, 2015 7:34:04 GMT -8
I really like this website. Every bulb is described by base, style, lumans, and color. Shipping was incredibly fast. Also, they actually allowed me to return a bulb that I used and exchanged for a different one. I guess they figured that a 20,000 hour rated product with 4 hours of use on it is virtually new. I'm a little surprised that goshawks wants such a high luman bulb. We thought the same thing and bought a 60 watt luman equivalent but soon decided it was way too bright for our little confined space. When we downsized to a 40 watt equivalent we were happier. We also made sure to pick a warm color bulb. |
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Post by goshawks on Feb 3, 2015 15:24:06 GMT -8
Our trailer is pretty dark and these will be used as wall lights covered by birch bark sconces. Because of this the light will only radiate our the top or out the bottom of the sconce. I have tried 40/60/75/100 watt incandescent 110 bulbs to see what 'fits' us best, hence the need for high lumen 12v bulbs.
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