How to convert to LED lighting
Hi, I think some of you will be interested in how I converted my RV lights to LED. I initially tried 12 volt LED bulbs about 5 years go, and they were not satisfactory: they were expensive, didn'...
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kenreef wrote:
Thanks tenbear
You are correct as I am not sure where I got the 1020. So there is no concern with the un regulated having problems lets say between 11 - 14v? I guess that would be normal operating voltage when charging etc. I was looking at the 1pcs BA9S/921/Festoon(31~44mm) Dome Bulb Warm White 36-1210SMD LED Super bright from 2211_led. I believe I read that you have used bulbs from them somewhere in the 20 pages. Should this color temp be close to the 921?
I have used the 36-1210 SMD LED panels from 2011_led (not 2211) with the BA15S base and have been very pleased with them. I think the color is very close to the 1141 incandescent bulbs that they replaced. YMMV. If you want to be sure the color suits you, buy 1 or 2 and try them. A few of mine have had a row of 3 leds go out. The individual leds are still good and it appears that the solder connection has failed. This may have been accelerated by the higher charging voltages, although at that time I still had the Magnetek converter that always ran at 13.6v. My new PD 9260 starts at 14.4v and ends up at 13.2v.
The first 6 I bought came with the 3 bases you mentioned, he didn't have the BA15S bases at that time. I broke the 1141 bulbs and soldered the wires to the old 1141 bases. The light from those looks the same as the newer ones I have bought.
Some people have had a problem with the double sided tape coming off the fixture. I have found that if you gently sand the fixture where the tape makes contact, the tape sticks very well.
I think you will like the 36_1210 panels.
