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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tenbear wrote:
Glad to hear you got what you wanted.
Yep. Guess what I did. We went out to the camper in the rain and installed all ten. Don't tell me you all wouldn't do the *same* thing :B
I approached it scientifically. I installed one, liked it. Installed a couple more, liked them. Installed the rest.
I measured the power draw by listening for the convertor's fan. I kept turning on lights until it came on, then kept replacing bulbs with LED's until it didn't come on. Then installed the last 4 or so.
The fan used to come on after about 4 lights were on. Now we run every light in the camper, including the porch light (except garage light) and no fan! This includes 3 incandescent bulbs and 2 other brand LEDs, since I didn't have enough to do them all.
So I figure by the lack of fan noise, the power draw is much less ;)
And, yes, it is nice to finally get LEDs that match the claimed color and brightness as described. :B
Thanks again, all.
