Led Lights...

You gotta look around more. I bought a pack of 20 941 style bulbs on e bay new for $75. At $3 a bulb it's not so bad. I have a friend who gets them even cheaper. You can PM me for more info.

When our trailer was being custom built I supplied the marine lighting fixtures designed to take a G4 bulb. I have found G4 LED arrays from Ebay that work well and so far have not had any failures. I do have a couple of replacement arrays and for about $9 for 10 of them... You DO need to watch lumen's.
We spent 8 days on the north shore of Lake Superior relying entirely on solar, we love quiet.

Hi,

I have answered many questions on Rv.Net, and one that I wanted to tell a lot of people about is not spending to much on LED lights. For the cost of changing 20 fixtures with $15 bulbs, you could have installed a large solar panel that can run the whole RV as well as supply power to the old lights.

Then I ran across the 24 LED panels. They have 5050 LED emmitters that put out a lot of light per small square (5.0X5.0mm). Each panel puts out about what one of the old 1156 bulbs did before conversion. They are only about 0.1 amps each. Cost is only about $2 each if you buy about 10 at a time. I recently bought 50 of them for $60, or $1.20 each. I installed some one a friend's house, all around the parameter, powered by a 26 amp hour wheelchair battery, and a pair of 45 watt solar panels that I removed from my motorhome.

So it can be less expensive to start replacing the bulbs with the LED panels. I installed two panels in each side of my bathroom light, so I run 4 of the panels, using 0.4 amps, and it lights up the bathroom really well.

The small indicator 12 volt lamp on my pump switch went out, so I could not tell if I had left the pump on or not. I used 12 LED panels on each pump switch to replace the 17 year old factory lights, and they light up the bathroom and living room (kitchen) where the switches are located, giving plenty of light to move around the RV at night, without being so bright to not wake anyone.

AliExpress.com Do a search for 5050 LED panels. THen look for 24 LED panels, and 12 LEDpanels if you like.

The 5050 panels are 5.0X5.0 mm LED emitters. The 3512 is 3.5X 1.2 mm. They are smaller and less bright. They are a little more blue than the incandescent light that is being replaced, I have gotten used to that color. My friend is showing off his LED lights that run for free to all his neighbors, and loves the look of his house now.

You can also search for LED flashlights, solar charge controllers, and many other products. Almost anything you can think of. My new favorite flashlight has a LED CREE T6 light, with a pair of rechargeable 18650 LiOn battery. It is 1600 lumens, and can shine brightly on the cement, in the sunlight.

LED flashlight

Always remember that saving power is one way to extend your battery life. The other way is to install some solar panels. SunElec.com You can buy a 100 - 120 watt solar panels for around $150, and that will provide more power to the battery.


Good luck with your LED conversion.

Fred.

That's how we did it also, little at a time but each bulb was $29.00 And I hope they last a long, long time. We can really tell the difference when boondocking and using only battery power. They really do help.

Check out Ebay or Amazon.com I have been looking for led's for my boat and have seen lots of 1156 base replacement led's for alot let than that. good luck