Looking at going LED in my trailer and was wondering if anyone has used or has an opinion on these.

I've used the same 12 5050 led but in a G4 base. Close to the same light output as the halogens I replaced and you want the warm white. At that price, go for it.

12 of the SMD 5050 LED's is probably not bright enough. You would need to turn on both fixtures to equal one of of your bulbs. I have some 24 LED panels with 5050 lights in them, and turn on 2 of them to light up my hallway, it is pretty bright (48 of the LED's) and sometimes turn on both sides of the light fixture (96 LEDs).What I did is cut the wire going to the existing bulb holder, and wire in two of the adapters that came with the LED panel kit. Then I can plug in either 12 or 24 LED panels to the fixture, one or two. I picked two of the 24 LED panels, and it works out well, barely uses .4 amps for the two X 24 panels. I bought them at Aliexpress.com Search for 24 5050 LED and you will get a long list. Narrow the search check "Free Shipping" and then look for "List by lowest cost first".Then you will probably see offers for 1,000 of the LED panels at $1.8 each, and go down a page or so, to find lots of 10 for $2.45 each.For my porch light, I used 4 X the 24 LED panels, and it is super bright, and you can read a newspaper at about 15' from it. I leave it on 24/7, at just over 8 watts, it is harly worth the effort to turn it off in the daytime. My solar system makes up all the power it consumes.Fred.

You don't say what bulb you are replacing. If it is the 921 I agree with Golden_HVAC. 18-5050 or 36-1210 are the minimum I would use. Depending on the use, you might want to consider COB type bulbs. The panels direct all the light down, great for task areas and depending on your fixture, for overhead lighting. The COBs give a more diffused light pattern and are easier to install.You might consider buying a couple of the type you think would be right for you before buying many.

I have tried them. I found that the ones I got did not plug in properly. The plug portion only made proper contact on one side of my 2 light system. If I tried to put it in the other side it would have to be turn the opposite direction, with the lights facing up to work. I bought the 921 13 5050 warm white wedge car bulb round ones to put in and found that they put out a little bit more light than the original bulbs and that is what I am installing in my bedroom and rear room and I am going with the 48 5050 warm white panels for the living room.

The inexpensive panels do not have internal voltage regulation and work over the input range of ~10 to ~15 Volts.The ones that work over the range of ~9 to ~32 Volts have internal regulators but they generate unacceptable levels of RFI.

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wtravlr1
Explorer
Apr 06, 2013
These are the ones I used from Amazon, seem to be just as bright.

led clicky
tenbear
Explorer
Apr 06, 2013
The 5050 led, 5mm x 5mm, is actually 3 LEDs in the same package. IMHO, it is about twice as bright as the 1210, also called 3528, 3.5 x 2.8mm, in metric, and draws a little less than twice the current.

There have been a lot of opinions about how many 1210s or 5050s are as bright as a 921 incandescent, or other kinds of bulbs. My opinion is that 36-1210 panels are as bright. The cobs don't look quite as bright due to the more diffused light.

Here are some links to some threads that you can learn all about LED lighting from.

MY LEDs
How to convert to LED lighting
Low priced LEDs, fast shipping
camperpaul
Explorer
Apr 06, 2013
Alfred622 wrote:

... I agreed that this one eBay Listing worked best for us.
...
I'm not aware of any RFI generated.

And their color temperature is warm-white which we find pleasing in the evening. These panels are held into the light fixture via double-sided tape. The only problem I've had is that one of the light panels seems to have trouble staying stuck to the smooth plastic light fixture...I've had to re-stick it after each winter.

Those panels do not have voltage regulators, so they won't generate any RFI.

You can increase the adherence by sanding the plastic fixture with 240 grit sandpaper.
tenbear
Explorer
Apr 06, 2013
Alfred622, I use many of the same panels. I have had good success keeping the panels stuck in place by gently roughing the fixture contact area with fine sandpaper. Even panels that had previously fallen off have stayed in place with the old tape. I have removed a couple of the panels and found they were stuck very well.
Alfred622
Explorer
Apr 06, 2013
Thanks for the tip about roughing the surface. I thought about that but haven't tried it. Sounds like an easy enough fix and those LEDs are going to last a long time so... why not!

Happy camping, all!
dan-nickie
Explorer
Apr 06, 2013
Alfred622 wrote:

I purchased this one eBay Listing worked best for us.

I used the same throughout and am very happy with them.
They are very inexpensive.
JiminDenver
Explorer II
Apr 07, 2013
wtravlr1 wrote:
These are the ones I used from Amazon, seem to be just as bright.

led clicky

I used those panels but with a 921 base. Actually they come with three bases in each package. They were $3.29 each back then but I just ordered 10 more for $17.99 for a project I'm doing. I ordered them with free shipping on March 19th and they got here the 4th.
71stang99
Explorer
Apr 07, 2013
Anyone know where to get the smaller and larger flush mount 'puck' lights? I would like to replace my currently high used ones with high quality LED lights. Thanks
tenbear
Explorer
Apr 07, 2013
JiminDenver wrote:
wtravlr1 wrote:
These are the ones I used from Amazon, seem to be just as bright.

led clicky

I used those panels but with a 921 base. Actually they come with three bases in each package. They were $3.29 each back then but I just ordered 10 more for $17.99 for a project I'm doing. I ordered them with free shipping on March 19th and they got here the 4th.

Jim, are these the ones you ordered?

The clicky above takes me to what appears to be a 15-1210 cob with a 921 base. :h
manandwman
Explorer
Apr 11, 2013
I bought some of these last year and put them a couple of fixtures we use a lot to how they would do. They felt really warm for leds when I connected and turned them on. Checked them a couple of days later and the double side sticky pad had melted. So I tossed all of them and went back to 921s.
I would a little leary of anything from China, ie sheet rock, toys ect.

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