LED Marker Conversion Question
I'm sure this has been asked in the past, but I can't seem to find it. I am attempting to replace my marker lights on my 5th wheel trailer with LEDs. They are command AP2-00 style. I went to camping ...
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Gdetrailer wrote:
The original incandescent light bulbs used in markers ARE NOT "colored" so really a white LED could be used. The only real reason to use colored LEDs is they tend to be much cheaper to manufacture than white LEDs and hence are cheaper to purchase.
An incandescent bulb creates a wide spectrum of light, including the color red or orange. A LED bulb creates one color. You can put a white LED behind a red lens, but it will be very weak because the white LED isn't producing the red spectrum of light.
Try putting a red LED behind an orange lens... won't be very bright.
