LED step light?

Question

The supposed waterproofed ip67 led bar I had behind my steps has failed to the point where it doesn't provide useful light anymore. Almost all the LEDs have burned or shorted out.

I thought this one would last. Aluminum frame infilled with silicone epoxy. Plus it cost $50.

So what I want to try is getting an aluminum C extrusion, gluing a high quality LED strip or three in there and then filling it with a marine grade epoxy like something from totalboat or west systems.

Any thoughts?

If I could find a heavy duty "deck" or "courtesy" light with 3000-3500k LEDs I'd give it a try, but everything is built using those awful 6000k blue white LEDs.

jaxdad · Answer

GordonThree wrote:The supposed waterproofed ip67 led bar I had behind my steps has failed to the point where it doesn't provide useful light anymore. Any thoughts? A couple of $5 licence plate lights, one each side of the steps. Their designed to be out in the weather. Don’t over think things.......

gordonthree · Answer

JaxDad wrote:GordonThree wrote:The supposed waterproofed ip67 led bar I had behind my steps has failed to the point where it doesn't provide useful light anymore. Any thoughts? A couple of $5 licence plate lights, one each side of the steps. Their designed to be out in the weather. Don’t over think things.......The color is wrong... although I could go with incandescent... thanks for the tip, I will check into it!

jaxdad · Answer

GordonThree wrote:JaxDad wrote:GordonThree wrote:The supposed waterproofed ip67 led bar I had behind my steps has failed to the point where it doesn't provide useful light anymore. Any thoughts? A couple of $5 licence plate lights, one each side of the steps. Their designed to be out in the weather. Don’t over think things.......The color is wrong... although I could go with incandescent... thanks for the tip, I will check into it!Just like with any LED’s they are available in a wide range of colour temperatures, the ones I used are a very warm colour, nearly yellowish.

2manytoyz · Answer

A lot of LEDs are just plain junk. I've thrown away my fair share.

The ones I'm currently using on our motorhome steps are sold by M4. I found them through the RVGeeks YouTube channel.

Here's how I've set them up.

I have one more to install on the outside of the coach, just above the electric steps. It should illuminate all three nicely.

If you still want to use the channel and add your own LED strips, here are the ones I've used on a previous project, which are waterproof:

https://amzn.to/2ygz4ni

I usually bury the cut end, and the soldered end, with glue from a hot glue gun. This waterproofs them very effectively.

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