New Ceiling Light Fixture

RamblinAnne wrote:

Gdetrailer wrote:


Typical home fixtures have "Edison" sockets, standard size is "E27".. There are some 12V LED bulbs which are designed for use in E27 sockets..

One example HERE (note, I have NEVER tried or used this brand, it is what came up in my search so I cannot guarantee quality)..

The smaller sockets used in home lighting you may run into are "candelabra" size, they are "E12" size..

You might have a difficult time finding these in 12V, pretty limited from what I can tell..

HERE is one example I found..

I did find an interesting E27 adapter to G4 pin style bulb that might be helpful..

E27 to G4 PINwith this adapter you can find a lot of 12V LED bulbs..

Good luck!

Thanks so much for responding. So it seems that the issue is not so much the wiring as it is the bulb. Am I correct on that? As long as I get a bulb that works (I do want to use LED) then I can install whatever lighting fixture I can find?

Correct.

120V A/C home light fixtures can be used on 12V provided you can find a bulb that matches the socket or some adapter which matches the 12V bulb to the socket.

The problem is, not as many 12V bulbs that are made for directly fitting a 120V fixture socket.. And the ones you do find you will have a very limited selection in color temp (IE soft white (2700K, yellow incadescent color) Bright white (3000K-4000K)or Daylight (5000K and higher, blueish white)..

Not to mention the brightness in wattage/lumens selection will be limited.. That 7W led I linked would be equivalent brightness to about 25W incadescent or perhaps a bit more (40W?) but no where near say 60W incadescent as that link says.. I have some 10W 120V LEDs which are rated to replace 60W incadescents and they just barely do that.

There is one other issue to look at, the size.. Most home fixtures are considerably larger and may not physically fit where a RV fixture fit and or may look out of proportion in size to your RVs space..