Replacing inside lighting with LEDs
We just bought 1 a 92 Southwind S/P 35 and I have noticed some of those plastic covered lights with the switch in the middle seem to be burned out. I love the "daylight" LED light bulbs I have in my s...
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wa8yxm wrote:
Most of the fixtures you cite were designed to use 1141 lamps. Many put in 1156 and if that was done it may need repair (I have kits) before you can upgrade to LED
On my outside porch light I found a 1157 dual contact bulb after I bought it.......... hmmm.......... Removed bulb and installed a 1141, but it would not work. Further examination of the socket showed that someone in the past had put a rather hot bulb in the socket (prob a 1156) and the electrical contact in the spring loaded plastic disk in the socket had melted its way LATERALLY thru the plastic till it was so far off center as to not make contact with the single contact bulb, hence the installation of the 1157 dual contact bulb.....
I ended up buying a new Bargman porch light exactly like the old one, and installing one of the flat panel 1141 replacements I showed in my previous post. Works great and gives me standardization with the other lamps. I cold have bought a bargman light made with an LED in it, but if it failed............
Charles
