philandterri
Aug 12, 2015Explorer
LED bulbs
While changing my 1141 bulbs to LED bulbs, found the they do not work on one side of the motorhome in the two fixtures over the couch and dinette. The bulbs work on the other side of the motorhome. Th...
horizon36 wrote:There are many anecdotal reports on this Forum of the LED's that have a regulator circuit (some of the more expensive ones) causing interference with electronics. The cheaper ones don't have this switching supply circuit so cause no interference. You have it backwards.Lynnmor wrote:horizon36 wrote:
Some of the economy LED's are polarity sensitive, the better ones are not. In addition they often have a voltage range of 8-30vdc and are in the proper lumen range of 2,500 to 3,200 kelvin.
The "better ones" will likely interfere with TV reception when using the antenna. You just might want the cheap ones.
Actually, it's the other way around as the "better ones" usually cost a bit more due to the additional filters designed in to prevent interference with electronics. The less expensive ones many times are the older generation electronics & LED's and are more likely to cause electronic interference.