RV LED Lighting
I am wanting to exchange the light bulbs in my 2005 class C MH for warm white LED bulbs. Specifically what LED bulb will fit? Anyone have this experience?
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Per m4
As Avid RV and Off Road enthusiasts, we are extremely familiar with products which make active lifestyles more enjoyable.
Our product line is focused around cutting edge LED technology due to its energy and superior light output benefits.
M4 develops and sources RV Replacement LEDs that have been chosen specific to the application of RV interior lighting. There are other less expensive generic LED bulbs available, as well as replacement products that cost substantially more, but M4 has done the research and testing to provide solutions that not only performs well, but do so at a reasonable price. Whether you have an RV or Trailer, we have a quality LED light to meet your needs.
Quality of Components Besides the LED:
Primarily, when shopping for LED lights for your RV, you really need to consider the quality of the components that hold the LED SMD chip.
All chips are pretty equal in quality and output, but it is the way the cage and plates are designed and made that differentiate the overall quality of the finished product. If you were to
find a competitor's 24 5050 SMD LED bulb and compare the light output to our 24 5050 SMD LED bulb, the light output will be the same.
There are many LED light bulbs that are being sold that were never designed for continual use like in an RV (many even being sold at RV related websites). Those bulbs are designed for car taillights, or are simply thrown together cheaply since they do not undestand the RV market as well as M4 does.
RVs demand more from electronic components. From battery chargers, to shore power, to discharged batteries and battery regulation, RVs demand the most from products like LED lights.
5050 SMD based LED lights still create an amount of heat, especially in an enclosed fixture. This heat output is substantially less than an incandescent light bulb, but it is still a significant amount of heat that will affect the life of the SMD chip.
All of our light bulbs are designed specifically for RV use. Most are rated at 10-30 Volts. 10-30v lights work in a normal 12v environment, but they include circuitry within the bulb to make them handle voltage surges very common in Recreational vehicles.
Next, all of our 10-30 Volt bulbs are non-polarity. Since LED lights are diodes, every SMD chip has a positive and negative, and they will not illuminate and can be damaged if the polarity is reversed. Our circuitry prevents any reverse polarity damage, and makes it so the bulb illuminates regardless of the wiring of the light fixture (many RV light fixtures are wired backwards from the factory which is not an issue with incandescent bulbs as the will light either way).
Finally, all of our 10-30 volt bulbs with 5050 chips have aluminum cages where competitive cages are made solely from fiberboard. This aluminum serves two purposes, 1. to function as a heat sink to extend the life of the LED, and 2. so they don’t break down over time like a fiber board. You can feel the weight difference from our bulbs to competitor’s bulbs and see the difference in the image above.
As Avid RV and Off Road enthusiasts, we are extremely familiar with products which make active lifestyles more enjoyable.
Our product line is focused around cutting edge LED technology due to its energy and superior light output benefits.
M4 develops and sources RV Replacement LEDs that have been chosen specific to the application of RV interior lighting. There are other less expensive generic LED bulbs available, as well as replacement products that cost substantially more, but M4 has done the research and testing to provide solutions that not only performs well, but do so at a reasonable price. Whether you have an RV or Trailer, we have a quality LED light to meet your needs.
Quality of Components Besides the LED:
Primarily, when shopping for LED lights for your RV, you really need to consider the quality of the components that hold the LED SMD chip.
All chips are pretty equal in quality and output, but it is the way the cage and plates are designed and made that differentiate the overall quality of the finished product. If you were to
find a competitor's 24 5050 SMD LED bulb and compare the light output to our 24 5050 SMD LED bulb, the light output will be the same.
There are many LED light bulbs that are being sold that were never designed for continual use like in an RV (many even being sold at RV related websites). Those bulbs are designed for car taillights, or are simply thrown together cheaply since they do not undestand the RV market as well as M4 does.
RVs demand more from electronic components. From battery chargers, to shore power, to discharged batteries and battery regulation, RVs demand the most from products like LED lights.
5050 SMD based LED lights still create an amount of heat, especially in an enclosed fixture. This heat output is substantially less than an incandescent light bulb, but it is still a significant amount of heat that will affect the life of the SMD chip.
All of our light bulbs are designed specifically for RV use. Most are rated at 10-30 Volts. 10-30v lights work in a normal 12v environment, but they include circuitry within the bulb to make them handle voltage surges very common in Recreational vehicles.
Next, all of our 10-30 Volt bulbs are non-polarity. Since LED lights are diodes, every SMD chip has a positive and negative, and they will not illuminate and can be damaged if the polarity is reversed. Our circuitry prevents any reverse polarity damage, and makes it so the bulb illuminates regardless of the wiring of the light fixture (many RV light fixtures are wired backwards from the factory which is not an issue with incandescent bulbs as the will light either way).
Finally, all of our 10-30 volt bulbs with 5050 chips have aluminum cages where competitive cages are made solely from fiberboard. This aluminum serves two purposes, 1. to function as a heat sink to extend the life of the LED, and 2. so they don’t break down over time like a fiber board. You can feel the weight difference from our bulbs to competitor’s bulbs and see the difference in the image above.
