1157 LED Bulb question
Hello, We have a 2016 Grand Design 5th wheel and there is 2 LED Lights that hang down in from the ceiling in the kitchen. Problem is the little woman says there not bright enough. Has anyone replaced...
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wa8yxm wrote:
One brand I suggest for those wanting more light is ECO-LED.. many RV dealers have 'em about $20.00 a pop give or take a bit when last I priced.
Now.. you can get LEDs nearly as good for about 2.00 a pop. But I know the ECO-LEDs work
COOL-WHITE is brighter than Warm White by the way.
cool white has a higher color temperature (more towards blue end of spectrum) Warm white has a lower color temperature, 2700-3000K, (more towards the yellow end of the spectrum). For the same lumens they are the same light output. One may APPEAR more pleasing or brighter depending on what you like, but the light output for the same lumens is the same.
People generally have a preference for color temperature, pick whichever one YOU like best.
Now for quality, it varies all over the place from downright crappy to excellent. the el cheapo ones often use just a dropping resistor to set the current to the LED. LED's are very sensitive to current, and to much and they will heat up enough to burn out quickly or even unsolder themselves from the circuit board. The higher the voltage the higher the current, and going from say 12.5V at the battery to 14.5 during a charging cycle is enough of a change to (a) change brightness and (b) shorten the life.
Good units use a converter to give a constant current source, much longer life, consistent brightness, but the converter in SOME will cause enough RF interference to give you a problem with audio on the radio/TV/etc. No way to tell bad from good other than to buy one and try it.
