Interior halogen bulbs

senior-cit wrote:
My coach has ceiling lites that are pin-type and are burning out. I can't seem to see what wattage they are. It is a 2011 Winney Adventurer. Any info on the wattage and product number is?

If they are the "pin" type and not a "wedge" then they are most likely a "G4" pin base. G4 size is the standard for 12V bulbs since there are 120V pin types you can not interchange 120V and 12V bulbs.

As for what is in your fixtures, can't help much there other than to take an existing working bulb and use a ammeter to read the current draw. A 10W bulb should draw 1.1A or so and 20W bulb should be 2.2A or so.

Alternately you could try a new 10W bulb and see if the brightness is same as other existing bulbs, if not as bright then 20W is what you need.

As far as folks saying these halogens are expensive, you are not shopping in the right places. I have found them at Home Depot and Lowes retail around $1.50 each and Internet they can be had for $.60 each or less...

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Probably 10 watts. Possibly 20 watts.

Home Depot also has the bulbs as these are used with outside decorative lights. Most are 10 watts and you should be safe using 10 watts. I use 20 watts in location I really want more light. Take the bulb with you to HD and they will help you get what you need.

I have a couple of puck lights, they use 10 watt landscapign lamps (12 volt) which you can get anywhere,,, Or you can buy very expensive lamps that are identical at the RV store.

I found a line of LED's ECO-LED at one RV dealer, about 18 bucks a pop... And sure enough they have one that fits perfectly in the space provided

This is a round disc, with wires that come up and then go parallel to the disc and stick out a bit past the edge,, These are the "Pins" on the lamp. the ECO-LED is not polarity senistive at least the ones I have are not.

The same lamp comes with a base adapter for a 1141/1156 socket by the way.

One difference between these and the 10 watt lamps though.. They are about "20 watts equivalent" so they are much brighter... Oh, and another difference.. I do not think I'll live long enough to replace 'em.. I mean, another 40 years and I will be a few years past 100 after all.

I think mine are 10, good point about not touching them. I us a disposable glove when I replace them. Pricy little bulb too!

switch to LED. I changed all the lamps in my camper. I had 20 watt halogen and replaced with LED that produce 95% the lumens for .4 watts each. Much cooler too. Check ebay....search LED G4 5050 warm white....this will result in tons of choices from both US and China suppliers with free shipping too. I did my camper for about 40 bucks and the prices have come down in last 6 months.

Compare the bulb at Walmart with G4 T2 bulbs. Walmart has them but you have to search all bulb areas not just auto section. Walmart sells them for about $6 each. You can get the same bulb on the internet for 95 cents each. They come in 10 & 20 watt size. Down size to 10 watts. If this is your bulb type you can get them from 1000bulbs.com cheaper. I am slowly replacing with led but they are really pricey.

I would also suggest moving to LED's. You absolutely can duplicate the light output and color temperature of incandescent bulbs. We do much of our camping off grid and energy conservation is a large part of not having a generator and being able to rely on solar.

Hi,

I'd suggest moving to led's. Take a bulb into an autozone or other store that sells 12 volt lighting. They should be able to identify the size and type for you.

If you want to find the wattage or current draw you will need a current meter and put it in line with one of the legs to see the current draw. That will of course tell you what the bulb should be when buying more.