We put 250 LUMEN Gold Star LED's in our trailer last year and (so far) they're working great. Actually they're so bright I want to add a switch to the one dual lamp fixture we use all the time so I can shut one of them off while watching TV etc.Anyhow, I was going to order some to use in our porch light but I'm reading lotsa reviews about the Gold Stars not lasting so I'm not going to order any more till I see how well the ones we have last. Some people we camp with have gone to the 20 foot LED strip under their awning, they really like it but it's just TOO bright IMO. I was hoping to find a bulb I can use in the standard 1156 porch light socket that is a lot brighter than the standard bulb or maybe a whole new fixture..?So I'm wondering what others are using. We only dry camp and I'm looking for something I can use in place of our Coleman (gas) lantern.Thanks.

Fisherguy wrote:We put 250 watt Gold Star LED's in our trailer last year 250 lumens, I'm sure you mean.

Our porch light cover got broke. So we just bought a new porch light assembly with LED bulb at CW. It's a lot brighter than the OEM bulb. It's a motion activated one also. Works good. I don't remember what it cost, but it couldn't have been outrageous or I wouldn't have bought it.

I put the LED strip on the bottom side of my awning and never use my porch light any more. You can adjust the LED intensity with the remote control. Bought it off Ebay. Its 16.4ft long comes on a reel and is the perfect length for a 17ft awning.

2oldman wrote:Fisherguy wrote:We put 250 watt Gold Star LED's in our trailer last year 250 lumens, I'm sure you mean.although I'd like to see a 250W LED

SCVJeff wrote:although I'd like to see a 250W LEDLighthouses!

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Johno02
Explorer
Mar 27, 2016
We installed on of these and really like it.

http://www.amazon.com/Starlights-SL-1000-12-volt-Exterior-Motion/dp/B004O7DBM4
MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Mar 27, 2016
No you wouldn't. The "orange orb" lasts for hours.

The real actual honest 600-watt CREE fixture is under construction. Powered by a pair of 350-watt Meanwells. 24" x 6" x 3" 11-fin heatsink with three 20-watt fans. Enclosure LEXAN. The power supplies remain protected. Using 12-gauge 4-conductor 50' in length. The CREE chips are twenty four dollars each. The three fans are 50-volt totally enclosed oil bath lubed ball bearing.

"Under Construction" means monthly purchases of components. Sealing the Lexan against salt air is going to be a job and a half. It's 1/2" thick.
2oldman
Explorer II
Mar 27, 2016
SCVJeff wrote:
although I'd like to see a 250W LED
Lighthouses!
SCVJeff
Explorer
Mar 27, 2016
2oldman wrote:
Fisherguy wrote:
We put 250 watt Gold Star LED's in our trailer last year
250 lumens, I'm sure you mean.
although I'd like to see a 250W LED
N-Trouble
Explorer
Mar 27, 2016
I put the LED strip on the bottom side of my awning and never use my porch light any more. You can adjust the LED intensity with the remote control. Bought it off Ebay. Its 16.4ft long comes on a reel and is the perfect length for a 17ft awning.
srt20
Explorer
Mar 27, 2016
Our porch light cover got broke. So we just bought a new porch light assembly with LED bulb at CW. It's a lot brighter than the OEM bulb. It's a motion activated one also. Works good. I don't remember what it cost, but it couldn't have been outrageous or I wouldn't have bought it.
2oldman
Explorer II
Mar 27, 2016
Fisherguy wrote:
We put 250 watt Gold Star LED's in our trailer last year
250 lumens, I'm sure you mean.

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