westend wrote:
Mex has it right on the LED's. I bought many with the most common vehicle adaptors included. The price was the same as bare bulbs.
My fridge bulb burned out after keeping the door open few minutes when cleaning the fridge. Got a pair of LED lights with same base-type for a price of my old bulb. Now I wouldn't care less if it stayed On all the time, very little heat and current.
In a few years it will be difficult to even find 12V incandescent bulbs.
Some locations should not have lights with door switches because you don't see when it's On. Removed one from the gloves compartment in my car.
The "Ode to Trimetric", however, should be understood in the context that the author didn't have to buy this expensive toy but rather salvaged it from the previous 5-er, and also the fact that there is no solar charging in January in coastal BC and plenty of forest all year round. Yes, it also measures amps :)