I find the brightness of the lights in my TT marginal at best. It is not that the lights are dim; it is just that even with both bulbs shining brightly, they only draw 30 watts of power. My average home lamp is 60 to 75 watts.We all know the LED draws about 1/10 the power of the incandescent but how much less light does it put out? For those who have done the switch; is it just as bright, brighter, less bright? And, how does the color compare?Does anyone have the data that compares the Lumen output of a 12 volt RV incandescent to the lumens of an LED designed to plug into the RV lamp socket?I do not mind replacing the out dated incandescent lamps, but I certainly do not want less light output and would definitely prefer more.

Yes, all the ones I have are either as bright or brighter than incandescent.I am using LEDs from here

A typical incandescent 1141 lamp is roughly 250-255 Lumens.I looked up some of the lights in the link above, this one is 360 Lumens.

We replaced all the bulbs with LEDs that were rated at 250 lumens. The color temperature was equivalent to a soft white. They are all as bright or brighter than the incandescent bulbs and definitely cooler. The only problem I ran into was one interfered with the radio. I replaced it with a spare and no more static. They were all from the same batch of 12. Odd. We are very pleased with the switch.

My 2015 Jayco came with all LED lighting inside. Those lights are super bright, brighter than the incandescent lights in my old trailer, but more importantly, They don't get hot enough to melt the lens, nor am I scared of my daughter burning herself on her bunk light.

Some of the inexpensive LEDs you can find are much less bright than the incandesanct so make sure you read the numbers. As the above posters have said, you can get LEDs that do a great job.

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wildtoad
Explorer II
Sep 14, 2015
Some of the inexpensive LEDs you can find are much less bright than the incandesanct so make sure you read the numbers. As the above posters have said, you can get LEDs that do a great job.
spoon059
Explorer II
Sep 14, 2015
My 2015 Jayco came with all LED lighting inside. Those lights are super bright, brighter than the incandescent lights in my old trailer, but more importantly, They don't get hot enough to melt the lens, nor am I scared of my daughter burning herself on her bunk light.
GrandpaKip
Explorer II
Sep 14, 2015
We replaced all the bulbs with LEDs that were rated at 250 lumens. The color temperature was equivalent to a soft white. They are all as bright or brighter than the incandescent bulbs and definitely cooler. The only problem I ran into was one interfered with the radio. I replaced it with a spare and no more static. They were all from the same batch of 12. Odd. We are very pleased with the switch.
deltabravo
Nomad
Sep 14, 2015
A typical incandescent 1141 lamp is roughly 250-255 Lumens.

I looked up some of the lights in the link above, this one is 360 Lumens.
trail-explorer
Explorer
Sep 14, 2015
Yes, all the ones I have are either as bright or brighter than incandescent.

I am using LEDs from here

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