First LED Experiment
Decided to try my first LED. On my Artic Fox there is a G4 halogen fixture right as you enter the camper controlled by a dimmer switch near the floor you can reach before you start climbing into the camper. I like to leave that light on as an "entrance" light when you first come in. While browsing a local marine supply house I came across a number of LED lights and replacement bulbs. One of the bulbs they had was a G4 replacement with 7 warm white LED's and three red LED's. The way it works is that when you forst turn it on the red LED's come on. If you turn it off and then on, the white LED's come on. it was a bit pricy,$24, but I decided to give it a try.
It works pretty well. The pictures I took don't show the true difference in brightness (the whites are considerably brighter than the reds but they do give you some idea). Here are the red LED's:
And here are the whites:
I will be leaving the red on as a "night" light and use the white when we want light. The only downside is that the white only dim some and the red do not seem to dim at all. Overall I am pleased.
Off topic. I thought RV's were expensive to own. Browsing through the marine store I realize how cheap things are compared to boats.
It works pretty well. The pictures I took don't show the true difference in brightness (the whites are considerably brighter than the reds but they do give you some idea). Here are the red LED's:
And here are the whites:
I will be leaving the red on as a "night" light and use the white when we want light. The only downside is that the white only dim some and the red do not seem to dim at all. Overall I am pleased.
Off topic. I thought RV's were expensive to own. Browsing through the marine store I realize how cheap things are compared to boats.
