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myredracer
Aug 12, 2014Explorer II
DatacomGuy wrote:
Struggling to figure out where to power or wire my leds.. I dont have any outlets in any of my compartments.
How did you wire yours?
Is this your floorplan below? If so, you will be able to get 12 volt wiring to the exterior via the upper cabinets above the kitchen cabinet. You will be able to find the 12 volt lighting circuit in the ceiling and be able to extend it to the exterior wall on the awning side.
It is possible to install LED lighting on the exterior wall, but from a lighting design point of view, that is not a great location because looking at the TT from a distance in the dark with the lights on, it will be glaring.
A lighting strip in the lighting awning is much better. That's what we have from the KZ factory and it looks fabulous at night. We've gotten many compliments. The wiring to the LED strip is a flexible cable that is secured inside one of the awning arms. It heads inside our TT at the top of the vertical arm, just at the underside of where the awning material attaches to the sidewall.
I'd post some pics but can't at the moment as we are on a camping trip. I highly recommend that you install the LED strip in the awning roller if at all possible.
I would suggest using warm white LEDs and not cool white.

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