I want a super bright Scare light!
I have what is probably one of the more common Scare lights. It is 7" in diameter, and has these numbers on the lens: DOT I6S2T2 92. It came with a 1295, 35W bulb. The lens has yellowed ...
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SCVJeff wrote:Time for another update.Huntindog wrote:Yep, the whining gets really old. They have no clue where you camp and why it's needed.SCVJeff wrote:Agree. As with any mod, there are potential problems. The stock incandescent was 35 watts. It got very HOT. Way too hot to touch. The LEDS do heat up, but I can hold my finger on them for quite awhile. Of course with there being five of them, the cumulative heat load may be more that the single pistol hot bulb they replaced. No easy way to test it other than just doing it. This mod was so cheap though that it is worth giving a shot. I will keep an eye on them for awhile, and report back....
Geeeeze... WHY is it the light police just can't let this go?
Huntindog- take a look inside from time to time and make sure you're not overheating anything with your LED stuffed fixture. LED's do make heat and that's a really sealed and small enclosure.
Gotta laugh as some are still worried about me in a campground.
Nice to know they care.:B
I built an Amber LED area light out of 12 1W LED's I called LEDZILLA in a scare light fixture specifically to make sure I run it in the darkest CG's I can find... :)
Anyway, 12 watts can get pretty warm in that tiny container, so be careful. I have all of mine mounted on an aluminum plate but am looking at changing the LED's in LEDZILLA out for 3W devices (36W), so I'll need to do something about cooling them. It also has a full range dimmer on it so I dial up the level needed from 0 to full bright. It's built with 4 groups of 3, so I can run it full bright on 10V via 8A regulator.
I have been on several trips and used the lights a lot. The heat hasn't been an issue at all. After 2-3 hours on, the lens just feels warm. I bet the original incandescents heated it up a lot more.
The light is absolutely fantastic! This mod gets my whole hearted endorsement. The price is right, and the install not too hard. Most RVers can probably do it.
I went ahead and replaced the stock oval porch light with another scare light. I did the LED conversion on my kitchen table before installing it. Much easier than doing it off of a ladder.
