installing those LED strip lights under the awning
on our 21 TT. anyone install these and if so where did u pick up the 12 volt power to make them work and look good?
thanks
thanks
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toaobigal wrote:
A socket adaptor sounds easier than splicing wires. Can you link to the one you used or tell me where you got it? How about a link to the Youtube procedure?
I have a porch light near the door, I used a socket adaptor and I power the led strip from there. It has a switch inside the trailer. I found the procedure on Youtube.
Agree that this would be better than hanging lights which have to be taken down often in a hurry when a storm is blowing in.- The module is small enough to fit into the porch light housing. I just installed an LED light strip on my trailer. So much better than putting up and taking down awning lights!
- I also have a porch light near one end of my awning. So I spliced that wire and hide the controller in there. This kit would work well. You don't need the AC adapter, but you do need the female plug from it. I just cut that end off and connected to my 12V porch light.
- I have a porch light near the door, I used a socket adaptor and I power the led strip from there. It has a switch inside the trailer. I found the procedure on Youtube.
Golden_HVAC wrote:
So much stuff to get out and put away before leaving. . .
Sure it is easy to get the power. I installed a couple of cigarette lighter receptacles in handy places in the basement storage. You can buy a 2 cigarette lighter receptacle at Radio Shack (hurry before they close to many branch offices) for about $12. Then wire those to #12 wire coming from the battery or another 12 volt source with a 20 amp fuse someplace.
Then you can run a 12 volt plug from the LED's to the cigarette lighter receptacle. You could use small wire for this, as the LED load should not be more than 1-2 amps.
Good luck!
that sounds like a good idea and the way to go but our TT doesn't have any basement storage or any compartments in it. but hopefully will give a good idea to someone else.
thanks for the suggestion.
Have a safe trip
Fred.- So much stuff to get out and put away before leaving. . .
Sure it is easy to get the power. I installed a couple of cigarette lighter receptacles in handy places in the basement storage. You can buy a 2 cigarette lighter receptacle at Radio Shack (hurry before they close to many branch offices) for about $12. Then wire those to #12 wire coming from the battery or another 12 volt source with a 20 amp fuse someplace.
Then you can run a 12 volt plug from the LED's to the cigarette lighter receptacle. You could use small wire for this, as the LED load should not be more than 1-2 amps.
Good luck!
Fred.
