which LED bulbs for interior lighting??

[centerline]

Im sure this isnt the first time someone has asked this, and Im sure there are still a lot of others who wonder about it...

the LED bulb market changes quickly, and when someone makes a bulb that is nearly perfect and can produce it for a few cents, someone else will recognize the money grubbing potential and buy a license to market the bulbs, and Jack the price up til its nearly un-affordable...
BUT, there are still good bulbs being made that are excellent quality that ARE affordable...
and some of us would like to know which ones these are.

I have found the Green Value LED bulbs in the natural white color to be great for the interior lighting, as they are easy on the eyes for reading, and bright enough to "feel" good, whereas after awhile, a low light level can make one feel like they're setting in a dungeon... most of us dont like that atmosphere.

the color of the Green Value natural white bulbs is right, without the "blue" color, and not so soft as to have the yellow color either.
and at 270lumins, they are plenty bright....

the down side is the cost...
maybe not so expensive for a couple of bulbs, but my trailer has 30 bulbs that I want to change to led... at the cheapest price I can find on the green value 1156 style bulbs, that equals about $150...

I would like to hear from others who have bought OTHER brands of cheaper bulbs and are FULLY satisfied with the color and brightness of them...
AND it would be helpful to know which bulbs to stay away from, due to the eye straining color or low light output....

my cousin was down at Quartzsite 2 yrs ago and bought 10 bulbs for 2.50 a piece that are great, and one cant tell the difference between them and the $5-8 dollar bulbs.... these are undoubtedly available online somewhere, probably even cheaper, if we only knew which bulbs they were...

thanks for your input...

[westend]

harvey wrote:
If you have more than 13 volts when using lights you need the ones with voltage regulation.

Not my experience. My 12V system goes to 14.6V->14.9V, every day, depending on temperatures. I haven't lost a single LED panel or any individual diode in 6 years. Forum member "sparky" did a test of the early LED offerings and found that all survived at 15V. Not to say that ALL LED replacements can endure the higher voltages but nearly all can.

[Harvey51]

X2 on Iamichabod's links. I bought the 36 LED SMD boards rated at 12 volts without voltage regulation from 2011_led about 8 years ago and they have been completely reliable. I should mention I never plug in to shore power. If you use shore power, unregulated LED lights will be troubled by charging voltages over 13. They draw too much current, get hot and suffer damage. They play well with solar because we don't need lights when the solar panel is supplying higher charging voltage. If you have more than 13 volts when using lights you need the ones with voltage regulation. That would be 2011_led link which is rated for 12 to 24 volts.

Check your led lights - warm is okay but hot means you are not saving energy vs incandescent bulbs and they won't have a long life. Possibly they are fire hazards because the little boards aren't designed to run hot.

[Sam_Spade]

When I traded RVs last year I decided that trying to "cheap out" on LEDs was more trouble than it's worth so.............
I got some of these:
Link
In lots of 5, they work out to about $4 each.
I am more than pleased.

Small drawback is that the light is bright white and is harsh with a clear "diffuser". I had to replace a couple of diffusers with light beige ones.

[IAMICHABOD]

I replaced all of my lights more than 6 years ago and haven't had any problems with them,no failures and not a problem with the TV.

Like westend and a quiet a few others here on the NET,I bought from 2011_LED,more than once and the service was quick and the products were as advertised.

The ones that I referenced are about 200 lumins and are just what I wanted in my RV.

If that style is not what you want I might suggest looking at His Store,the quality is good and fast service and I think his prices are very good for the high quality of the product.

[old_guy]

duplicate post sorry

[old_guy]

I bought all my replacement led bulbs from amazon and they turn right on, give good light and don't bother the tv reception. I'm happy

[Lynnmor]

If you get the voltage regulated bulbs, they might blow away TV reception when using the antenna. Usually they quote a wide range of voltage like 12 to 24. The cheaper 12 volt only might be fine but have a shorter life. I am dealing with this right now having regulated bulbs causing interference, now a batch of unregulated that are too dim and waiting on yet another batch to try. It’s still a crapshoot out there.

[Lwiddis]

x2 on Westend's comment.

[westend]

I can't give you a brand but E Bay sells thousands of these LED bulbs and for short money. I'd suggest to pick out a few and try them. If they meet your needs, buy enough for the whole replacement. I bought from seller "2011_LED", based in China. The service was fairly fast and all product performs as advertised.

Good luck with the replacement, it saves a ton of battery power.