1141 led lamps

homefor2 wrote:
Bought all my lights from www.ledtrailerlights.com and I made a mistake on some of the bulbs. Sent the wrong ones back and they quickly sent me the correct ones with no hassle.

I ordered the bulbs that put out the same colour as the old bulbs as I don't like the "white light" look. I did order the "white" for the outside porch light which is very bright. I dry camp a lot and now don't have to think about leaving lights on.

With that price differential I think I'll stick with the less expensive LED bulbs and live with the slight variation in brightness. Or one could use an inverter to power the PD and thereby have a FIXED voltage.

homefor2 wrote:
Bought all my lights from www.ledtrailerlights.com and I made a mistake on some of the bulbs. Sent the wrong ones back and they quickly sent me the correct ones with no hassle.

I ordered the bulbs that put out the same colour as the old bulbs as I don't like the "white light" look. I did order the "white" for the outside porch light which is very bright. I dry camp a lot and now don't have to think about leaving lights on.

Amen to leaving the lights on and not thinking about it.. We mostly boondocks but do have solar.... We use to be paranoid about leaving lights on... Never more.

Normal light pulls 2.5 amps X 5 hrs = <>12ah.... Just one light!

Led .2 X 5 = 1ah...

Jim

Bought all my lights from www.ledtrailerlights.com and I made a mistake on some of the bulbs. Sent the wrong ones back and they quickly sent me the correct ones with no hassle.

I ordered the bulbs that put out the same colour as the old bulbs as I don't like the "white light" look. I did order the "white" for the outside porch light which is very bright. I dry camp a lot and now don't have to think about leaving lights on.

wwest wrote:
Where do you buy 12 volt bulbs with a regulator? Most have a simple resistor.

The link provided that shows the cost of $14.00. 10-30vdc!

Simple resistor circuits can not provide the range of voltage/current control for our application... 12-15vdc... Also the led's will dim at 12.x vdc and be bright at 14+..

Jim

Where do you buy 12 volt bulbs with a regulator? Most have a simple resistor.

As AnEv942 said, the problem the two examples are like comparing apples and oranges. The 10 for $26 AnEv942 no regulation to control the varying voltages we have in our rigs. 12-14.x volts.

Some folks have had trouble with the non regulated led lights... They will not just fail right off the bat.. It may take a few months before they die. Led's do not have the 10,000hrs life when pushed with high end of the tolerance current/voltage.

A clickable link to the cheap ones:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-PCS-Warm-White-Car-RV-Trailer-1156-BA15S-5050-18smd-LED-Light-Bulb-7503-1141-/301144033768?pt=Motors_RV_Trailer_Camper_Parts_Accessories&hash=item461d9549e8&vxp=mtr

Jim

http://www.ebay.com/itm/10-PCS-Warm-White-Car-RV-Trailer-1156-BA15S-5050-18smd-LED-Light-Bulb-7503-1141-/301144033768?pt=Motors_RV_Trailer_Camper_Parts_Accessories&hash=item461d9549e8&vxp=mtr

I think I'll have deal with hot bulbs for a while


$14 ea! click here

Dirtpig wrote:
I bought all my led lights from www.LEDTRAILERLIGHTS.com . I ordered that natural offwhite yellow color temperature which looks exactly the same as the regular bulbs. Customer service was excellent from them as well as i had an issue with a bulb not dimming very well and they sent me a new light which was an improvement. If you drycamp then the led lights are a huge savings on your batteries. if you don't drycamp i would not bother.

We don't dry camp, but I had to repair one fixture .The 1141 regular bulbs get so hot and the center bulb contacts have flimsy, cheap plastic insulator circles that distort causing the light to fail. I thought the LEDs would save the bulbs contacts.

'Warm white' is the general term used for color most want.
Look at voltage range also, better ones (or ones you know will last) will be rated way over what can be seen in rvs when charging at more than 14.x volts.
Lumens, though a relative measurement, is good for comparing expected light output if known.

Im kinda partial to the SMD- regulated bulbs.