LED interior lights?

[moparguy]

Had brain storm today for those of us who dry camp. Someone hopefully has already thought of it, LED lights to replace the filament bulbs in the interior light fixtures. I suspect if we do could do this, and can have quality light, a battery would last much, much longer.



So, are they available?



Thanks, RJR

 

[cyborg]

Some LEDs have more load built in to accuate turn signals, do those draw more juice?

Just a thought.

 

[HeavyHauler]

I think you can get LED replacement bulbs at http://www.superbrightleds.com.

 

[Matt42]

Has anyone tried these? In RV applications, the 149, 89 and 1157 bulbs are usually mounted sideways. Will these LED replacements work? It appears that they need to "face" the direction that they are to be seen.

 

[moparguy]

Matt, that's a good point. It might take a different fixture cover to scatter the light so it'd be less directional.



I've found some 24led bulbs for $5. 99, but your point gives me reason to pause.

 

[snapshot]

They have some Right Angle 30 LED's at:

http://www.superbrightleds.com

They also show some 12" LED light bars and a 61 LED Backup light fixture. I'm thinking these might work great as under cabinet lights. The florescent fixtures I now use are forever burning out on me, both the tubes and the fixtures.

 

[Matt42]

Right Angles. Right!

They have some Right Angle 30 LED's at:



http://www.superbrightleds.com



They also show some 12" LED light bars and a 61 LED Backup light fixture. I'm thinking these might work great as under cabinet lights. The florescent fixtures I now use are forever burning out on me, both the tubes and the fixtures.

OK I see them this time through. There are two types, one with a solid right angle shape and one with a separate LED board with a wire pigtail leading to an 1157 or 1156 type base. The solid right angle shape might do the trick, if there's space. The LED board setup might want some fabricating.



There comes a time when I just need to spend some bucks and try them out.



The biggest current draws for us, dry camping, are the furnace blower and the water pump. We almost never use the furnace blower, but the water pump is a problem. Now if there was a way to run the air conditioning off an inverter and a bank of batteries when it's 125F outside. That's a small bank of batteries using no larger than 10 AWG cable. Yeah. Right.

 

[snapshot]

I have a Olympian Catalytic Heater installed in my 5th wheel and I love it. I seldom use my furnace because if it. On the other hand the catalytic was on all winter, 24/7.

As far as I know human life is not possible at 125 degrees.

 

[Matt42]

As far as I know human life is not possible at 125 degrees.

Well, it's possible but not pleasant. My daughter would argue that while it's life, it certainly isn't human. Or humane.



I've been considering an Olympian heater for those nights where it drops below 50F. :-laf

 

[snapshot]

While camped at White Tank Mtn. , just out of Phoenix, I met a guy with a brand new 5th wheel. I asked him where he was from and he said Phoenix! He said he was just giving his 5er a test run before heading north for the summer. He told me he had lived in Phoenix for ten years and had never stayed there during the summer. True story!

We are admittedly acclimated to cooler temps but when the night time temp is going to be at or over 30F we turn the catalytic off. Between 20F and 30F we leave it on low, much under 10F we leave it on high. One morning this winter when it was -6F I had to fire up my generator and run two electric heaters to get things warmed up for the day. I love my catalytic and wouldn't leave home without one. They require less propane also.