LED lights

Thanks. I've been thinking about doing that too. Price? Source recommended?

Does the lower current draw matter on the marker lights since they are powered by the vehicle 7way plug?  Honestly, I'm asking because I don't know although I had previously made an assumption.

Originally posted by loaders_loft Does the lower current draw matter on the marker lights since they are powered by the vehicle 7way plug?  Honestly, I'm asking because I don't know although I had previously made an assumption.

Led lights draw less current (amps) to answer the question.  Here's the formula simplified:  Volts X Amps is Watts.

We also replaced all of our incandescent lights in our 171 POD.

My immediate rationale was the heat that the incandescents were producing.  The fixtures them selves were hot if not warm to the touch.  I wanted them out of the POD as fast as I could get them out.

The source I used was DH Gate and they sent them direct to us in about 1 week.
Another source is WWW. Superbrightleds.com/  Prices are roughly the same but somewhat less from DH gate as they sell in lots.  I bought ours in lots of 10 to have spares.

In addition to the fact that LED's use less amperage, one of the better reasons to use them is that their life is extended by leaps and bounds over the incandescents.  Plus, the newer LED's do have an "amplifier" built into them that will make the LED lights brighter than those in the past.

In an aside to this answer, I also put LED outdoor floods up on the gables of our house up high so I don't have to worry about changing them up high anymore.

One tip is to pay attention to two things:  1.  The angle of the LED lens...viz., narrow or wide.  2. Color of the bulb itself.  They are now sold in fundamentally 2 colors, the "daylight" color and the softer "warm" color.

In our case, I put the daylights in the cabin area and the warm ones in the sleeping area.

So, for a final tribute to LED's, I took a Home Depot "HOMER" bucket, cut a small hole in the top for outlet plug  ($3), a plastic vinegar jar (free) that was washed out and inserted an 18 foot LED string ($20) into it with the plug coming out the top.  I then put the vinegar jug with the LED string into it inside the Homer bucket.  Now we have an Orange porchlight outside the pod when camping, or a bright white light to see stuff with by taking the lid off the homer bucket and pulling out the vinegar jug.  Total cost was under $25.00  It all fits under the bed storage area.

Go LED's,

Burt

Originally posted by techntrek Welcome, LennieGruca.

I believe that is a bot of some kind.. I see "they" quoted part of my post.. and have a bunch of light links for a signature..