Bonofied Suiter
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I've replaced almost of the lights on my WW FS2300 with LEDs. The main advantages are far less power consumed and a better "whiter" light. I have more light than the stock lighting provided and when everything is turned on the power consumed is equal to a single two bulb fixture. I went with LED strips that are wired into the unused side of the fixtures switch. That way I could still use the incandescent bulbs if I wanted to. The ceiling fixtures are turned on by a wall switch and also have a switch on the fixture itself that I connected to on the third "off" position. I don't think you will be happy replacing just the bulb with a LED replacement. In order to get enough light you need to have a lot of LEDs. I purchased most of my LED strips from different sources but most were purchased on Ebay. My trailer is setup with 390 watts if solar power, 2000 watt Xantrex inverter/charger and 6V golf cart batteries. I can usually run all weekend without having to start my generator including running the coffeemaker, microwave, TV Satellite and all of the lighting inside and out. Here are a few photos.
The exterior is illuminated by a LED flood lamp from Grote. It draws only one amp.
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Albin
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Dieselgem wrote:I have a question on the LED's. Can I just replace the bulb in my out lights over the doors?
For standard sizes (i.e. 194 bulbs), yes you can.
BUT: not all LED bulbs are equal to each other and some and/or most do not put out as much light at their incan counterparts.
Typically, if you buy the LED bulb (a bulb, not a LED light fixture) from a truck stop, you can pretty much guarantee that it will suck.
As someone said above, much better to install LED light fixutres.
Good luck.
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mapguy
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Bonofied Suiter wrote:I've replaced almost of the lights on my WW FS2300 with LEDs. The main advantages are far less power consumed and a better "whiter" light. I have more light than the stock lighting provided and when everything is turned on the power consumed is equal to a single two bulb fixture. I went with LED strips that are wired into the unused side of the fixtures switch. That way I could still use the incandescent bulbs if I wanted to. The ceiling fixtures are turned on by a wall switch and also have a switch on the fixture itself that I connected to on the third "off" position. I don't think you will be happy replacing just the bulb with a LED replacement. In order to get enough light you need to have a lot of LEDs. I purchased most of my LED strips from different sources but most were purchased on Ebay. My trailer is setup with 390 watts if solar power, 2000 watt Xantrex inverter/charger and 6V golf cart batteries. I can usually run all weekend without having to start my generator including running the coffeemaker, microwave, TV Satellite and all of the lighting inside and out. Here are a few photos.
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The exterior is illuminated by a LED flood lamp from Grote. It draws only one amp.
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LED strip Light
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Bonofied Suiter
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I've got quite a few different types of strips and many come from Hong Kong and some from US sources but the ones I like the most are these from Acolyte. They are fully incased in plastic and look like they will last forever. They used to sell them on Ebay but I don't think they do any longer. Be sure you get the 12V ones as they sell some A/C versions also in 25 and 50 LED strips.
http://acolyteled.com/products/stl50dc.html
Pricing on these LED strips vary greatly. Avoid the flexable tape types as in my experience they don't last as long and don't put out much light. Some of the light strips you'll find don't come pre wired but that's generally not a big deal especially if you want to link them together as I did.
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