We were recently out to see Alicia and Slade at Rolling Retreats in Elk City, OK and Slade showed me a new light fixture. It is an LED unit that is designed to replace a lot of the ceiling "pot" lights. One would need to remove the existing pot light to install these, but what impressed me was that the "light" had 15 LED's as the light source.
My biggest issue with this system is that it is held in place in the ceiling with three screws, so if one had to twist hard to install or remove the lens cover, it the screws weren't fastened well into wood or a good "base" in the ceiling, it might cause the screws to cut through the ceiling material.
However, the website where I found them also shows LED lights that appear to just plug in where current halogen or incandescent light bulbs are inserted. So, for those that might be thinking of upgrading to LED lights in their RV's, here is a source for lights and bulbs that might interest you.
Just make sure you are buying LEDs that are designed to work in RVs since some of the cheaper ones don't have voltage regulation and will burn out quickly when your batteries get charged at 14+ volts.
Jack Mayer said
12:17 AM Nov 18, 2012
Nice lights. Pretty expensive.
Rob_Fla said
04:29 AM Nov 18, 2012
We have replaced all of our "Puck" G4 Halogen Light Bulbs (approx 30 bulbs) with G4 LED Replacements (12 Led Units).
Been almost a year of fulltime use and no failures or problems, good light output and much cooler operation.
Terry and Jo said
04:38 AM Nov 19, 2012
Bill,
Sorry for being late getting back to this, but from what I saw on their website, most of their LED "elements" and lights work with a range of voltages from as low as 10 volts to as high as 30 volts. I think the kitchen undercabinet light was limited to 12V, but most of the rest had an upper voltage range from 16 to 30 volts.
That shouldn't be a problem then for RV's, should it?
Terry
bjoyce said
04:49 AM Nov 19, 2012
Terry: That range is fine and is the common range I see for LEDs with voltage regulation. LEDs without voltage regulation have a narrow voltage range since it is extra circuitry and is not needed in many applications where the voltage is already controlled. Many of the first LED replacements sold in places like Quartzsite did not last more than a few months and sometimes not even a few days since normal "12 volt" in an RV is about 11 to 15 volts. 11 (actually more like 10.8) when the batteries are down and a big load comes in like a microwave, and 15 when charging on a cold morning with temperature compensation.
We were recently out to see Alicia and Slade at Rolling Retreats in Elk City, OK and Slade showed me a new light fixture. It is an LED unit that is designed to replace a lot of the ceiling "pot" lights. One would need to remove the existing pot light to install these, but what impressed me was that the "light" had 15 LED's as the light source.
My biggest issue with this system is that it is held in place in the ceiling with three screws, so if one had to twist hard to install or remove the lens cover, it the screws weren't fastened well into wood or a good "base" in the ceiling, it might cause the screws to cut through the ceiling material.
However, the website where I found them also shows LED lights that appear to just plug in where current halogen or incandescent light bulbs are inserted. So, for those that might be thinking of upgrading to LED lights in their RV's, here is a source for lights and bulbs that might interest you.
Command Electronics, Inc.
Terry
Been almost a year of fulltime use and no failures or problems, good light output and much cooler operation.
Bill,
Sorry for being late getting back to this, but from what I saw on their website, most of their LED "elements" and lights work with a range of voltages from as low as 10 volts to as high as 30 volts. I think the kitchen undercabinet light was limited to 12V, but most of the rest had an upper voltage range from 16 to 30 volts.
That shouldn't be a problem then for RV's, should it?
Terry
Great info.
We replaced all our lights with LEDs this past spring. Another great source for LEDs:
http://www.superbrightleds.com/
Edit by moderator: Activated link. Terry
-- Edited by Terry and Jo on Tuesday 20th of November 2012 03:18:19 PM