tdschafer
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Nice post 1st!!! This is one of the better threads I've read here in a while. Lot's of good info. Thanks all!! Todd
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Algeria: Did I understand you correctly? Did you use the 15mm LED to replace the Attwood cockpit lights? When I measure the attwood, they are 1/2 inch socket (~13 mm)?
Update. Since posting this I've been out several times in 3-4 footers and I've had no problems with the leds coming loose. Must have been a fluke. BrianOne word of caution with LEDS. I replaced all my lights with these. They are larger and heavier than the halogen ones they replaced. They fit fine, however, on a recent trip in the Ocean with moderate pounding one of thess came out and rested on the clear plastic cover. I'm hoping I just didn't push it in enough when I first put them in but I'll find out for sure on my next Ocean voyage. It "could" be an issue. Just a heads up. Anyone else have this happen?
I installed LED bulbs in all the fixtures in the cabin this week. I ordered my LEDs from LED Wholesalers I choose to use them over superbright because they listed light output in lumens for all of their products.
One of my primary concerns was getting bulbs that would be bright enough, and having lumen output listed made choosing much easier.
I ordered mine in warm white (over the standard cool white) to keep the color temperature close to that of the halogen and tungsten bulbs being replaced. The warm white has a slightly lower light output compared to the cool white for the same bulb
I needed 3 different types of bulb for the cabin:
1141(1156) replacement for surface mount fixtures in the head, mid berth, and over the closet in the main cabin.
BA15s warm White 8-30V DC&12V AC 9LED 2Watt 126 Lumen
G4 replacement for galley light
G4 Base 18 Warm White LED 183 Lumen 360 degree 12V ACDC
G4 replacement for reading lights in V-berth
G4 warm White 12V AC/DC15 LED 1.44 Watt 75 Lumen
The pictures below are before and after shots, the camera was set to manual mode so the shutter & apeture settings were the same for both images.
side by side, 10w halogen on left - 1.44w LED on right
As you can see the LED is slightly dimmer that the stock bulbs.
Overall I'm very pleased with the results, and the new bulbs consume approximately 1/8th the power of the original bulbs (84w total vs 11.5w total). The power savings is nice, however in my situation, I'm mostly looking forward to the reduction in heat. My AC works hard enough when the temp is 110º+ and the stock bulbs would get quite hot.
I just ordered the bulbs today to do the cockpit & bilge lights, I'll do a Part II once I get those installed.