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Old 05-10-2012, 09:53 AM   #1
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Replacing lights in RV

I was wondering if anyone has changed out the lights on the ceiling for ones that don't heat up the TT.

I was thinking the LED or halogen lights. Especially over the bed for reading.

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Halogen heat up way more than the incandecent lights.
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Halogen heat up way more than the incandecent lights.
What about LED lights??
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I did the LED conversion ... got some lights from dealers at Quartzsite and some from LED4RV.com. Make sure the lights you get are White some of mine have a purple tinge.. (I put them in fixtures I dont use often) You can probably get them cheaper in E-bay but I do not like ebay so dont use it... BEWARE some LED's throw RF and will knock out over the air TV (antenna only not satellite) When I turn on my reading light I take out my TV and those within 100' of me. LED's run very cool.
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I did the LED conversion on all interior lights, but not over the head of the bed and the enclosed toilet in Our 25.5 RKS Eagle superlite. I thought the LED was too brite there, and I needed to use up all the extra bulbs I had because all the others were changed to LED's. I didn't change for heat reduction,but for the lower battery drain, when boondocking. I believe that heat reduction is an added benefit also.
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I just switched out the ones that I use the most. The reading lights at the head of the bed; range hood light; etc. It can be expensive to change out all of the lights if you do not happen to find any of the cheaper ones from China.
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I just switched out the ones that I use the most. The reading lights at the head of the bed; range hood light; etc. It can be expensive to change out all of the lights if you do not happen to find any of the cheaper ones from China.
Thanks everyone. I was thinking of the two over the bed and one on the ceiling in the living area, and that one on a dimmer switch.

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I did the LED conversion as well, although I don't know how well they would work on a dimmer.

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I came across a dimmable led light a little while ago. Can't remember if it was a RV thing.
I was in a Open Range travel trailer at a RV show last Feb. it was the only unit out of a few hundred that had led lights. I was surprised by the amount of heat the fixtures gave off. The lenses were a half moon shape with a chrome fixture. You couldn't leave your hand over the fixture. It was that hot.
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I've heard people say that they are not happy with the color of light that the led bulbs put off. How do yall feel about them?
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The warm white light that Chak mentions in the link above and quite pleasing to my eye. I still have to say that the Command Electronics upgrade kit gives me the best overall light. It's bright, warm white, and the replacement lens just enhances the light better than the original. But for around $5 a kit, you can't really go wrong with the China made lights from eBay.
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I've heard people say that they are not happy with the color of light that the led bulbs put off. How do yall feel about them?
Hey there, another Preston here!

OK, there is a way to know what "color" the light is--and it's measured on the Kelvin Scale. A typical incandescent light bulb is in the 2400k range. Where as standard old-fashioned flourescent lights are in the 6000k range.

So, reading all the fine print on any light bulb will tell you the answer you need... the lower the 1000's the warmer/yellowish the light is. The higher, the cooler/bluish the light is. 6000k & 3000k are the typical color temperatures available today.

Also, for the TT, make sure you get 12v/DC. Many will require 24v/DC --> that won't work!

If you dim them, you need a special dimmer that will work with the LED's you purchase. It's all doable--and really not that difficult. You will save energy and keep the TT cooler. And they'll last until the sell the little bugger! But you will pay up front for them! (they have to make money--they're only selling you LED's once--whereas they used to sell you lightbulbs x4/x5 times a year!)

Ciao! The 'other' Preston in this thread!
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I did the LED conversion as well, although I don't know how well they would work on a dimmer.

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I have the China made lights shown in Chakara’s link. I paid about $2.50 each. I think mine are the 3000 Kelvin units. They look very similar to incandescents. The only issue is you have to change out the adhesive as the supplier picked out the wrong type and it does not hold up to the heat.

The big issue with LEDs is to understand Luminaries. The ones I have I think were about 290 lums and I think it closely matches the incandescent bulbs.
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I replaced all 16 bulbs with leds...only way to go and voltage drop is minimum...a little more money and lite is very white.found good deals on Amazon
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I've heard people say that they are not happy with the color of light that the led bulbs put off. How do yall feel about them?
Our Jayco Skylark came with LED's throughout and they are white, stay cool and don't seem to interfere with TV reception if the signal is strong.
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