LEDs
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Hey Jas
Thanks for that. It is something I had been wondering. I have in the past also looked at the brightgreen LEDS and thought that these looked quite good. As the fluros die, i think i will replace with these but not sure if they will fit under my light covers at this point in time
I still have all the original incandescent bulbs to put back in if we decide to move. Something i read years ago, you spend all this money on high quality bulbs that have such long lifespans, take them with you.
Cheers
Antman
Hey Ants, don't know about the fluro's, your doing well with the power bills though. Wait till little Lucy starts leaving the lights on and having long showers!
Cheers.
Hey Burnsy
Yeah mate, its one thing we have always worked on is power usage and water conservation. Having lived on acreage where we needed to be semi self sufficient makes you really think about what is on and off. One thing that we have learnt recently (in QLD not sure about other states) is regarding the night rate electric hot water tariff. If the energy companies have an excess on power on the grid, they will push electricity to your hot water system during the day. You don't need this power as your tank should keep your service hot during that time. Origin said quote "But we still only charge you the night rate" well in my books thats not good enough. We don't want the energy pushed during the day for something that we don't need. Saves $20 - $50 per bill (1/4) if you turn your hot water off at the power box when you go to work in the morning if this is occurring.
I found these today, great if you have relocated your number plate on a rear bar etc...
http://www.ozstock.com.au/8956/FREE-Ozstock-Day-2x-Super-Bright-LED-License-Plate-Light
http://www.ozstock.com.au/8956/FREE-Ozstock-Day-2x-Super-Bright-LED-License-Plate-Light
Good find there, complete unit, even the thread will go through the plate. Nice and neat.
Guys - have a plan to run some LED strip lighting just under the awning of the basestation to provide some decent outdoor lighting and some bling. The strip lights are 12v - plan is to dial into the current exterior light wiring so when you turn that on - the strip lights will also come on - are all the Jayco LED lights 12v?
Cheers Brad - i am off to work then. Found a good one from Boots33 to remove the light which is handy too.
@Lonski mate here you go, see my thread http://www.expandasdownunder.com/threads/awning-strip-lighting-17-56-2.709/ as i used @boots33 knowledge and work a treat for us.
Pace.
Pace.
I put some led strip lighting in on the weekend. I fitted an extra Jayco light switch and ran the power to the strip lighting. It is so much better than the original outdoor light. Much whiter and brighter. I have a poptop so probably and bit different than a basestation but same principle.
While I was at it I ran a new 12 volt line to a few 12 volt outlets and USB's. Sick of chargers everywhere. The lights are not seen when in use, you just see a nice reflected glow the reflects up and off the poptop canvas. I also was worried that if I put them up high, the weight of them and poor adhesive on them, they might fall off and drag down the road. Works very well and when I close the poptop the leds are covered by the roof so hopefully water will not be an issue. We had some heavy rain recently and it remained dry as a bone. Family likes it.
Cheers Geoff
While I was at it I ran a new 12 volt line to a few 12 volt outlets and USB's. Sick of chargers everywhere. The lights are not seen when in use, you just see a nice reflected glow the reflects up and off the poptop canvas. I also was worried that if I put them up high, the weight of them and poor adhesive on them, they might fall off and drag down the road. Works very well and when I close the poptop the leds are covered by the roof so hopefully water will not be an issue. We had some heavy rain recently and it remained dry as a bone. Family likes it.
Cheers Geoff
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You Champion - is exactly what i am doing atm - good post and nice pics. What i have been looking for is some trunking to hide/protect the wiring from the LED strip to the existing light.
Looks good Geoff, nice idea with the USB sockets too, we are off for a couple of weeks for our maiden voyage this Sat and i will see how things go, will likely have a crack at the sockets when i get back.
Hi All,
We've got the 18.57-6 and I want to put an LED strip under the awning as well, I would like to replace the double switch just inside the door with a triple switch. I have taken off the front plate and switch to sus things out and there is a black duct or channel inside the wall cavity that appears to run up towards the outside speaker with the two light cables in it. Does anyone know if this channel is accessible by removing the outside speaker? My reason for asking is this would be an ideal route for the switch cable for the LED Strip. Thanks
Dave
We've got the 18.57-6 and I want to put an LED strip under the awning as well, I would like to replace the double switch just inside the door with a triple switch. I have taken off the front plate and switch to sus things out and there is a black duct or channel inside the wall cavity that appears to run up towards the outside speaker with the two light cables in it. Does anyone know if this channel is accessible by removing the outside speaker? My reason for asking is this would be an ideal route for the switch cable for the LED Strip. Thanks
Dave
Hi Lonski,
Bunnings has a good variety of ducting ranging from 16 x 10, 16 x 16, 25 x 16, 25 x 25 & 50 x 25, prices range from about $9 to $18 per 4M length.
Dave