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Old 12-04-2013, 04:25 PM   #81
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To increase the lumens, try using directional led's. Your losing emitted light onto your reflector which bounces back to the led shown. Try this link, all you need to know is your type of base. 20 T10 194 921 168 W5W 24 1210 SMD LED Warm White RV Landscaping Light Lamp Bulb | eBay 10 x Warm White Car RV Landscaping T10 Wedge 12 SMD 5050 LED Light W5W 921 194 | eBay
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Old 12-08-2013, 04:49 PM   #82
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I have been replacing the lights in our Class A and the difference is noticeable - a brighter light and a lot less heat. In the recessed lighting I could not even touch the fixture until the light was off for over 30 minutes. The new LED wafer fits in perfectly and generates no heat. The under cabinet lights are much brighter. I have noticed that we use less lights - the 5 overhead lights used to burn constantly and now we only turn them on when needed.
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Old 12-09-2013, 11:54 PM   #83
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Just got my Led's today going to try to put them in tomorrow or at least by Friday will see how they work then.
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Old 12-10-2013, 10:01 AM   #84
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Got My leds put in today not as bright as regular bulbs but have same lums also not as yellow as old bulbs. The old bulbs seemed to bright any way so should be good and can have all lights on and use less electricity than on light with the old ones. Was short 9 bulbs from getting all lights done but didn't want to buy more till i saw how these worked. Tried to post pics to this message but couldn't get them on here but they are in my pic album if anybody's interested.
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Old 12-11-2013, 12:57 PM   #85
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To increase the lumens, try using directional led's. Your losing emitted light onto your reflector which bounces back to the led shown. Try this link, all you need to know is your type of base. 20 T10 194 921 168 W5W 24 1210 SMD LED Warm White RV Landscaping Light Lamp Bulb | eBay 10 x Warm White Car RV Landscaping T10 Wedge 12 SMD 5050 LED Light W5W 921 194 | eBay
Have you tried the pancake style on the link you sent?
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Old 12-11-2013, 01:18 PM   #86
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Yes, changed out the 20w halogens to LED pancake 12 diode style (white) draw is approx. 2+w each, slightly less lumens. Also changed out exterior running, huge watt drop their, 13 (markers, license). On my unit, that draw was going through a PC board where some think its a possible overload issue, causing failure in some cases.
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Old 12-11-2013, 02:09 PM   #87
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Yes, changed out the 20w halogens to LED pancake 12 diode style (white) draw is approx. 2+w each, slightly less lumens. Also changed out exterior running, huge watt drop their, 13 (markers, license). On my unit, that draw was going through a PC board where some think its a possible overload issue, causing failure in some cases.
How is the interior brightness? I tried the barrel type, they were not bright enough. I am hoping the pancake style you recommended are brighter.
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Old 12-11-2013, 08:33 PM   #88
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The amount of knowledge in this thread is great. I happened on a guide on another RV site: RV LED Selection Guide - RVs, RV Parks and RV Lifestyle It tied in what I have been reading here and around the internet. It helped me understand LEDs and how to find the right ones. Whoever put it together really did a nice job. It has pictures - sometimes it all about the small stuff.
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Old 12-12-2013, 03:53 PM   #89
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10x, the brightness is not the same. To achieve the closest level of emitted light, buy "white" color bulbs, with the larger SMD's (those little yellow dot sq.) on the disc. The other color, offered by LED co's, is slightly lower in perceived overall brightness, than the white light. Some vendors show pictures illustrating the difference between white and yellow light. If your not off the grid and always are on shore power, than stay with the stock bulbs, otherwise the white color LED's will get you closest to the bulbs your burning currently, and greatly reduce your amp draw down when on battery.
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Old 12-15-2013, 04:07 AM   #90
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You have to check them lumens of the bulbs you are buying. A standard wedge base bulb is around 288 lumens. I have found that it takes eighteen 5050 LEDs to equal that lumen output.
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Old 12-15-2013, 04:37 PM   #91
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You have to check them lumens of the bulbs you are buying. A standard wedge base bulb is around 288 lumens. I have found that it takes eighteen 5050 LEDs to equal that lumen output.
So how are these?

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Old 12-15-2013, 05:52 PM   #92
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They're only 100 lumens each; approximately 1/3 the light output of your incandescent bulbs.
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Old 12-16-2013, 12:32 AM   #93
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At first I ordered 24 led white light wedge based little discs but they were not bright enough and my wife didn't like the cold white light. I got 10 for about $20 from China on eBay. I then ordered 48 led flat panels in warm white. They are about 2x3" with a little pigtail wire leading to a wedge base connector and have a peel off sticky back. They work great. Bright enough and the warm white light is close to the incandescent bulbs. I got 9 of these from China on eBay for about $30. I also ordered 2 60 led bulbs with a bayonet base for $9 from a US firm ( Chinese importer) on eBay for the porch and tongue lights. All work great so far. Only cost about $40 if you don't count the 10 little bulbs that I didn't use.
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Old 12-16-2013, 09:27 PM   #94
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Thanks for the SMD equivalent, good to know. I have recently seen 15 rectangular smd's on circular disc format, but not sure if they emit greater lumens than the 5050's one for one. As far as I could tell there doesn't seem to be a definitive comparison, that I could find, to determine lumen comparisons between halo, and LED type bulbs.
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Old 12-16-2013, 09:31 PM   #95
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10x, I have found the 5050's, bulb to bulb with the same flat disc size, are brighter than those you sent the link to.
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Old 12-30-2013, 10:10 AM   #96
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I bought 23 921 replacements (Warm White 13 LED T10 socket T10-13WW SKU323 (15751W-02)) from LEDforRV.com. I bought three at first to try them, then ordered the rest because I was so impressed. DW hates the bluish cold LEDs, but these are very close to the look of the incandescent bulbs they replace. I like not hearing the converter fan run and the reduction in heat, but for me the big payoff was getting rid of a fire hazard. All of the lights I removed had brownish-black areas on the fixtures around them from the heat. That doesn't look safe to me, and the no-name cheapo fixtures FR used weren't comforting either.
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Old 01-02-2014, 06:25 PM   #97
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Already ordered my LEDs for inside. My next project will be to add LEDs just above the clearance lights in the back. There going to be red and work with the brake/turn signals so cars that are behind the car behind me will know what I'm doing.
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Old 01-04-2014, 07:12 AM   #98
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Lightbulb LED Replacements for overhead lights

I had replaced all of my standard bulbs with WLED-xHP10-DAC from SuperBright LEDs.com They have a special on this bulb now, I originally paid $14.95ea. they are now $9.95 Very good deal and these are very bright.

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Old 01-06-2014, 09:53 PM   #99
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Not bad. I paid $89 for 26 led bulbs.
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