suggestion for lighting trailer interior

[steve dunham]

Another consideration when choosing a light level or lumen level is your age .Younger people need less light to perform a specific task then someone like me who is in his 60's
At my age I often wish I had the eyesight and the manual dexterity of a 20 year old . I put a brighter LED lamp in the fixture above the head of the bed just so I could read a book at night

[Night Sailor]

When I came back after a five day boat delivery I found my light dead. I swapped a bulb. Still dead. Tested the original. It worked. Turned out my brother switched it off for me thinking he was doing me a favor. I'd forgotten there was an external switch for this light. I've had it on for the last few weeks with no problems. I leave it on day and night as it draws almost no power.


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[honda03842]

Steve, We're all LEDs now, partially because their blue(r) light provides a higher contrast for my eyes when reading.

[Nut501]

Where is the best place to purchase good quality LED bulbs for a low price? There appears to be much discussion on the quality of LED bulbs. How can you tell a good quality LED bulb? Is the higher price bulb the better bulb? How can you tell a good LED bulb from a bad one?
Thanks for the information!!!!

[rick.a]

Don't forget about dimmers. If you are handy and are installing LED lights on cabinets with acessable innards, it is easy to wire in 12V dimmers in place of the switch. Be sure to get PWM (pulse width modulation) type for LEDs. We did this in our Burro and love the results We found some puck style fixtures containing 3 very bright warm white LEDs and dim them back to the best brightness for the task.

We also got some of the forementioned LED strips, cut them to length and made a nice custom light strip over the sink/stove area. Dimmable also.

Our lights are 12V only cause we boondock often and they don't consume significant power. Even when plugged in we don't give our 12V lights a second thought.

Rick