[Rhodes22-list] LED Navigation Lights available from Ancor

[Michael D. Weisner]

Bud,

An under the cockpit seat location might be nice, although I wonder if they
will attract mosquitoes.  My under seat space is beginning to get fairly
crowded with the storage for mops, boat pole and stuff.  If I put much more
under the seats, I may not be able to stow the battery, the gas tank or hear
the Bose speakers.  Oh well, I can always turn up the volume and scare away
the fish.

Mike
s/v Shanghai'd Summer

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bud" <budconnor at earthlink.net>

> Mike,
>   JC Whitney offers several 12V fluorescent lights available from 6 to
> 30 watts, you will find them in the RV section.
> Thinking about it, it would be nice to mount a pair under the cockpit
> seats or tucked up just into the coamings for some
> nice indirect lighting.
>
> -Bud
>
> Michael D. Weisner wrote:
>
> >From: "John Lock" <jlock at relevantarts.com>
> >
> >{clip}
> >
> >
> >
> >>>Secondly, when properly installed, LEDs should give considerable power
> >>>saving over incandescent lamps as a result of the collimination of the
> >>>
> >>>
> >light
> >
> >
> >>>output.  Less lumens are required to cover the same distance and make
the
> >>>point source of light appear brighter (without any reflector or lens),
> >>>
> >>>
> >even
> >
> >
> >>>if they are not.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>True, when you need a point source of light (as for reading).  Not
> >>suitable for navigation.  But for cabin lighting, I'd think one of
> >>the T8 compact fluorescent units would have greater coverage at less
> >>power consumption.  Yes?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I would not recommend using a fluorescent lamp onboard as I have found
them
> >to be unreliable in high humidity environments.  Someone once attempted
to
> >explain to me that a fluorescent tube required a good ground reference
> >(fixture) to light properly.  OTOH, I do use a portable fluorescent while
> >camping and the only objections I have are the squeal of the oscillator
in
> >the AC inverter and the flicker as the battery gets low.  I suspect that
the
> >inverter efficiency is probably only about 60%, making fluorescents less
> >desirable from a power consumption standpoint.  Does anyone have figures
on
> >it?
> >
> >Mike
> >
> >
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