LED Conversion

[TonyJones]

Hi, I have recently purchased a 2009 Bessacarr 540. Ive been told its worth investing in converting to LED lighting to save battery power when not on hook up.
Can anyone reccomend suppliers or give general advise please.

Many thanks.

 

[TonyJones]

Hi "Logo," and welcome.
Not tried this myself, but I've heard and read lots of positive comments about LEDs (in fact, we're about to install them in the ceiling of our church!).
I'm sure either Gentleman Jack or Diamond Dave had a feature on this very subject in a recent issue of the magazine, but my back numbers go to the barbers or the doctors!
Can anyone tell us which issue it was?
BtW, I've "upgraded" you so you won't have to "copy the capchas" in future.

 

[gjh]

For our first van (Autoquest 100) I bought some LED bayonet cap bulbs from China in eBay only to find that the length of the bayonet cap was too short/the bulb shoulders were too wide to use them in the fittings. This was the early days of LED bulbs and, to be fair, they were advertised as car indicator bulbs. Subsequently we were able to purchase suitable LEDs for the spotlights from Aten lighting. At the time there were no alternatives for the crown fittings but I was able to convert them a couple of years later - a fairly simple job of cutting the wire between the switch and ballast and wiring in the new LED and its socket.
One of the first jobs I did in our current Burstner was to replace all the bulbs with LEDs. The lights we use mainly are four spotlights and two ceiling fittings. Having used Aten products previously I bought LEDs for the spotlights from them. The ceiling fittings were a little "tired" and the most suitable replacements were from Ledbulbs4u. For the lesser used fittings I decided to try eBay suppliers as they are significantly cheaper - the LEDs have worked fine so far but they are less robustly built than those from Aten and Ledbulbs4u.
A decision to be made with LEDs is whether to use Warm White or Cool White - very much personal preference. The easiest place to compare is at a motorhome show where several suppliers will have both on display.
Graham

 

[laimeduck]

I converted all the lights in my Benima 710CCX about 2 years ago.I changed all the halogen spots with LED equivalents bought on Ebay from Hong Kong at a fraction of the price charged here. They are all still working well. For the strip lights I replaced the tubes with lengths of LED strip which I also bought from Hong Kong (See links to UK suppliers below) Cut to the length required then if you have a soldering iron, it's a simple job to solder a couple of wires on & wire in to the existing fitting. (You need to remove the tube fittings first). I also installed strips of LED's into the wardrobes & garage (on the self adhesive backing), on door activated switches, and made up a hanging "lamp" for under the awning. The power consumption of these LED's is minute compared to halogen or incandescant & your leisure batteries will thank you!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200699296316?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200699296316?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

[Logo]

Thanks very much for all your advise, much appreciated.