All the "white" LED lamps that I've tried so far have a distinctly bluish cast. If you find something that is a warmer color (cooler color temperature for those who know color, I like around 5200K for bright interior lighting*) then them Koreans are holding back on the good lamps. * For low-level "romantic camping" lighting we have a couple of Dietz oil lamps hanging inside the van. I reckon the color temperature is around 1800K -- very orange, but nice. Throw off some heat, too, which Mrs Squirrel appreciates. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR
Michael Hart typed: > In my quest to improve interior lighting in my Westy, I have been looking > at the LED 'festoon' bulb replacements recently arriving on eBay etc. > One example case: > http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-Bulb-Festoon-WHITE-LED-39mm-License-Trunk-LIGHT-6411_W0QQitemZ190133009655QQihZ009QQcategoryZ33713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem > > As I am hcurrently heading for Seoul, I'm going to see if I can find a lower cost source > (at the flea markets - a great place to sightsee btw), as I have for other > LED lamps on previous trips (e.g. super bright 'miner' headlamps and bike lights for < $5) > > So, to my Question - can anyone tell me the lengths of the various 'festoon' > bulbs in the Westy; > - Above stove triple bulb lamp > - interior light (driver's side headliner) > - map light > (I recall they are all different, but since my Westy in in CA and I'm currently in Taiwan, > I can't get to them to measure them) > > I'll report back if I can find any and once I've tried them out (to see if they are any brighter > than the filament bulbs; they certainly will use less power). > > Thanks, > Mike > '87 Westy > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search > that gives answers, not web links. > http://mobile.yahoo.com/mobileweb/onesearch?refer=1ONXIC > |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.