Date:         Thu, 25 Dec 2008 20:19:00 -0500
Reply-To:     Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 12V LED mood lighting?
Comments: To: Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <324209.51178.qm@web45304.mail.sp1.yahoo.com>
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I was also considering LED strip lighting or LED tube lighting.  Hmmm...

2008/12/25 Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca>:
> A (perhaps nutty) idea I have is to make a LED lit
> "star sky" in the '82 Westy. Was thinking to lay out LED's
> in a pattern on the underside of top bed in a suitable pattern.
> Bought an IKEA 160 LED sting "Gnistra" (or similar). Problem
> is that it runs off 24 V so I have to figure out how to
> split it into 12V sections. The IKEA LED string is not currently
> in the catalog, but I found mine in the bargain section near the
> checkout. They also show up on ebay now and then.
>
> I also investigated some white LED options from Princess Auto, but they
> all had unpleasant light color.
>
> Martin
>
>
> --- On Thu, 12/25/08, Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@COMCAST.NET> wrote:
>
>> From: Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@COMCAST.NET>
>> Subject: Re: 12V LED mood lighting?
>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>> Received: Thursday, December 25, 2008, 1:30 PM
>> A van-bud from Colorado has a few 3-light LED units that he
>> wired into the rear over-stove wires, and overhead up front,
>> that his passenger and rear seat occupants can turn on.
>> Flexible neck. They are so "directional" that they
>> don't seem to create glare for the driver and work
>> extremely well. Not the end-all resource, but a place to
>> start:
>> http://www.shopwiki.com/search/12+Volt+Map+Light,+6+Leds
>>
>> bob
>>
>>
>> > I'm really talking about LED rope or track
>> lighting in the camper to
>> > distribute soft lighting throughout the vehicle.
>> Maybe faint light
>> > for the rear passengers that can be used while I'm
>> driving.
>
>
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