Date:         Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:36:00 -0800
Reply-To:     Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
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From:         Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@VICKERSDESIGN.COM>
Subject:      Re: LED Refit
Comments: To: Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@gmail.com>
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I installed four 171s: one over the stove, one over the rear table,
one over the sliding door on the heater vent tunnel and one over the
engine compartment. I'm still looking for a suitable light to clamp to
the pop top bar to shine down from above when pop top is open.
Something battery operated so there are no wires. I'm thinking of an
LED light that clamps to a bicycle handlebar so it will fit the pop
top bar.

Jeff
On Feb 23, 2010, at 12:58 PM, Harold Teer wrote:

> I also replaced the original fixture with two of the Model 171
> strips. One over the stove and one over the sink area and find them
> to be excellent.  I took the original strip and put it in back over
> the bed area for reading.
>
> Harold
> ___
> Harold Teer
> 1991 Westy
> Harrisonburg, VA
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@vickersdesign.com
> > wrote:
> I tried all sorts of LED bulbs for my Westy interior and found all of
> them harsh and bluish regardless of what the bulb temperature claimed
> to be. I found a deal on 4 Thin-Lite 8 watt fluorescent fixtures and
> bought warm white bulbs for them. The bulbs are $4 and can be found in
> most hardware stores. The light is brighter than either the stock
> lights or the LED bulbs I tried and I didn't need to drill any new
> holes or retrofit LED strips into the old housings. They use far less
> juice than the stock bulbs although they are not as thrifty as LEDs. I
> have the Model 171 : http://store.solar-electric.com/tl-171.html
>
> Jeff
>
> On Feb 23, 2010, at 6:48 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>
> The LED is a very white light, whereas the human eye is
> functions best
> in a yellow light, thus a conflict. This is why to me the bright
> blue/white lights some people are putting on their cars are
> anathema to
> me. 'Should be outlawed in my opinion. But the white LED inside is
> OK if
> you like them. but I don't - not for reading. Again - white vs
> yellow.
> Even flourescents can be problematical.
>
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>
>