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Date:         Sun, 29 Jun 2014 10:31:36 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Galley lighting addition
Comments: To: Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net>
In-Reply-To:  <1F65641A-76CD-44E8-9CF4-50F9A372E928@att.net>
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Phil is right, I grew up understanding that a pelmet is the panel or shelf like thing covering the top of a curtain. Hides the rails and hangers. Sometimes the pelmet can be a fabric covered frame, sometimes it is a wood panelled structure.

I couldn't think of a better word for the equivalent westy structures. The early westies just had the trough on the drivers side and a little plastic pelmet over the pass side rear window. The later westies have a structure on both sides with integral curtain rail.

Phew.

It does sound vaguely rude. What a pelmet!

Alistair

> On Jun 29, 2014, at 8:54 AM, Mike Miller <mwmiller6@att.net> wrote: > > What's a pelmet? > > > Sounds vaguely scatological. > > Mike > > >> On Jun 29, 2014, at 8:03 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >> >> I've got four warm-white LED striplights gummed up in the van: one over >> the bench seat, one under the "spice rack," another atop the front edge >> of the roof cutout -- forward of the poptop latch, and another atop the >> forward edge of the upper deck. Each has its own controller so I can >> adjust lighting as desired. But it would be swell to have a remote for them. >> >> We don't sleep in the upstairs. Mrs Elliott and I are both of small >> stature and fit fine down below. >> >> -- >> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott >> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, >> Bend, Ore. >> >>> On 06/27/2014 08:19 PM, Karl Wolz wrote: >>> Hang a snakelight or some such thing over the lift bar. Wonder how much longer we're CG >>> On a be able to hop down from the upper berth when we gotta pee middle of the night? >>> >>> Karl Wolz >>> Sent from my electronic umbilicus >>> >>>> On Jun 27, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>> >>>> I want controllers with a remote control. Dim the lights after getting >>>> in bed. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott >>>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans, >>>> Bend, Ore. >>>> >>>>> On 06/27/2014 05:18 PM, Alistair Bell wrote: >>>>> Jarrett - looks good but to be honest I prefer the long strip of LEDs in a channel on the edge of the pelmet. You saw what I did, works well enough to remove the stock galley light. >>>>> >>>>> Neil - you should check out lee valleys led strips. I am impressed by the warm white and they now carry anodized channel that accepts diffusers. They also have nice connectors that do away with soldering to the strip. >>>>> But they don't have good controllers for our applications. I recommend the little controller from superbrite led, the controller that looks like a iPod shuffle. >>>>> >>>>> Alistair >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 25, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I am constantly using my Dot-It fixture over the stove. Need to >>>>>> install real lighting! >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for the blog post and info. >>>>>> >>>>>> Neil. >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 6/25/14, Jarrett Kupcinski <kupcinski@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> I added a second galley light above the stove and boy does it make a

>>>>>>> difference. No more popping popcorn in the dark! If you're interested in >>>>>>> what it looks like, I added a few brief notes and a picture to the blog. Big >>>>>>> thanks to listmember Harold Teer for helping me source the stock Westfalia >>>>>>> light. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://www.kpcnsk.com/?p=598 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Jarrett >>>>>>> 89 Bostig'd Westy >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Neil n >>>>>> >>>>>> Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca >>>>>> >>>>>> '88 Westy http://tinyurl.com/c8rlw6p >>>>>> >>>>>> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Vanagon VAG *Gas* inline-VR Engine Swap Group: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/d7gd5ej >


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