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LED T8 and T5 upgrades
Joel Weiss:
I can't speak to what you will see at rallies; they're not our style. From what I've seen in our years of full-timing, far too many RVers seem to feel it necessary to keep their coaches as close as possible to how they were delivered from the manufacturer. To us that is dull.
Mike Humble:
Greg,
Regarding your comment about attending a BAC rally, they are all different. The International Rallies do have some vendors, although not like a show. The last two at Kerrville and Hemet have had a LED lighting vendor and I did learn some from them. The smaller rallies offer an opportunity to talk one on one with other Beaver owners. The upcoming International Rallies are in Branson MO, Rayne LA, and Canyonville, OR. Hope to meet you at one of these or a Regional Rally.
Mike
Michael Yaki:
Replaced all of our 18" fluorescents with LEDs obtained from Joe Brignolo at cabinbright.com at a much lower price. Easy to install and Brignolo is easy to work with. Very pleased with the results - brighter lights and less draw on electricity.
Joel Weiss:
--- Quote from: Michael Yaki on May 12, 2015, 04:06:57 AM ---Replaced all of our 18" fluorescents with LEDs obtained from Joe Brignolo at cabinbright.com at a much lower price. Easy to install and Brignolo is easy to work with. Very pleased with the results - brighter lights and less draw on electricity.
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I have no idea what you're comparing cabinbright's prices to but I was able to convert an 18" fixture for ~$25 using LED strips. By way of comparison cabinbright is charging $62 for a single 18" fixture. They seem to feel that there is something "superior" about the fact that their product isn't an LED strip. If you believe that and enjoy spending more money, then, by all mean, buy from cabinbright.
Dick Simonis:
I also upgraded the lights in our PT using the Cabin bright modular product. Joe is easy to work with.
http://www.cabinbright.com/shop/warm-white/fled12r-144/
However I see he is only offering these in WW now as opposed to the ~4100K units he offered earlier. I did look at using strip lights but had a tough time getting enough chips in the fixture to achieve comparable or greater brightness and his product was easy. When done the cabin was nice and bright.
My biggest grip with LED conversions in general has been finding modules that are at least as bright as what is being replaced when you compare the lumens.
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