LED lighting - Some cheap, some not. Kinda long.
I've seen both the LED cluster lights and the
masthead/anchor light you mention. The LED clusters
are meant to replace conventional single or double
contact bayonet bulbs. For use from conventional
lighter sockets as a map light there's a coil cord
with lighter plug available from Davis.
I don't think that the output pattern from these
bulbs would be suitable for navigation lights, even
though the bases might fit some fixtures.
The masthead/anchor lights are conventional
incandescent ( not LED ) bulbs, one with lesser output
and current draw ( .074A ) and one with more ( .220A
). The exception to this is the utility light which
includes red and yellow LED's in addition to the light
bulb for even lower power consumption and night vision
preservation.
On a similar note, has everyone seen some of the LED
flashlights available? Great battery life, though it
comes at the loss of some brightness compared to
conventional flashlights. Addionally, many of the
lights are truly tiny and some are totally waterproof.
Quality white LED's are not cheap, and decent lights
need quite a few, so the lights themselves are not
cheap. I've got several because my personal interest.
Photon micro light ( on my keychain ) The size of
thick quarter - one LED. Great backup light, next time
I'd get a waterproof one or a Pocket Bright.
PAL light - a little bigger than a 9V battery. Great
beam, easy to find in the dark since it glows faintly
all the time. Skip the PAL gold, the beam is too
narrow to be useful.
Eternalight - Neat, lots of features, lots of light.
switchgear could be more durable.
MINI TREK - My favorite. NO SAILOR SHOULD BE WITHOUT
ONE. Tiny, Waterproof, durable, long battery life,
bright. Hang it from your neck while you work, hang it
from the ceiling and light up the room. If you fall
overboard it might save your life.
6 LED flashLED - Nice quality, thought it would be
brighter. Lots of money for a light.
Try these links:
http://www.ccrane.com- Waterproof LED flashlights as
well as great radios. They make the MINI TREK light.
or
http://www.deepcreekdesign.com/- Masthead lights
and running lights, though not cheap. Their interior
lights use surface mounted devices with very wide
beams.
or
http://www.taylormadegroup.com/frames/ftech.html-
Taylorbright makes LED running lights that use a
proprietary LED cluster. Very bright, I've seen them.
The site has a downloadable PDF datasheet.
or
http://www.theledlight.com- Great source for you to
find what you need to wire up your boat for all LED
interior lighting.
or
http://www.glow-bug.com- Wide variety of LED
flashlights, from the tiny photon II to the Billet
aluminum 24LED $289 action light.
I've been playing with these things for a little while
now, please feel free to write me with questions.
Eric Udell
Fascinated with Bolger's designs, contemplating
construction of Clam Skiff.
masthead/anchor light you mention. The LED clusters
are meant to replace conventional single or double
contact bayonet bulbs. For use from conventional
lighter sockets as a map light there's a coil cord
with lighter plug available from Davis.
I don't think that the output pattern from these
bulbs would be suitable for navigation lights, even
though the bases might fit some fixtures.
The masthead/anchor lights are conventional
incandescent ( not LED ) bulbs, one with lesser output
and current draw ( .074A ) and one with more ( .220A
). The exception to this is the utility light which
includes red and yellow LED's in addition to the light
bulb for even lower power consumption and night vision
preservation.
On a similar note, has everyone seen some of the LED
flashlights available? Great battery life, though it
comes at the loss of some brightness compared to
conventional flashlights. Addionally, many of the
lights are truly tiny and some are totally waterproof.
Quality white LED's are not cheap, and decent lights
need quite a few, so the lights themselves are not
cheap. I've got several because my personal interest.
Photon micro light ( on my keychain ) The size of
thick quarter - one LED. Great backup light, next time
I'd get a waterproof one or a Pocket Bright.
PAL light - a little bigger than a 9V battery. Great
beam, easy to find in the dark since it glows faintly
all the time. Skip the PAL gold, the beam is too
narrow to be useful.
Eternalight - Neat, lots of features, lots of light.
switchgear could be more durable.
MINI TREK - My favorite. NO SAILOR SHOULD BE WITHOUT
ONE. Tiny, Waterproof, durable, long battery life,
bright. Hang it from your neck while you work, hang it
from the ceiling and light up the room. If you fall
overboard it might save your life.
6 LED flashLED - Nice quality, thought it would be
brighter. Lots of money for a light.
Try these links:
http://www.ccrane.com- Waterproof LED flashlights as
well as great radios. They make the MINI TREK light.
or
http://www.deepcreekdesign.com/- Masthead lights
and running lights, though not cheap. Their interior
lights use surface mounted devices with very wide
beams.
or
http://www.taylormadegroup.com/frames/ftech.html-
Taylorbright makes LED running lights that use a
proprietary LED cluster. Very bright, I've seen them.
The site has a downloadable PDF datasheet.
or
http://www.theledlight.com- Great source for you to
find what you need to wire up your boat for all LED
interior lighting.
or
http://www.glow-bug.com- Wide variety of LED
flashlights, from the tiny photon II to the Billet
aluminum 24LED $289 action light.
I've been playing with these things for a little while
now, please feel free to write me with questions.
Eric Udell
Fascinated with Bolger's designs, contemplating
construction of Clam Skiff.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Etherington
To:bolger@egroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2001 2:27 PM
Subject: [bolger] Low Cost LED Running Lights
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