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LED question
I'd like to add a strip of led's to our closet...can the strip just be wired to the current fixture switch?
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10-06-2017, 07:50 PM
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Yes, if you get 12 volt LED's
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10-06-2017, 09:45 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lp5151
I'd like to add a strip of led's to our closet...can the strip just be wired to the current fixture switch?
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Most LED strips are polarity sensitive so if they don't work the first time, reverse the wires.
I prefer the cool white for inside a closet. If for example you have a pair of black socks and dark blue socks, it's easier (at least for me) to see the difference with cool. (cool white sometimes looks blue and many don't like that for that reason). I prefer the warm white light in the living portion of the
RV.
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10-07-2017, 07:38 AM
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Yes, I did exactly the same thing last spring on our "New-to-Us" Southwind. The LED strip lights up the entire closet, and there's no linger a bulb to get hot.
As mentioned by others, the LEDs may be sensitive to correct polarity. Here's short article on how I did mine:
Closet LED light conversion – 1999 Southwind 35S
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10-07-2017, 08:47 PM
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Thank you
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10-07-2017, 10:41 PM
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Quote:
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I'd like to add a strip of led's to our closet...can the strip just be wired to the current fixture switch?
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I'm assuming the current fixture switch and current fixture are NOT powered by 120V AC?
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10-07-2017, 10:51 PM
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Quote:
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I'm assuming the current fixture switch and current fixture are NOT powered by 120V AC?
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True
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10-08-2017, 10:48 AM
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Yes, if you get 12 volt LED's
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Yup!  
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10-08-2017, 12:02 PM
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If you use the 12 volt flexible light strips, get a 12 volt pigtail that the light strip will plug into......there's an arrow on each to keep polarity correct
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10-08-2017, 07:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bob caldwell
If you use the 12 volt flexible light strips, get a 12 volt pigtail that the light strip will plug into......there's an arrow on each to keep polarity correct
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Thank you, got them ordered 
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10-08-2017, 07:12 PM
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We have installed several strips of the LEDs in ours and love them.
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10-08-2017, 07:13 PM
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Thank you, got them ordered |
They also make an RF controller that is better then the RI style....
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10-08-2017, 08:46 PM
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Quote:
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They also make an RF controller that is better then the RI style....
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Not familiar with either item 
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10-08-2017, 09:00 PM
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Not familiar with either item |
RF works like a tv remote....RF doesn't use line of sight....could be clear across room, have RF controller outside, and it'll still work it functions
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