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04-14-2019, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by walte1fr
Oh we do turn them off when we go to bed.
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Hey, if you go to bed about an hour after sundown I'm happy with that. 
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04-14-2019, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by FL420
Hey, if you go to bed about an hour after sundown I'm happy with that. |
Haha well if you’re my neighbor let me know. I don’t mind turning them off or down if it bugs the neighbors.
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04-14-2019, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by walte1fr
Haha well if you’re my neighbor let me know. I don’t mind turning them off or down if it bugs the neighbors.
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Sounds good. Maybe we can make a drinking game out of who spots the most satellites passing overhead. 
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04-14-2019, 04:34 PM
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Sounds good. Maybe we can make a drinking game out of who spots the most satellites passing overhead. |
I’ll win that one. I have an alert on my phone 5 min before each one peaks in light intensity haha
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04-14-2019, 05:01 PM
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I’ll win that one. I have an alert on my phone 5 min before each one peaks in light intensity haha
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Just a friendly mano a mano competition and you want to make it a mano a technology competition? Don't be going all "Lance Armstrong" on me now. 
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04-14-2019, 06:08 PM
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Banggood has a ton of led stuff direct China supplier if you want to go DIY. RBG can be used as pseudo white but have blue green halos in reflections. . Banggood is great place for many things.
Splice kits...tees...ends wire...in 12v or 110 convertors.
There are even RGB /cool wht. and soft wht. on Amazon. Double and triple row led
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04-14-2019, 06:09 PM
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Originally Posted by FL420
Just a friendly mano a mano competition and you want to make it a mano a technology competition? Don't be going all "Lance Armstrong" on me now. |
Hahah nope I’m just more of a nerd I guess haha
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04-14-2019, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by 153stars
Banggood has a ton of led stuff direct China supplier if you want to go DIY. RBG can be used as pseudo white but have blue green halos in reflections. . Banggood is great place for many things.
Splice kits...tees...ends wire...in 12v or 110 convertors.
There are even RGB /cool wht. and soft wht. on Amazon. Double and triple row led
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Ok I’ll have to check them out thanks.
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04-14-2019, 07:00 PM
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"Formerly Diplomat Don"
Newmar Owners Club
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Location: Moorpark, Ca.
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"walte1fr"......I added LED lights under my coach on both sides, between the wheels. I first attached them to the frame, behind the bay doors, but they shown straight down and didn't give the effect that I was looking for. I wanted them to shine more towards the patio. I went to Home Depot and bought (1/2" x 1/2" x 8') aluminum angle from the carpet department. I drilled the center of the "V" about every foot. I attached it, "V" up to the frame with self tapping screws. This gave a 45 degree angle that made the lights shine out onto the patio. It also made for a clean attachment point. With them properly set, they make for great ambient light that doesn't blind you.
I used white LED's with a dimmer, since I'm also past the age of boogie lights. I added an outdoor electrical box, with a 12 hour spa timer switch, in the bay where the wires terminated. In the evening, I would just turn on the timer so that it would go off at 11:00 pm or what ever time you desire.
When I installed the LED's, I put a dab of clear silicone over both ends and about every foot to keep the backing tape from coming loose.
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04-14-2019, 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Dutch Star Don
"walte1fr"......I added LED lights under my coach on both sides, between the wheels. I first attached them to the frame, behind the bay doors, but they shown straight down and didn't give the effect that I was looking for. I wanted them to shine more towards the patio. I went to Home Depot and bought (1/2" x 1/2" x 8') aluminum angle from the carpet department. I drilled the center of the "V" about every foot. I attached it, "V" up to the frame with self tapping screws. This gave a 45 degree angle that made the lights shine out onto the patio. It also made for a clean attachment point. With them properly set, they make for great ambient light that doesn't blind you.
I used white LED's with a dimmer, since I'm also past the age of boogie lights. I added an outdoor electrical box, with a 12 hour spa timer switch, in the bay where the wires terminated. In the evening, I would just turn on the timer so that it would go off at 11:00 pm or what ever time you desire.
When I installed the LED's, I put a dab of clear silicone over both ends and about every foot to keep the backing tape from coming loose.
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That’s exactly what I’m looking for. Did you buy “RV LEDs” or just random batch off amazon? I’m trying to figure out if the extra money gives anything extra. Do you have a picture of what you bought from Home Depot?
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04-14-2019, 07:35 PM
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Freightliner Owners Club
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Location: Hotsprings, Ar
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Boogie lights are worth the money. Several years ago I had them help me install them on my Gold Wing motorcycle and they were still working after 3 years and 65K miles.
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04-14-2019, 07:41 PM
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Originally Posted by db7512
Boogie lights are worth the money. Several years ago I had them help me install them on my Gold Wing motorcycle and they were still working after 3 years and 65K miles.
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That’s great. I’m wondering if there are any first hand stories of a cheap version failing.
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04-14-2019, 07:51 PM
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"Formerly Diplomat Don"
Newmar Owners Club
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Moorpark, Ca.
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Here is the aluminum at HD
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt...2677/204273980
I bought just regular LED's and learned that they don't all work the same. I bought a couple of different dimers and remotes, that didn't play well with the LED's. I would buy something that comes as a system, to make sure they will work.
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04-14-2019, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Dutch Star Don
Here is the aluminum at HD
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt...2677/204273980
I bought just regular LED's and learned that they don't all work the same. I bought a couple of different dimers and remotes, that didn't play well with the LED's. I would buy something that comes as a system, to make sure they will work. |
Ok thank you very much.
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