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05-26-2013, 08:38 AM
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Rivet Master
2011 31' Classic
Nellysford
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Indirect Lighting Upgrade
1999 Excella Classic - So, after looking at the lighting accents in that new Italian Land Yacht I wanted some of that indirect look. It was easy. A 50-inch strip of LED modules with peel-and-stick backing, a simple dimmer, and bingo! Fed the lead down through a small hole in the top to the existing radio unit.
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2011 31' Classic Ltd. - The Silver Otter III
2013 GMC Denali 2500HD 6.6 DuraMax - Sierra Blanca
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05-26-2013, 09:26 AM
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Rivet Master
Commercial Member
Vintage Kin Owner
Naples
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Looks Great!
Lot's of amazing variations coming out in LED now.
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05-26-2013, 02:21 PM
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Rivet Master
2011 31' Classic
Nellysford
, Virginia
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Thanks, Lewster! We all value the advice you give us here.
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2011 31' Classic Ltd. - The Silver Otter III
2013 GMC Denali 2500HD 6.6 DuraMax - Sierra Blanca
TAC VA-18 | Life Mbr ACI 1927 - Spirit of Virginia Club | AIR 53869
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05-26-2013, 02:28 PM
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Rivet Master
Commercial Member
Vintage Kin Owner
Naples
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Silver Otter
Thanks, Lewster! We all value the advice you give us here.
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THANKS!
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05-26-2013, 05:31 PM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
, Texas
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Channing
WBCCI# 30676
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05-27-2013, 09:47 AM
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Rivet Master
2011 31' Classic
Nellysford
, Virginia
Join Date: Mar 2011
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Nice, Channing! I like the look left and right, too!
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Greg Heuer, Spirit of Virginia Airstream Club
2011 31' Classic Ltd. - The Silver Otter III
2013 GMC Denali 2500HD 6.6 DuraMax - Sierra Blanca
TAC VA-18 | Life Mbr ACI 1927 - Spirit of Virginia Club | AIR 53869
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05-27-2013, 10:05 AM
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Rivet Master
1964 19' Globetrotter
South Kingstown
, Rhode Island
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Thats great- I want to do indirect in ours as well, what kind of LED tape did you use? Did you need a separate driver or could you just hook it straight to the 12V system?
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05-27-2013, 12:20 PM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Globie64
Thats great- I want to do indirect in ours as well, what kind of LED tape did you use? Did you need a separate driver or could you just hook it straight to the 12V system?
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I got the led strip and dimmer/driver off Amazon. Don't recall vendor but can
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05-27-2013, 12:25 PM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
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Join Date: Feb 2013
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I can get the names but you may be able to find better!
If you can't find then ask and I will try to find my sources.
I used the 3500 Kelvin for "warm white". But you can go over 4000K and it looks like close encounters of the fourth kind.
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Channing
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05-27-2013, 02:32 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 19' Globetrotter
South Kingstown
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Thanks- I've been wanting to replace the existing spot lamp bulbs with LED, but I'd use 2700- 3000k to be more like incandescent. I'll look on Amazon-
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05-28-2013, 06:41 AM
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Rivet Master
1999 34' Excella
Currently Looking...
Hillsboro
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Globie64
Thanks- I've been wanting to replace the existing spot lamp bulbs with LED, but I'd use 2700- 3000k to be more like incandescent. I'll look on Amazon-
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Globie,
With the 3500 and dimmer I can adjust brightness and somewhat color too.
The 3500 look like new incandescent. But then I am a bit color blind.
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05-28-2013, 07:28 AM
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Rivet Master
2011 31' Classic
Nellysford
, Virginia
Join Date: Mar 2011
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I got my strip and dimmer from a small company in Illinois. $29.00 includes shipping. I hooked directly to the 12v power for the radio in the cabinet. PM me for getting one and I'll look up the data.
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2011 31' Classic Ltd. - The Silver Otter III
2013 GMC Denali 2500HD 6.6 DuraMax - Sierra Blanca
TAC VA-18 | Life Mbr ACI 1927 - Spirit of Virginia Club | AIR 53869
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05-28-2013, 05:05 PM
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Rivet Master
1964 19' Globetrotter
South Kingstown
, Rhode Island
Join Date: Dec 2004
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Thanks for the contacts- I'm stoked to try some of the tape in other locations in the trailer and a dimmer (reasonably priced) is a huge plus.
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05-31-2013, 10:50 AM
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Rivet Master
1978 25' Tradewind
Metro Phoenix
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I've got a couple places where we removed drapes to put in miniblinds but left the valence where I'm gonna put LED strips. I haven't made up my mind yet between the select-able color strips or just a warm white.
In Arizona, glue doesn't work. Anything glued falls off when it gets hot.... and I'm talking Real Freakin' hot. I wonder what else would work...??
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