Radio static from fluros

Thanks will check it out.

less heat means more efficiency

I've thought of LED's, a mate showed me a couple of units but I found they give more of a glow than a defined sharp light. Is this the same for all of them or are there better units available now?? If so were from and how much are they.
Thanks

A Google search will yield a whole lot of info on this subject.

I sourced my lights from

Here

and

here also

but there are a whole lot of others

Magnus

Thanks Magnus will check the sites out.

Hi, Checked out the sites you recommed and also the cold cathodes. Pity I can't see them running in person. Can you tell me which type you use for general lighting?? Have seen the torch units running and it gave an overall glow but not good enough to read by, in fact the light seemed to make my eyes strain.

No longer have the exact details but use a 3 watt Luxeon imported from the USA for general lighting cost about $50 us Plus $25 us postage if I recall rightly, making around $100 for the single light plus 2 x 60 led lights purchased here in Oz. They were priced at $90 each retail. (But are available for less)

Then I have another four 20 degree dispersion LED lights in Dichoric fittings in Jiffy boxes that cost $40 each to make. The LEDs themselves only cost $20 each from Cairns or $30 each from your local Jaycar store.

Plus some festoon LEDs also imported from the States and a wide area 24 led single pin light also imported from the states.

All up have spent close to $500 on LED lights plus about $120 on Halogen before them. Expensive to get a quiet radio.

That's what happens when you too much time on your hands.

Can't help any more than that i'm afraid.

Magnus

Ouch, expensive lighting. They seem much cheaper now. Thanks for the info may try and at least get one to see whay they are like.

Thanks, if I go this way I might be able to source a second hand one as well.

Hi,

That won't work. You have to kill the RF noise at the source.
Incidentally, I have had a couple of those 12V flouros go up in smoke!
One of them within the first 10 minutes of use.
LED's are getting very bright now, still a bit pricey for good ones, but definitely worth considering.

Cheers

Thanks hl will check out the LED's.

Thanks David Au, will look further into the LED.

Thanks Banjo, will have to look further into the LED's. So kids for us either, thank goodness!

Turn off the radio.

Just use the CD player. Fluros don't give them any problems at all. Or the DVD player for that matter. Watch a movie instead.

Magnus

Don't use the radio much when camping only if we want to check out the news but mainly only to find out what the weather is doing. Don't really even find the need to play music etc.

Thanks Wok, only reason for using fluro lighting is I can buy them for about $7 and I do like the type of light. Maybe if I find I'm running short of power I might need to look at the LED's. May just have to buy a good quality portable radio as you suggest, recall a mate buying one just before he headed around Aus.