Jaycar 12VDC Flexible 21 LED Lights
Submitted: Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 16:29
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Cruisergxl
Has anyone bought one of these from Jaycar for $30
12VDC Flexible 21 LED Lights
STOCK-CODE: SL3950
I was just wondering if they throw out a good light. They have 21 of the "super bright" LEDs though they don't claim to be LUXEONS. I want to use it to light the tailgate of my 80 series. Are they a worthy replacement of a fluorescent lamp?
Thanks in advance,
Chris
Reply By: Flash - Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 17:50
Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 17:50
No, but I'm interested too. I'm off to Jaycar in the morning to look at them and other available lights.
(Luxeons are about $15 each for the 1 watt, so they're definitely not Luxeons.)
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Reply By: Rod W - Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 18:44
Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 18:44
Wouldn't waste me money.
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Reply By: drivesafe - Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 19:54
Thursday, Mar 03, 2005 at 19:54
Hi Cruisergxl, the super
bright LEDs are just that, very
bright standard LEDs
The LUXEONs, although a type of LED, they are a very different type of light, they usually require a heat sink and something that most people are unaware of is that many if not all of the LUXEONs type LEDs are supplied with a Class 2 eye protection warning so looking at them may be very harmful to your sight.
As for the Super
Bright LEDs, I have played around with different types and have not been all that impressed with the results.
Having said that, there have been a number of posting here and elsewhere by people how have found them very useful so it may pay you to do a lot of research depending on what you want them for.
Cheers
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Reply By: Swine Hunter - Friday, Mar 04, 2005 at 05:04
Friday, Mar 04, 2005 at 05:04
Hi there,
If you want LED's my suggestion is www.ledlenser.com not sure if they sell components but think they would. I use various models of thier lights for work, and they are simply the brightest, and best made I have seen.
Lots of my colleagues see my lights, and ask about them, because they are so damn good. Not supa cheap, but worth every cent.
German made and first class.
Cheers,
Wayne
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Reply By: Cruisergxl - Friday, Mar 04, 2005 at 07:45
Friday, Mar 04, 2005 at 07:45
Thanks everyone for your answers. Perhaps I'll be able to persuade them to turn them on in the
shop, though I guess they'd look like Christmas tree lights in a
well lit
shop!
Cheers,
Chris
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Reply By: phil - Friday, Mar 04, 2005 at 14:23
Friday, Mar 04, 2005 at 14:23
Hi,
A flourescent will give you about twice the amount of light compared with LEDs Flouros are still by far the most efficient converter of electricity to light. However the directionality of LEDs may overcome this in some applications. LEDs also last almost forever.
Phil I
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Reply By: Davo - Saturday, Mar 05, 2005 at 08:45
Saturday, Mar 05, 2005 at 08:45
I use 3 of these lights with my camper. While not a huge light output, you can easily wash &
cook by them. We have 1 for the kids to use as a reading light - no problems.
Low power use is great - small 18amp/hr battery in camper lasts for ages.
(Flouro used to last about 5 nights - these 2-3 times.)
I also glued magnets to the back of them & can stick them where required.
One final thing I did was to wire up the switch supplied with them as follows:
- cut +ve wire about 100-150mm from light.
- crimp lug or solder the cut wires to switch.
- 'fold' wires back on themselves & wrap fully in electrical tape.
The reason for this is to have a small switch to operate light. By taping in the above way, the swith 'dangles' off the end of the light for easy access, whilst the rest of the wire is out of the way.
Crude but effective.
Davo
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