Thanks you just saved me like 150$👍👍

Outstanding tutorial! Not a wasted moment... Nice product too...

The LED strips are a great low cost find. I will put them in my abrasive blasting cabinet.

Love this channel!😊

They look great

Dude thank you so much! I have 5 of these in my 03 jayco 5th wheel and my wife and I refuse to use them because they make the home feel like a hospital! Ours are a bit smaller than yours but hoping we can do this same thing with the more orange/daylight light.

I installed similar led strips to replace the 12 volt fluorescents in my motorhome. They worked for awhile then the odd led started flickering. On checking further I have found that that the strips are rated at 12 volts and if that 12 volts is not varied from they work great. But, in the motorhome the voltage can get as high as 15 volts from the vehicle alternator or 14.6 volts from your charging converter. 12 volt leds don’t like that higher voltage and will eventually fail unless voltage limits are used. I’ve installed the inexpensive buck converters to regulate the voltage to the leds and it fits well in the fixture in the old ballast location.

@1D10CRACY

Жыл бұрын

This is very correct and this is a great tip! For anyone reading this thread, because charging voltage is higher than resting battery voltage, this can sometimes be an issue. Specifically a lot of cheaper LED strips can't handle the higher voltage and you could burn them out. This also depends on how the 12 volt system is incorporated into your RV. Some newer RV's isolate the 12 volt system with a built in buck/boost preventing over and under voltage issues. But yes, a mini buck converter can be purchased for a few bucks or you could do a larger one, similar to what I did on my 1970 Winnebago. kzread.info/dash/bejne/k2d1zZSdcZOeaZc.html

@ceeferr106

11 ай бұрын

Link to converter to stabilize volts please

Great product! Any clever ideas if your application doesn't happen to have any form of diffuser?

Awesome dude! Subed! we have a Monaco sam build as Holiday rambler. we dry camp a lot so I was thinking of getting the bright ones and put one strip maybe down the middle to cut that power down to .75 amp. My question is do you think that it would be bright enough? or are you saying all 5 of your lights are 1.5 amps all on?

New to wago connectors! Did you put hot (black) in one and ground (white/red) in another?

Great video, well spoken. I must know what those cutter/strippers are called??

@1D10CRACY

6 ай бұрын

Thanks! The stripper/ cutters are made by Ascend Tools. I did a video about them a while back. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJl-w7yml6iTibA.html

Hello again 1D10CRACY Thank you for another Great Video 👍 I did something similar in my kitchen. I and a friend changed out my cellung light to Led. What a difference they make. I paid $65 dollars for one light. I think it took 30 minutes to complete. But I do like how you kept the same fixture. Again thank you 😊

How have they held up with the various voltages in the motorhome since it's been months since you did this project?

@1D10CRACY

Жыл бұрын

So far no issues. If I have any fail, I will place a pinned comment under the video. On my 1970 Winnebago, I power all the 12 volt devices through a large buck-boost. Another option would be to use a micro buck-boost on every light fixture. But so far, I haven't had to do anything. ;)

@davidlynch1517

Жыл бұрын

@@1D10CRACY I'm curious if anybody has wired them in directly without a buck booster and if they have failed?

@davidlynch1517

Жыл бұрын

When you cut them does it look like the PCB can be soldered together since I'll take my extra pieces and make a 12-in strip to put in my bathroom fixtures?

@davidlynch1517

Жыл бұрын

​@@1D10CRACYWhen you cut them does it look like the PCB can be soldered together since I'll take my extra pieces and make a 12-in strip to put in my bathroom fixtures?

Can someone put a link to the buck converter please, I tried and everything I saw was converting from 12v to 5v. I need something small that can buffer volts greater than 12v (e.g., generator or shore power spikes) I have 13 12-18” ceiling lights to change from fluorescent to LED in a 2004 tiffin. Please, I don’t want to crisp my family, if changing to led is fire hazard please give work around as daylight 12v tubes hard to find. I keep reading led tubes lack volt balance and can cause noise in dc causing wide range issues in RV such as hvac reading dreaded 00 error code and when led tube lights removed all issues resolved. Since led tube replacements lack volt balance I figured I would just use led strips with … something to regulate to 12v, but don’t know how/what UL/CE approved component would be. Help please

@1D10CRACY

11 ай бұрын

If your led lights cannot handle the fluctuating charging voltage, then a regulator or buck boost may be your answer. A buck boost is nice because it will not only decrease over voltages, but will also increase under voltages. As for finding them, do a search on eBay for "12 volt buck boost". Make sure what you decide to use can handle the current of your fixtures. I'm also not sure you will find any that are UL/CE listed, so buy with caution.

LEDS failing. We bought some JOYLIT from Amazon. emitters are individually failing over a 2 week period. I am guessing they do not like the heat in the fixture.

@1D10CRACY

2 ай бұрын

Maybe, or they don't like the higher voltage from the charge controller. So far these are all still working.

Where do I find the strips?

Where do I find the strip lights?

@1D10CRACY

Жыл бұрын

Amazon, there should be a link in the description.