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LED Fishing/camping lights

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LED Fishing/camping lights

Post by PCRman »

Doesn't seem to be much about these in any threads I can find. I'd post this in auto-electrical but I want to know more about practicality and suitability not how to wire them up.

I'm after a LED work light for fishing and camping. I've welded a cut down tent pole to my spare wheel carrier so I can adjust a light up and down. I'm after fairly diffuse light that won't draw too much current (~1.25A max) out of my tiny ~60Ah aux battery but will light up a decent work area.

At the cheap end I've found these.
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1x-60-LED-CABIN- ... 518d8fed77

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/PAIR-of-WHITE-LE ... 1e58bb599c

at the expensive end I've found these

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/LED-Work-Lamp-12 ... 334e02833b

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and at the "oh yeah!" end are these

http://db.hella.com.au/cgi-bin/catalogu ... maint=2872
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http://db.hella.com.au/cgi-bin/catalogu ... maint=2976
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Anyone using any of these or something else (LED based) that they could suggest?
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Re: LED Fishing/camping lights

Post by PJ.zook »

PCRman wrote:Image

Anyone using any of these or something else (LED based) that they could suggest?
A mate is running two of these on his boat. They seem to be holding up nice and throw quite a bit of light.
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Post by rumpig89 »

my bro is running the same one as above as a reverse light. Awesome amount of light. Possibly too much of a concentrated/direct light for what your after?
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Post by jop »

The hella 'oh yeah' ones aren't much chop, try the new narva one - cheaper with double the light output.

http://www.narva.com.au/latestrelease

Bloody hell, just noticed the big 2000 lumen puppy - 'oh yeah'
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Post by PCRman »

jop wrote:The hella 'oh yeah' ones aren't much chop, try the new narva one - cheaper with double the light output.

http://www.narva.com.au/latestrelease

Bloody hell, just noticed the big 2000 lumen puppy - 'oh yeah'
very noice! :D

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might go and price the smaller narva one and the autolamps one today
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Post by GUtripper »

PCRman wrote:
jop wrote:The hella 'oh yeah' ones aren't much chop, try the new narva one - cheaper with double the light output.

http://www.narva.com.au/latestrelease

Bloody hell, just noticed the big 2000 lumen puppy - 'oh yeah'
very noice! :D

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might go and price the smaller narva one and the autolamps one today
Good luck, the retail list price on either the Narva Delta 72466 or the 72467 is....... $695. !!!!!!!!
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Post by PCRman »

GUtripper wrote:Good luck, the retail list price on either the Narva Delta 72466 or the 72467 is....... $695. !!!!!!!!
What about the smaller one, that being the 72449?
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We use the smaller ones at work - about $200
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If you after a smaller cheaper one have a look at the end of this thread
http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/show ... 991&page=2

The same led will fit in a water proof pond light fitting from bunnings or similar.
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Post by PCRman »

jop wrote:If you after a smaller cheaper one have a look at the end of this thread
http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/forum/show ... 991&page=2

The same led will fit in a water proof pond light fitting from bunnings or similar.
The globes are and available from?
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http://prismaled.com.au/cart.php?target ... gory_id=60

He is using this holder in his interior
http://prismaled.com.au/cart.php?target ... gory_id=61

You will need one of these to connect it
http://prismaled.com.au/cart.php?target ... gory_id=70

I don't work for them, but i use their gear for my camping and home lighting, good products
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Post by PCRman »

Got prices on the Hella's $385 each

On the little Narva $275

On the LED autolamp $225

found the hella on ebay for $240 and the autolamp for $180 got to have a think about it now.

Jop, I checked out pond lights at bunnings but they are all butt ugly and too big for how much spread I would get on the light. The only one I found that was any good took a G6.35 globe. I can't find any LED replacements for these but I might see if I can mod the lamp to take one of those MR16 bases. Rather than using a transformer I've got a 12V reg that I would use. Thanks for the info.
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Post by jop »

I found a stainless pond light a few years ago removed the dodgy leds and fitted the above led, using a bit of good silicon to 'glue' it to the front glass of the pond light.
Fitted the mr-16 plug to the internal wiring - sweet

Similar to this but less than a third of the price - http://prismaled.com.au/cart.php?target ... gory_id=88
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Post by pongo »

we found that by using head lamp led torches, and a few solar garden lights we have pretty well elminated the need for any additional lighting.
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