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LED Fishing/camping lights
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:44 pm
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
and at the "oh yeah!" end are these
http://db.hella.com.au/cgi-bin/catalogu ... maint=2872
http://db.hella.com.au/cgi-bin/catalogu ... maint=2976
Anyone using any of these or something else (LED based) that they could suggest?
Re: LED Fishing/camping lights
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:29 pm
by PJ.zook
PCRman wrote:
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.
Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:18 pm
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?
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:51 am
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'
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:13 am
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!
might go and price the smaller narva one and the autolamps one today
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:42 am
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!
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. !!!!!!!!
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:47 am
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?
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:01 am
by jop
We use the smaller ones at work - about $200
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:04 am
by jop
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.
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:09 am
by PCRman
The globes are and available from?
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:39 am
by jop
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
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:41 pm
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.
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:48 pm
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
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:52 pm
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.