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Reply #61 –
Jack

Foretravel nick name...."Rocket Ships"

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Reply #63 –
Jack, connect bigger wire to the smaller wire close to the lights.  16 ga is good or even 18 ga for short runs is OK too.

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Reply #64 –
Thanks, Roger.

jk

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Reply #65 –
Wow!  Tommy, a great idea an fix for those left over short led's.  Now, I have more to do on front and back overhead lights!  Someone else questioned the heat these little lights give off and was wondering how they have done up there on the front cap?  I know when I was installing in the bay a long strip, of course when I hooked the wires up the light came on and yes, it does get hot and quickly.  Had to get the gloves out to handle, but boy, they sure do light up the bay area!  lol

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Reply #66 –
Quote from: juicesqueezer –
Wow!  Tommy, a great idea an fix for those left over short led's.  Now, I have more to do on front and back overhead lights!  Someone else questioned the heat these little lights give off and was wondering how they have done up there on the front cap?  I know when I was installing in the bay a long strip, of course when I hooked the wires up the light came on and yes, it does get hot and quickly.  Had to get the gloves out to handle, but boy, they sure do light up the bay area!  lol

Haven't really been able to use them at night yet so I won't be able to tell until I do.  Like most I try to avoid night driving and with the Coronavirus thing we haven't been out, much less at night.  I will turn them on tonight and shoot them with infrared gauge tonight and report back.

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Reply #67 –
Best $30.00 spent....Used old piece of diamond plate in large one's, with 2 strips each.
Gutted the rest of the lights, and put 1 strip each. Plenty of light.
Took a couple of 1" cut off's, and gutted the engine light, installed them there.
Put one, under the lip of belt trim when comp door is open, lights up BBQ.
Have 2 spares left over
Took maybe 45 min.-1 hour to do.
Chris

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Reply #68 –
Chis, good call on the engine compartment for lights.  Next job after the clearance lights!  Yes, Tommy, we don't travel at night at all, just nice to see them lit up for easier saying thanks to the truckers who blink their light to let us know when to come back in.  Always good to be nice to the truckers who are out there making a living while we enjoy the fruits of our labors from past jobs and travel the highways and byways of this great country!

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Reply #69 –
Joe, shot the lights with infrared but couldn't get a good reading, think it was too far away. Running lights down low were around 50 degrees but when I tried to shoot the marker lights up high it was reading funky like 8 degrees.  Like I say must be too far for my inexpensive brand.

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Reply #70 –
Thanks for trying Tommy!  I have about 6-7 small strips left and short wire connectors, so will be a good start on the back end anyway!

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Reply #71 –
Found another use for these LED strips.  Removed the three bulbs from the bathroom vanity lights and replaced with an LED strip. Light is great in the Warm White.  Used the old bulb base by breaking out the glass, drilling through the bottom, and soldered the negative to the inside of the bulb base and pushed the positive through the bottom and soldered it. Then filled the bulb base with hot glue. 

Works great, just twist it in light a regular bulb, hot glued the strip to the three bulb sockets, and back in business !

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Reply #72 –
This is the second coach I have used the strip led light. The first coach I had in for 5 years and they were still working like the day I
put them in. I like the 5000 color and were I get my led lights they have different brightness in the different colors.

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Reply #73 –
This is the second coach I have put  the led strips in. The first coach were in for 5 years and when I sold the coach they were working
the same as the day I put them in. I like the 5000 color and when I went to by them for this coach the girl showed me that they
had different brightness in the different colors. I choose what I had before as I was happy with what I had.

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Reply #74 –
Just ordered 3 sets of ten to do all my light fixtures inside and outside porch light and all the bays may even do the engine bay as well.  Finished up the interior today.  Beyond pleased with the outcome and brightness of the new lights, now to get the bays all converted as well.
 

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Reply #75 –
Just a quick update. The strips are holding strong with only the original double sided tape. Many of mikes and temperature swings!