Re: LED outdoor strip lighting Reply #25 – February 28, 2016, 01:46:00 pm A couple of things to consider. First my pictures may not show that I have no loose wires. Any wire is in a white raceway which is stuck to the side of the coach. One piece about 4 inches and the other about 5 inches, The lights when not in use are hidden when the awning is not in use. And last I added strips of Gorilla two side tape to help stick the leds to the coach. The tape on the back of the led strip is not very good. Hope this helps. Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: LED outdoor strip lighting Reply #26 – February 28, 2016, 11:12:18 pm I guess I'm just an incandescent guy in a LED world. Quote Selected
Re: LED outdoor strip lighting Reply #27 – February 29, 2016, 01:46:26 am As long as you keep your diesel engine running, it should be no problem. Trent Quote Selected
Re: LED outdoor strip lighting Reply #28 – February 29, 2016, 02:06:38 pm Here's the one's we put on ours. its made by Boogielights. i tried to get a video of the awning lights but they just blinded the camera. Quote Selected
Re: LED outdoor strip lighting Reply #29 – April 06, 2016, 03:46:20 pm FWIW, I finished my outdoor lights. I put a full roll of the waterproof 50/50 leds under my main (biggest) awning on side of coach. I put it such that the 2 wires attached for power were right at the porch light (just above which left about an inch of wire exposed). I took off the porch light and drilled 2 holes in nearest side. I then ran the led power wires in one of the holes and put a push on/push off switch in the other drilled hole. I then wired the leds to the switch and then to the porch light. So.., the porch light can be used independently from the led strip lights. If one wants more light, just push the new on off button on the side of the porch light and voila' the led strip lights are illuminated, push it again and the strip lights go off and porch light still works fine. It really lights up the area very well. No probably not enough to read a book with small print but I did change out my sewer dump hose O-ring using that as a light and could see it quite well. I did order a dimmer but did not use it as I put it all together before the dimmer arrived. Frankly with one strip not sure the dimmer is needed. If one wanted to put in 2 strips (which would really brighten things up, then I probably would recommend the dimmer). I have added three photos that should be helpful. One doesn't show much as it is dark. That is what it is like without the porch light and without the leds. The second photo shows the exact same area with the porch light and leds on (nice difference). The third is a close up of the wires going in the side of the porch light. Note the small button at the top. This is the on/off button for the leds that extend toward the back just under the larger awning. I cleaned the fiberglass with alcohol, applied the strip to the fiberglass, then applied a small amout of silicone above and below the strip along its entire length to help hold the strip lights in place. I also siliconed the porch light where the wires entered the new side hole. I did solder my electrical connections. So far so good. The only real drawback is I have to stand on the entry/coach step to turn on/off the leds. I can not reach the porch light (newly added additional) switch by standing on the ground by the FT. This is not a big deal for me (might be for someone shorter, I am almost 6 feet tall). Getting additional light now is sooo easy. Quote Selected 2 Likes
Re: LED outdoor strip lighting Reply #30 – April 08, 2016, 10:33:20 am Someone mentioned yellow lights for bugs. LED's generally operate at a frequency that does not attract bugs like an incandescent bulb so yellow is not necessary. I've replaced most of my exterior lighting at home and the cabin with LED bulbs. I ran some LED rope lights under the railing on our cabin's deck but found them to be too bright. I had intentionally bought dimable LED (some are and some aren't) and I had them connected to a light sensor so that they'd come on at night and go off during the day automatically. I set the brightness I liked but they refused to come on and off automatically while significantly dimmed. Ended up having to switch to a timer. Never figured out why the dimmer didn't like the light sensor. Quote Selected 2 Likes
Re: LED outdoor strip lighting Reply #31 – April 29, 2016, 10:57:08 am We added some LED strip lighting under the awning last night, it comes in a strip of led modules approx. 6" apart. Installed in a track system that has covers over the spacing, in total there is 22' of LED and each module is about 80 lumens, the track blends very well and is very robust. The wiring was simple as it is through body and tied into the outside lamp switch, when the awning is rolled up and stowed the light bar is completely concealed. Quote Selected 1 Likes
Re: LED outdoor strip lighting Reply #32 – April 29, 2016, 03:42:24 pm I have purchased the same led lights with track which was cut into four sections for shipping. Where did you get your power from. Any install suggestions. Tks Dan Quote Selected
Re: LED outdoor strip lighting Reply #33 – April 29, 2016, 08:06:40 pm Dan I took my power from my doorbell located inside one of the upper cabinets. I routed the wire out through the porch light. I wanted the porch light to remain separate from the leds. If you look at my earlier pictures on this post the wire came out the same hole the porch light feed does. My leds work with a remote so no switch is required. Hope this helps. Quote Selected
Re: LED outdoor strip lighting Reply #34 – April 30, 2016, 12:18:49 am I tapped into the porch light power, since you can toggle the fluorescent lights on and off from the light itself it made for a good hot wire tap. I just leave the porch lights off now and use the led's. The install was very easy, I used 3m double sided tape and prepped both the bus and the tracks with alcohol before applying. Quote Selected
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