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[Robl]

I stumbled on this site two weeks ago and have been checking almost every day! Great information and great links.

I have been "into" the white LED scene for about two years now, I purchased the 2 LED light from C Crane and got hooked. I have several lights that I have purchased, built, converted, as well as a string of LED lights for my camper. I am always the only non-electric site with lights!

Right now I am attempting to build a light fixture for my RV using wide angle white LEDs but have had limited success due to the number of LEDs required to get any real area coverage.

I have many questions so I hope to learn much more in the near future.

Thanks,

Rob Lefebvre
Green Bay, WI

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[Badbeams3]

One of my dreams is to buy a small, nice used motor home...rent my house...and move to...maybe Quartsite (desert)...I saw a article in National Geographics and for 100 bucks you can stay for a year...no power...no water...but I think they have folks that drive around with big tanks and sell water and haul garbage...for a fee of course. I would use a swamp cooler for airconditioning...and a solar heated hot water tank (on a trailer towed behind, empty untill you arrive) for heating on winter nights. Power of coures would be solar (I think 7 100 watt panels will do). Satalite TV, Cellphone, food would be my only reacuring expense (for the most part).

The idea is to live cheap and save money so I can buy a nicer home some day (with pool).

Anyway, welcome Rob!

 

[KenBar]

I don't know if this would be of interest. It uses some surface mount parts inside...it is pretty durable.

It is 12 volts, .7W ie it lasts quite some time. It has 10 LED's and is made in Germany. It is called SOLLED. It was made in Memmingen, Germany. I think they call them Steca lamps. I have about 5 of them. A small solar pannel will charge enough to use daily. They are "yellow" which strangely I find more pleasing during long power outages.

I originally ordered a "combo color" which simulated white but I was sent these by accident and I never returned then but ordered quite a few more.

 

[KenBar]

This might be of use... They make a nice entry level controller that has all the features of a large Trace etc. I have both and prefer the simpler versions...they work great for charging batteries for use with LED's. Almost anything will work due to nature of led's...
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In 1976 Steca was founded as a manufacturing workshop. Today we are a modern middle-class enterprise situated in Memmingen, an ancient free city, surrounded by its charming area. From here we deliver up-to-date electronics world-wide. We have devided our activities into four business fields to fulfill the high market demands: precision electronics for development and production of electronical complete systems, solar electronics for photovoltaics and solar thermal battery charging systems cable technic. We are endeavoured to follow, together with our customer, the plain idea to the final product. Therefore a customer- and cost-oriented development and production with modern organisation structures are obvious.
Business type: manufacturer
Product types: DC to AC power inverters, battery charge controllers, portable power systems, photovoltaic systems, battery chargers, solar electric power systems, solar charge controllers, solar thermal controllers.
Address: Mammostrasse 1, 87700 Memmingen, Germany
Telephone: +49/(0)8331/8558-0
FAX: +49/(0)8331/8558-11
Web Site: http://www.steca.de <http://www.sourceguides.com/energy/cgi-bin/clickthru.cgi?URL=http://www.steca.de>
E-mail: [email protected] <http://www.sourceguides.com/energy/cgi-bin/[email protected]>
CLICK on British flag to get English at web site above...

 

[RonM]

Welcome aboard!

Here's a product from Hella Marine that I use on my boat (12V system). It's not all that bright but uses only 0.7W.

Hella Light at West Marine

The pictures show 3 LEDs per fixture but mine have 4 each.

You might also want to check out Holly Solar for their low voltage LED fixtures. Holly Solar