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skeeler Newbie
Joined: 11 Aug 2005 Posts: 23 City: Omaha
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Posted: Aug 11, 2005 11:13 am Post subject: DIY LED Lights? |
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Looking for some info on doing an LED interior light installation. I am pretty comfortable on the installation, but was wondering if anyone out there knew of any suppliers or some wiring diagrams? If you have any photos of some installations you have done that would be great.
Thanks, Shawn |
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wakessories Soul Rider
Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Posts: 283
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Jensen Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Posts: 3108 City: Chico
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Posted: Aug 14, 2005 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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i would go with leds, not neons or cold cathodes, they just don't look as natural. for wiring diagrams and a great place to order leds go to www.lsdiodes.com or www.123leds.com i've had experience at both places and they are good. how are you going to install these? i would make a good strand outside the boat by soldering the legs together in parallel, then put them in a home made plastic tubing thats kind of foggy and then patch the possitive wire to a 5v or 12v source and then ground the negative.
the reason why i suggest putting them in a plastic tubing or something like that is to help distribute the light so the lights aren't as "spotty." putting hot glue over the lights is also a consideration, although it can alter the color slightly. good luck with your install, let me know if you have any problems. |
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Jensen Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Posts: 3108 City: Chico
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Posted: Aug 14, 2005 6:11 pm Post subject: |
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btw, heres a another good explanation http://xbox.pablot.com/xbox/?site=casemodding&submenu=leds
and heres a resistor calculator, YOU WILL NEED TO USE RESISTORS!! otherwise you'll burn your leds or under power them. you can get them for cheap at radioshack.
but do not buy leds at radioshack, only resistors.
http://sickmods.net/resistorcalc.html
when using the calculator, use the advanced version, because your leds will be different ratings than the simple version uses as default.
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tmbrown Outlaw
Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Posts: 218 City: East Roseville
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Posted: Aug 22, 2005 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Something I did along the sides of my boat... used LED under-car kits up under the sides... you can't see them - but they light up the cubby's down either side of the boat. The kit had two 4ft and two 3ft sections - so I mounted them end-to-end for 7ft down each side. I threw out the flasher control they used and combined the 5-segments into just solid bars... then actually hooked them up to a $5 music controller. When I'm on the river at night, the go with the beat of the music and look kinda cool. Total cost - about $70, and I didn't have to worry about the resistors, etc. |
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Jensen Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Posts: 3108 City: Chico
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Posted: Aug 23, 2005 2:10 pm Post subject: |
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tmbrown, thats one way to go but i just don't think the cc's look that good. there way more expensive and don't look as natural.
i can put leds throughout my boat for under 30. u just have to buy on ebay. |
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mgswed Newbie
Joined: 02 Aug 2005 Posts: 32
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Posted: Aug 24, 2005 5:31 am Post subject: |
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wakeboardertj, what is mcd and what size should i get (3mm, 5mm, 8mm)??? Ive seen it go up to 14,000 mcd... Thanks -MG |
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tmbrown Outlaw
Joined: 03 Jul 2004 Posts: 218 City: East Roseville
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Posted: Aug 24, 2005 11:05 am Post subject: |
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wakeboardertj wrote: |
i can put leds throughout my boat for under 30. u just have to buy on ebay. |
Yeah - I just didn't want to have to wire them... I may still do something like that in the bow just for additional accents though... |
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Jensen Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Posts: 3108 City: Chico
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Posted: Aug 24, 2005 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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mgswed, mcd is the light intensity of the leds, the higher the number the brighter. i would go somewhere inbetween 8000, and 12,000 mcd. you should get 5 mm leds. good luck.
tmbrown, very true, wiring is very tedious, but i've done it a lot and got pretty quick at it . |
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LFADAM PityDaFool Who Posts This Much
Joined: 25 Aug 2003 Posts: 5283 City: New York City
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Posted: Sep 19, 2005 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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How does the pricing work for these things? I see its like .45 cents. Is that for 1 little dot or a whole strand or what? |
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Jensen Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 06 Jul 2004 Posts: 3108 City: Chico
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Utunenzi Newbie
Joined: 24 May 2011 Posts: 1
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Posted: Jun 01, 2011 1:23 am Post subject: |
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Thanks all
I must do my electronics homework
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chawk610 Addict
Joined: 06 Jul 2010 Posts: 668 City: Fort Worth
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Posted: Jun 01, 2011 4:11 am Post subject: |
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Jensen... I was thinking of doing this as well... and wiring them to my stern light switch... do you still need resistors in that case? _________________ '08 Mobius LS |
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ryan351w Addict
Joined: 26 Jan 2009 Posts: 532
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Posted: Jun 03, 2011 5:42 am Post subject: |
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www.oznium.com _________________ Whenever I see an $80,000 Wakesetter pulling a tuber, I die a little inside. |
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Boatfreek Newbie
Joined: 23 Sep 2011 Posts: 6 City: Fremont
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Posted: Sep 23, 2011 11:37 pm Post subject: |
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skeeler, let me know how it works. I wanna do some on mine too! |
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diane21 Newbie
Joined: 13 Sep 2011 Posts: 9
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Posted: Oct 22, 2011 12:46 am Post subject: |
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I have Blue Transom Underwater Boat High Intensity 6 LED Light.One Blue 6 LED Underwater Light... This is for a Blue light, we also have White and Green listed!!Affordable waterproof above or below water high intensity LED lightGreat for t-tops too, virtually anywhere on board. Attract bait fish when mounted on transom or trim tabs!... Uses convex glass for.. _________________ par38 led |
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PimpinD2 Wakeboarder.com Freak
Joined: 20 Jul 2006 Posts: 3182 City: Orlando, FL
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Posted: Oct 24, 2011 6:19 am Post subject: |
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I went with the speaker led rings. I like the way they look, even though the white is more purplish... _________________ stay clean, like me
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ChrisK Newbie
Joined: 18 Oct 2011 Posts: 3 City: Dixon
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Posted: Nov 16, 2011 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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I did my entire boat for barely more than $100. Interior Blue courtesy lighting, pink cooler lighting just to match the pink stripe on the outside of my boat, and red LED gauges. Also have blue lights underneath the swim platform. Have lights in all of the cupholders and the storage compartments.
Only used oznium.com and ebay
_________________ Mizzou Water Ski and Wakeboard Team President |
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