[C320-list] LED field test

[Karl Mielenhausen _/)]

The marinebeam.com white paper (they call it an Idiot's Guide) is indeed  
interesting reading and I will incorporate some of it into my upcoming  
Mainsheet article on LEDs, particularily the cautions about providing  
over-current (ie. too much voltage) to the bulbs.

One key learning is that just because a bulb is sold for marine  
applications, doesn't mean that it is current controlled. One example is  
the Swego G4 bulb, which Swego reports as being resistor controlled.

Only time will tell how the cheaper alternatives hold up but I have no  
interest in paying 2-3X more for exactly the same technology, just because  
it has a "marine" label.

-- 
Karl Mielenhausen
Catalina 320 Hull 690
New Bern, NC