[C320-list] LEDs

[Karl Mielenhausen _/)]

Called the PIR motion sensing LED light from GoldenGadgets.com
No longer on their website.
I did find it on eBay (Item #250452616745)
http://cgi.ebay.com/New-PIR-Auto-sensor-LED-Lamp-light-Motion-Detector-Q241_W0QQitemZ250452616745QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item3a5023a629&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1205%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

On Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:58:32 -0400, Jack Fitzgibbon  
<chuters at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Jon/Karl,
>
> What was the make and model PN LED recommendation for use in the head?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jack
> Wetted Bliss #441
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com]On Behalf Of Jon Vez
> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 8:38 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] LEDs
>
>
> This is fantastic Karl! I was in LED limbo because of the dizzying array  
> of
> advice/claims etc and I didn't want to buy these things on trial and  
> error.
> I also have to give you kudos for the portable LED recommendation for the
> head. I ordered one and it works perfectly--as soon as you open the head
> door at night, the motion detector lights the space up perfectly! Thanks  
> for
> this great research and the recommendations!!
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Vez
> Solstice #582
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com
> [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Karl
> Mielenhausen _/)
> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 8:19 PM
> To: C320-List at catalina320.com
> Subject: [C320-list] LEDs
>
> Fear not gang, I've done the shopping and testing for you.
>
> I did this because I could not believe the vast majority of retailer info
> (claims) that I read on the internet. I modeled my test on what Practical
> Sailor did in the January 2009 issue, but my focus was on finding similar
> technology that was not branded for marine use, hoping the cost would be
> less. And it was!!
>
> This is the result of lightmeter testing (albeit crude) and more
> importantly, a cruise last week...
> http://www.catalina320.com/filemgmt/visit.php?lid=107
>
> Bottom line, I recommend the 6 SMT MR-11 bulb (jzapower on eBay) for the
> aft bunk fixtures, the 9 SMT MR-6 array for general cabin illumination
> (ledwholesalers on eBay), and the LUXEON 1204WH for cabin reading (also
>  from ledwholesalers).
>
> Note that the MR-11 bulbs carry the same pin spacing as the aft cabin
> fixture's G-4 bulbs, but with a slightly thicker pin diameter. They fit
> fine into my well-worn sockets but I have had problems making them fit
> into other sockets that want only the G-4 bulb. Of course a little filing
> would fix that. I like the MR-11 over the G-4 because the MR-11's
> reflector directs more of the light out of the fixture and towards your
> reading material.
>
> Have fun (and go sailing),
> Karl
>



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

Join us August 7-9, 2009 at Marina Del Rey, CA for our annual Catalina  
320IA Regatta and Annual Meeting.