[C320-list] LEDs

[pat reynolds]

Third times a charm

--- On Tue, 7/7/09, warren updike <wupdike at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: warren updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] LEDs
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 2:53 PM
> Orlando Duran for Commodore! Pass it
> around.
> ----------------------------------
> Regards,
> WU
> 
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> 3MB expanded memory.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com
> [mailto:Orlando.Duran at AveryDennison.com]
> 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 12:53 PM
> To: C320-List
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] LEDs
> 
> He's just ok... :)
> ----------------------------------
> Regards,
> OD
> 
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> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: pat reynolds [lorasalum at yahoo.com]
> Sent: 07/07/2009 09:51 AM MST
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] LEDs
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thats what makes Karl a great Commodore
> 
> --- On Thu, 7/2/09, Jon Vez <jonvez at comcast.net>
> wrote:
> 
> > From: Jon Vez <jonvez at comcast.net>
> > Subject: Re: [C320-list] LEDs
> > To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> > Date: Thursday, July 2, 2009, 7:38 PM
> > 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.
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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