[C320-list] cabin overhead lights
wflowe3 at aim.com
wflowe3 at aim.com
Fri Oct 7 06:57:43 PDT 2011
Is the ring you are talking about inside the ribbed black plastic that you grasp to move the "eye" or is the ribbed ring that snaps off?
Thanks for your help.
Bill
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From: David Swanson <kswanson123 at comcast.net>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Thu, Oct 6, 2011 12:04 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] cabin overhead lights
These lights are a little tricky to take apart. On the back plastic rotating
"eye" of the light, there is a thin black ring that snaps into the outer edge of
the "eye" that retains the frosted glass over the bulb. Remove this ring,
remove the glass, get access to the bulb. You can use your fingernail or a
small knife to pry off this thin black plastic retaining ring. Make sure you
use a very bright flashlight to see where the ring is as ti is very hard to see
without good lighting. It is very simple to do, but a little tricky to find out
how to open these lights for bulb changes or replacements.
BTW, as my lights burn out, I have been replacing the bulbs with several
different LED bulbs to allow the lights to operate much cooler and use about
1/10th of the energy of halogen or xenon bulbs. Due to the high cost of some of
these replacement LED bulbs compared to xenon or halogen, I have been trying
several different brands to determine light output, color and longevity. Kind
of a fun experiment. The one brand of LED bulb that I have already settled on
for the reading lamp bulb replacements is Sensibulb by Practical Sailor. At
$40/each, they are not cheap, but they use very little power, will last a very
long time, and I have installed several of these in areas where we use the
reading lamps a lot while at anchor.
I hope this helps!
Dave
David Swanson
S/V Emily Ann
2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107
Mukilteo, WA
On Oct 6, 2011, at 7:59 AM, wflowe3 at aim.com wrote:
> My boat is a 2008. The light over the galley sink burned out and I can't
figure out how to get to the bulb. I removed the fixture and as far as I can
tell it doesn't identify the brand or model. These are the lights with a very
small on/off toggle switch and the lens that can be directed different
directions. Anybody know what they are or how to get them apart?
David Swanson
kswanson123 at comcast.net
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