LED lights for cockpit

[deckie]

My cunning plan is to put them in clear PVC tubing sealed at ends with silastic. Maybe a rice grain or two inside to suck moisture.
I think they will then last forever.....
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Check out these.
http://volkalighting.com.au/ledstore...ED-strips.html
end caps also.
btw...i found that place to have the handiest LED stuff.
Used some of their IP68 connectors which are big but damn good (not easy to find quality ip68 stuff)...also used plenty of their w/proof 12V wiring/screw connectors which are also excellent around the wet arse of the boat.
Hope it helps...bit of a free plug for them but good service and earnt it.

[ozscott]

Here are details.a big bank of mine.are outside on outer gunwale and are exposed to sun and salt and rain. Nearly 2 years old. Here are the ebay details. Cost was$ 44 for 5m role

Waterproof Pure White 12V 5M 300LED 5050 SMD LED Strip(220752863998)3a.life#|#7730#|#99.4%#Quantity :#2Sale date:#25/05/11

Cheers

[liltuffy]

OK, so now the lighting is all sorted .

Since I purchased the rig night time fishing was always a pain having to use headlamps and such.
Well after much searching and being confused on make, model and longevity in a boat (I generally only like to do things once) I finally got on to a bloke who runs a company down Murarrie way called Create Lighting - well what a helpfull bloke Lindsay is.

Anyway I explained the situation to Lindsay and what I was looking for along the lines of some blue undergunnel lighting, a spreader light on the side of the canopy, an under canopy and an in cabin light. Well after about 20 minutes he explained all the reasons why my thinking was wrong. For instance he asked why I wanted blue - I explained night vision etc, his response was how many dark rooms have blue lighting - and on he went.
Anyway I ended walking out with a 600mm unit for inside the cabin, 2 x 1000mm units mounted basically back to back on the under side of the canopy and 2 x 2000 metre strings of red for under the gunnel, and a couple of remote control dimmers for the cabin and cockpit lights.

After leaving with the dimmers, I thought that might have been a bit over the top but once installed and having the ability to dim the lights down to where I want the lighting to be is fantastic.

As you can see from the pics I'm glad I got the dimmers. To say I am stoked is an understatement.

For those interested the LED's are Razor LED's and are an extruded aluminium unit rated to IP65, these things are tough and will last a bloody long time I reckon. Lindsay also recommended I spray them with printed circuit board lacquer to further enhance the weather resistance - which I did.

Cheers,

Craig

[LittleSkipper]

You could say the same for "Red"? How many dark rooms are "Red"? Or any other colour for that matter? But each to there own I suppose! Nice light combo. But not keen on the red.

[deckie]

Great stuff Craig. The deck lights are sensational.
The red/blue thing is kind of an individual thing i reckon...i found i couldnt see much outside the boat at night using blue...but with red deck lighting it was terrific. I tend to only use the more grunty white lighting for rigging up/trying to find something and a lot for cleaning up at the ramp, coz it does restrict vision outside the boat a lot at night and can be tougher to see lines etc.. that fishbowl effect where everything just melts into a pale haze outside the boat and u wonder if the titanic is about to ram u whever u hear engines getting louder...takes awhile to get your night vision back after switching them on. Best with only dimmed under gunwhale whilst underway i reckon...i even tilt the sounder so its not in field of vision. Its all suck it and see what u prefer when out there. You might find a decent (even batt powered) led clamp on type light at the baitboard is handy...coz you;ll find yourself in your own shadow a lot and wish u werent with fiddly lines etc. Lovely rig u got there Craig.
Steve.

[WalrusLike]

When I was a kid on hols with my cousins in the bush... at night after the dim house lights went off you couldn't see the hand in front of your face.

Gradually you could see a bit until after about 15 mins or so you wondered why you thought it was pitch black earlier. Just the starlight was enough to see things faintly.

So in the boat a flash of bright white buggers you for at least 5 and actually up to 15 minutes.

Red light apparently doesn't affect the dim light sensitive cones or rods or planks or whatever in your eyes.

But you knew all that.... don't know why I piped up really...,


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