We used the cool bulbs and they emit a “blueish” white light. We will try some warm for comparison, as well as get a couple of red LEDs for night time illumination.
Next project – replace running light bulbs.
Friday, April 30, 2010
LED conversion
After performing our power consumption testing we decided, like many have, that we should replace our incandescent bulbs with LEDs to reduce the power consumption. Since each incandescent lamp is using about 1Amp/hour and there approximately 10 onboard, huge energy savings can be made given that LEDs will only use about 10% of the power of the equivalent incandescent lamp. We went to SuperBrightLEDs.com and purchased some LEDs for testing - G4B-CWHP 10-D and G4B-CWHP 10-D. Installation was as simple as replacing a bulb and the power savings were huge. However, be careful to make certain that you select the appropriate orientation of the connectors – from the side or from the back – depending on your bulb housing. Since we have avid readers onboard, this energy saving will make for some happy crew members.
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very exciting! I just saw a Mythbusters the other day which was testing the myth that leaving the lights on saves more energy versus the power it takes to start up the bulb - don't remember the end result, but saw a CRAZY looking multi-LED bulb that used next to no power. Glad you're going "green" in the "blue" without going into the "red". I'm funny?
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