Cheap G4 LED's

[st3v3]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/DiCUNO-Lig...m=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&pf_rd_r=RJ0A8SX9HV7P2S6C5516

Just saw these and they look OK. The couple of dodgy reviews relate to 240V transformer applications. I'm guessing they will be fine direct to 12V...

Should come up as 9 quid

 

[trevskoda]

Some may not be ok in wagons which can pump out 14.4 volts,if rated say 8 to 20 or 30v then fine,id also look on ebay for veh rated bulbs.
Soft or pure white,i have 3 soft units at front,worked well over the years.

 

[GeoffL]

FWIW, I bought a pack of these from eBay earlier this year. Price is £4.99 for a pack of ten with free delivery. These have been pretty good if a little voltage sensitive. They're good at 13.8V (the most my 12v lighting gets as the EMC relay shuts off habitation lighting when the engine is running), stay at about full brightness down to below 12v, but dim noticeably below 11.5v. HTH, Geoff

 

[Nabsim]

I would change things so the relay does not switch off the hab if the engine is running. However, that might pop your LEDs.

What is the advantage in doing this apart from the obvious not having to press the switch?

 

[GeoffL]

What is the advantage in doing this apart from the obvious not having to press the switch?

The advantage of modifying the electrics so that the EMC relay doesn't switch off the habitation electrics (or at least have an external bypass switch or a switch that disables the EMC relay) is that you can use the habitation electrics with the engine running. So, you can use the engine as an emergency charger while camped etc. FWIW, I might do this, but it's not my top priority.

 

[maxi77]

I have used the cheap LEDs for years and have only had a few failures (ess than 1 a year and I can afford to carry spares), more than compensated for by the low price paid. I prefer the soft white grade but that is a personal choice

 

[Nabsim]

The advantage of modifying the electrics so that the EMC relay doesn't switch off the habitation electrics (or at least have an external bypass switch or a switch that disables the EMC relay) is that you can use the habitation electrics with the engine running. So, you can use the engine as an emergency charger while camped etc. FWIW, I might do this, but it's not my top priority.

We have main light, step, fridge (compressor) and water pump available while Hab bank is switched off and running onmains so probably no advantage changing it for us. This is all handled via the EBL, think we have another fused takeoff available if we wanted as well. I presume then it’s for when you do not have this functionality as we can run the engine and use most of what we would on our 12v system now?

Edit: we can run the eberspacher with the nine running as well, forgot that bit