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Subject:Re: Source for 12V LED interior lights?
From:Doug in Calif
Date:Fri, 13 Aug 2004 00:10:44 -0700

Here's the actual flashlight :
http://www.cyberguys.com/templates/searchdetail.asp?T1=142+0365
As I said its German made and uses two AA batteries.
It throws a wide dispersed bright white light.
It lasts long long time on AAs.

Doug

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tobin Copley" <tcopley@SFU.CA>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:03 PM
Subject: Source for 12V LED interior lights?

> The incandescent interior light above the galley in my westy is broken,
> and needs to be replaced.  I've gone to some RV stores looking for a
> replacement, but the ones I've seen are, franky, dog ugly.
>
> I've been eyeing those new white LED flashlights, and wondering if
> somebody is making something using LEDs that would make a suitable
> interior light for over the westy galley.  It would certainly help
> conserve battery power on long boondocking camping trips, wouldn't it?
>
> Then I got thinking it might be cool to have LED-based lighting
> arranged in a pair under the rear storage shelf, for reading in bed at
> night.  And mounting a couple up front for map-reading, too.  And might
> as well replace the fried interior light over the driver's door while
> I'm at it.  And a couple of lights in back for the kids to read by at
> night...  Hmmmm....
>
> T.
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> Tobin Copley        Vancouver, BC, Canada      49deg 23'N-123deg 19'W
>
> '82 Westfalia 1.6L NA diesel ("Stinky")
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