All the "white" LED lamps that I've tried so far have a distinctly
bluish cast. If you find something that is a warmer color (cooler color
temperature for those who know color, I like around 5200K for bright
interior lighting*) then them Koreans are holding back on the good lamps.

* For low-level "romantic camping" lighting we have a couple of Dietz
oil lamps hanging inside the van. I reckon the color temperature is
around 1800K -- very orange, but nice. Throw off some heat, too, which
Mrs Squirrel appreciates.

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
KG6RCR

Michael Hart typed:
> In my quest to improve interior lighting in my Westy, I have been looking
> at the LED 'festoon' bulb replacements recently arriving on eBay etc.
> One example case:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-Bulb-Festoon-WHITE-LED-39mm-License-Trunk-LIGHT-6411_W0QQitemZ190133009655QQihZ009QQcategoryZ33713QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
>
> As I am hcurrently heading for Seoul, I'm going to see if I can find a lower cost source
> (at the flea markets - a great place to sightsee btw), as I have for other
> LED lamps on previous trips (e.g. super bright 'miner' headlamps and bike lights for < $5)
>
> So, to my Question - can anyone tell me the lengths of the various 'festoon'
> bulbs in the Westy;
> - Above stove triple bulb lamp
> - interior light (driver's side headliner)
> - map light
> (I recall they are all different, but since my Westy in in CA and I'm currently in Taiwan,
> I can't get to them to measure them)
>
> I'll report back if I can find any and once I've tried them out (to see if they are any brighter
> than the filament bulbs; they certainly will use less power).
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
> '87 Westy
>
>
>
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