I also replaced the original fixture with two of the Model 171 strips. One
over the stove and one over the sink area and find them to be excellent.  I
took the original strip and put it in back over the bed area for reading.

Harold
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Harold Teer
1991 Westy
Harrisonburg, VA

On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@vickersdesign.com>wrote:

> I tried all sorts of LED bulbs for my Westy interior and found all of
> them harsh and bluish regardless of what the bulb temperature claimed
> to be. I found a deal on 4 Thin-Lite 8 watt fluorescent fixtures and
> bought warm white bulbs for them. The bulbs are $4 and can be found in
> most hardware stores. The light is brighter than either the stock
> lights or the LED bulbs I tried and I didn't need to drill any new
> holes or retrofit LED strips into the old housings. They use far less
> juice than the stock bulbs although they are not as thrifty as LEDs. I
> have the Model 171 : http://store.solar-electric.com/tl-171.html
>
> Jeff
>
> On Feb 23, 2010, at 6:48 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
>
>>>>> The LED is a very white light, whereas the human eye is
>>>>> functions best
>>>>> in a yellow light, thus a conflict. This is why to me the bright
>>>>> blue/white lights some people are putting on their cars are
>>>>> anathema to
>>>>> me. 'Should be outlawed in my opinion. But the white LED inside is
>>>>> OK if
>>>>> you like them. but I don't - not for reading. Again - white vs
>>>>> yellow.
>>>>> Even flourescents can be problematical.
>>>>>
>>>>> John Rodgers
>>>>> Clayartist and Moldmaker
>>>>> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
>>>>> Chelsea, AL
>>>>> Http://www.moldhaus.com
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>