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Subject:Re: Galley lighting addition
From:Mike Miller
Date:Sun, 29 Jun 2014 08:54:05 -0700

What's a pelmet?

Sounds vaguely scatological.

Mike

On Jun 29, 2014, at 8:03 AM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> I've got four warm-white LED striplights gummed up in the van: one over
> the bench seat, one under the "spice rack," another atop the front edge
> of the roof cutout -- forward of the poptop latch, and another atop the
> forward edge of the upper deck. Each has its own controller so I can
> adjust lighting as desired. But it would be swell to have a remote for them.
> 
> We don't sleep in the upstairs. Mrs Elliott and I are both of small
> stature and fit fine down below.
> 
> --
> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.
> 
> On 06/27/2014 08:19 PM, Karl Wolz wrote:
>> Hang a snakelight or some such thing over the lift bar. Wonder how much longer we're CG
>> On a be able to hop down from the upper berth when we gotta pee middle of the night?
>> 
>> Karl Wolz
>> Sent from my electronic umbilicus
>> 
>>> On Jun 27, 2014, at 7:35 PM, Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I want controllers with a remote control. Dim the lights after getting
>>> in bed.
>>> 
>>> --
>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>>> Bend, Ore.
>>> 
>>>> On 06/27/2014 05:18 PM, Alistair Bell wrote:
>>>> Jarrett - looks good but to be honest I prefer the long strip of LEDs in a channel  on the edge of the pelmet. You saw what I did, works well enough to remove the stock galley light.
>>>> 
>>>> Neil - you should check out lee valleys led strips. I am impressed by the warm white and they now carry anodized channel that accepts diffusers. They also have nice connectors that do away with soldering to the strip.
>>>> But they don't have good controllers for our applications. I recommend the little controller from superbrite led, the controller that looks like a iPod shuffle.
>>>> 
>>>> Alistair
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jun 25, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> I am constantly using my Dot-It fixture over the stove. Need to
>>>>> install real lighting!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Thanks for the blog post and info.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Neil.
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On 6/25/14, Jarrett Kupcinski <kupcinski@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> I added a second galley light above the stove and boy does it make a
>>>>>> difference. No more popping popcorn in the dark! If you're interested in
>>>>>> what it looks like, I added a few brief notes and a picture to the blog. Big
>>>>>> thanks to listmember Harold Teer for helping me source the stock Westfalia
>>>>>> light.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> http://www.kpcnsk.com/?p=598
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> -Jarrett
>>>>>> 89 Bostig'd Westy
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> --
>>>>> Neil n
>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
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