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Subject:Re: Camper light LED bulbs
From:Jared Planter
Date:Mon, 6 Feb 2017 03:08:13 +0000

Oliver, I've measured the current bulbs and they're not a match. I was
checking those bulbs out before reaching out to the list, thanks for the
rec though!

David, I'm going to try the gel covers and see how they work. Thanks!
On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 09:45 Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hey I tried that with some cold white led festoon bulbs that I mistakenly
> bought ( subsequently bought warm whites).
>
> Got the gel from a stage hand and it was only a guess as to the shade
> needed. Sort of worked but believe it or not, the gel faded.
>
> Alistair
>
>
> > On Feb 5, 2017, at 9:09 AM, David Sanders <david@DAVIDSANDERSPHOTOS.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > You can put yellow warming gels over the lights-purchase from a
> photography or cinema store..there are different degrees, you would just
> wrap them around the led bulbs, since they don't produce heat.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > david
> >
> > David Sanders
> >
> >
> >> On Feb 5, 2017, at 1:03 AM, Jared Planter <jaredplanter@GMAIL.COM>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hey all
> >>
> >> I'm having a hard time finding amber/warm-white LED replacements for
> the 3
> >> incandescent bulbs in the camper light fixture above the kitchen of our
> '87
> >> westy. We love the temperature, ~3000K or less, of the stock
> incandescent
> >> bulbs but we want something more efficient. It might just be that they
> >> don't exist yet but so far all I can find are very bright white LED
> >> replacement bulbs around 5000k or higher.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance!
> >>
> >> Jared
>

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