LED replacement bulb for MOB light

[matt1]

Hi

I've got one of those orange floating MOB lights that came as a set with a horseshoe float. You know, the one's that take a mortgage payments worth of D cell batteries?!

Anyway, I'm looking to change the light bulb to an LED one (that presumably would be brighter) but can only find torch bulbs, which inevitably project the light in one direction eg a beam of light, whereas what I need is a strong and bright all round light. Has anyone done this?

Matt

 

[rogerthebodger]

Hi

I've got one of those orange floating MOB lights that came as a set with a horseshoe float. You know, the one's that take a mortgage payments worth of D cell batteries?!

Anyway, I'm looking to change the light bulb to an LED one (that presumably would be brighter) but can only find torch bulbs, which inevitably project the light in one direction eg a beam of light, whereas what I need is a strong and bright all round light. Has anyone done this?

Matt

Yes

I re[laced the D cell batteries with a pack holding 8 AA cells to give 12 VDC and replaced the bulb with one of these

https://www.ebay.com/itm/7W-G4-G9-E...var=412476795244&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

 

[VicS]

Hi

I've got one of those orange floating MOB lights that came as a set with a horseshoe float. You know, the one's that take a mortgage payments worth of D cell batteries?!

Anyway, I'm looking to change the light bulb to an LED one (that presumably would be brighter) but can only find torch bulbs, which inevitably project the light in one direction eg a beam of light, whereas what I need is a strong and bright all round light. Has anyone done this?

Matt

I've not checked but maybe Boatlamps have a direct LED replacement. Otherwise Roger's solution looks to be a good way forwards

 

[rotrax]

Yes

I re[laced the D cell batteries with a pack holding 8 AA cells to give 12 VDC and replaced the bulb with one of these

https://www.ebay.com/itm/7W-G4-G9-E...var=412476795244&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

Exactly what I did 3 years ago.

Compared to the little gloworm filament bulb its like a searchlight.

 

[jwilson]

After blowing a torch bulb through the on-off-on-off of moving the lifebuoy light about last year when putting boat back together I replaced incandescent bulb with this - https://www.classiccarleds.co.uk/co...-smd-led-white-bulbs-dashboard-gauge-lighting - definitely much brighter and should be longer lasting.

Most lifebuoy lights are edison screw E10 and 6 volt from 4 D cells.

 

[Plum]

Hi

I've got one of those orange floating MOB lights that came as a set with a horseshoe float. You know, the one's that take a mortgage payments worth of D cell batteries?!

Anyway, I'm looking to change the light bulb to an LED one (that presumably would be brighter) but can only find torch bulbs, which inevitably project the light in one direction eg a beam of light, whereas what I need is a strong and bright all round light. Has anyone done this?

Matt

This should work https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1x-6V-LE...572327?hash=item5b45b5e467:g:4c4AAOSwdIFXxPK~

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