LED strip light

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I have just returned from Lidls where I found very nice looking LED strip lights, which would (I think) be ideal for over the galley area or in the heads. I have been looking for LED lights for this purpose for some time and these are the best I have seen.
They come with a mains power adaptor, but the input is 12v DC (see photo)
Could they be connected to a boat's 12v system (and more importantly would they work)?

Cheers,

Michael.
 
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emandvee44 said:
I have just returned from Lidls where I found very nice looking LED strip lights, which would (I think) be ideal for over the galley area or in the heads. I have been looking for LED lights for this purpose for some time and these are the best I have seen.
They come with a mains power adaptor, but the input is 12v DC (see photo)
Could they be connected to a boat's 12v system (and more importantly would they work)?

Cheers,

Michael.
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Probably. 12 volts DC is pretty much 12 volts DC Except that with the engine running or the battery charger on it could be over 14 volts.
 
emandvee44 said:
I have just returned from Lidls where I found very nice looking LED strip lights, which would (I think) be ideal for over the galley area or in the heads. I have been looking for LED lights for this purpose for some time and these are the best I have seen.
They come with a mains power adaptor, but the input is 12v DC (see photo)
Could they be connected to a boat's 12v system (and more importantly would they work)?

Cheers,

Michael.
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I have a strip from ebay over the chart table and works a treat.

They also work enough with just a 9v battery if you don´t want to put in wires, I have a little strip on a switch in the fridge. No more hide and seek carrots ;)
 
I know it adds to the cost but if you're worried about running the lights when the voltage is above 12V then you can fit a DC-DC unit with a regulated output. As I understand it it will also mean that the lights will always be at the same intensity, so watch out for dropping battery volts!

Rob.
 
We have installed LED light strips from Maplin in all of our lockers and in the galley area and as they require a constant voltage used an old 12v mobile phone charger to overcome the voltage surge problem.
 
emandvee44 said:
I have just returned from Lidls where I found very nice looking LED strip lights, which would (I think) be ideal for over the galley area or in the heads. I have been looking for LED lights for this purpose for some time and these are the best I have seen.
They come with a mains power adaptor, but the input is 12v DC (see photo)
Could they be connected to a boat's 12v system (and more importantly would they work)?

Cheers,

Michael.
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I installed one in the galley last year, I ditched the charger and wired into the existing lights feed and all still works ok, no ill effects from the alternator or charger (so far)
 
LIDL LED Strip light

Brilliant - thanks for the latest responses - it is nice to know that some of you already have these lights , and that they work ok. It is the first time I have seen them, and as we are still in the process of LEDising the whole boat I am still looking for ideas!

Cheers,

Michael.

ps got the Binoculars and drill 90 deg. adaptor from LIDL today - they were on reduced price - 22€ for the bins. They are good although probably better for neighbour watching than for grneral yacht use.
 
LED strips and radio interference. Anyone have any direct experience please, and if so, how do you overcome it ?
 
Lodesman77 said:
7m installed so far (mostly white and some red) and no interference on VHF or FM/LW...

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the ones i've seen don't have active components - they're pretty agricultural using just resistors and leds. don't experience any interference from them. in contrast to the replacement bulbs with constant-current controllers which do kick out emi.
 
LED strips

As the LED strips can be divided into 3 LED sections clearly each 3 LEDs have a resistor for current limiting. That means no interference but does make it more susceptible to voltage variations. It does seem to me however that the LEDs can cope with the higher current of 15v on charge as they are pretty much under rated at 12v. Might be wrong of course. I have got one of these stuck to the cabin ceiling on the little boat and it lights up the cabin nicely. sticky back for attachment.
http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-L...+-Interior-Bulb+t10-Base-Adapter-p-25169.html
good luck olewill
 
I have put in three of the LED strips from LIDL.
Simply cut the plug/transformer off and wire into the 12 volts, note that there is a +ve and a -ve and they wont work if the wrong way round, although it does not appear to do any harm either.
They are excellent, I wish I had bought more, so if they are back on offer I will go and get some more
Attached photo showing the one in my galley (top left of picture) that replaced a flourescent.
The galley is still work in progress but nearly there
 
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