Top Tip: IKEA LED lighting.

[FullCircle]

Just fitted the IKEA INREDA LED lighting to the Saloon, which was £45.96 for 4 units.
These have adjustable downlighting angle, and are a lovely yellowy warm white, which is brighter than my G10 Halogen downlighters ever were.

You get a 230v to 12v converter which you can use as a hat stand or something. Anyway, just toss it in the can, you hook the lights to your 12v system.

Highly recommended. And much much cheaper than the normal marine offerings.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40171405

 

[WoodyP]

Thanks for the tip.

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[Grumpybear]

Just fitted the IKEA INREDA LED lighting to the Saloon, which was £45.96 for 4 units.
These have adjustable downlighting angle, and are a lovely yellowy warm white, which is brighter than my G10 Halogen downlighters ever were.

You get a 230v to 12v converter which you can use as a hat stand or something. Anyway, just toss it in the can, you hook the lights to your 12v system.

Highly recommended. And much much cheaper than the normal marine offerings.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40171405

Thanks for the tip. Do you happen to know the dimensions of the units? I suspect the existing fittings in my SO36.2 will be the same size as yours, but it's worth checking.

 

[FullCircle]

Thanks for the tip. Do you happen to know the dimensions of the units? I suspect the existing fittings in my SO36.2 will be the same size as yours, but it's worth checking.

No, the units in your 36.2 will have large mounting holes required. These are surface mount and just require 2 crews to secure and any hole throught the headlininh greater than 6mm.

The units I took out of my Jeanneau had about 55mm holes, so these units just planted on top, covering the holes. No problems, fitted in under 5 minutes each.

 

[Haven't-a-Clue]

Gotta ask, Jim, how do they stand up to the voltage variations ie 14.2v with the donk running?
Love the T shirt BTW, good to see ya back.

 

[FullCircle]

Gotta ask, Jim, how do they stand up to the voltage variations ie 14.2v with the donk running?
Love the T shirt BTW, good to see ya back.

These are apparently 8v-30v latest generation, we shall see.

 

[WoodyP]

[These are surface mount and just require 2 crews to secure

What about if you are a single hander?

 

[FullCircle]

[These are surface mount and just require 2 crews to secure

What about if you are a single hander?

Get to 99 and change hands.

 

[trapezeartist]

Maybe I'm being greedy now. Do they have individual switches?

 

[FullCircle]

Maybe I'm being greedy now. Do they have individual switches?

You are. They haven't.

 

[Sundowner Portofino]

Good tip ta

Good tip ta

 

[davidfox]

Just fitted the IKEA INREDA LED lighting to the Saloon, which was £45.96 for 4 units.
These have adjustable downlighting angle, and are a lovely yellowy warm white, which is brighter than my G10 Halogen downlighters ever were.

You get a 230v to 12v converter which you can use as a hat stand or something. Anyway, just toss it in the can, you hook the lights to your 12v system.

Highly recommended. And much much cheaper than the normal marine offerings.

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/40171405

Very disappointed to read this as i spent a load of money the year before last having expensive marine ones fitted.

 

[Grumpybear]

No, the units in your 36.2 will have large mounting holes required. These are surface mount and just require 2 crews to secure and any hole throught the headlininh greater than 6mm.

The units I took out of my Jeanneau had about 55mm holes, so these units just planted on top, covering the holes. No problems, fitted in under 5 minutes each.

many thanks.

 

[LadyInBed]

Do they have individual switches?

They are all paralleled off the 'hub' so no reason why you can't break a feed wire and put a switch in it.

 

[pcatterall]

i assume that it is ok just to use 2 or 3 of these? ie they are connected in parallel?

 

[MoodySabre]

i assume that it is ok just to use 2 or 3 of these? ie they are connected in parallel?

From Ikea website

To be used with ANSLUTA cord system, sold separately; possible to connect together into a system of up to 10 units.

 

[PetiteFleur]

Off thread slighty - I;ve just replaced a 240w x 50w Halogen downlighter with an IKEA 4w replacement and it's as good. Slight downside was that it takes about a second to light up but I was very impressed(my wife didn't notice). Only another 15 to go at £9 each........

 

[FullCircle]

i assume that it is ok just to use 2 or 3 of these? ie they are connected in parallel?

I have 3 installed using my existing wiring. I just put a spade connector on each wire after cutting off the IKEA plug.

 

[sailorman]

They are all paralleled off the 'hub' so no reason why you can't break a feed wire and put a switch in it.

Jim mentioned binning the hub / transformer

 

[FullCircle]

Jim mentioned binning the hub / transformer

Indeed. Rather than keeping it in case I need it for something, I have indeed consigned it to the round receptacle. I feel so much better for that.