====== LED lighting ======

RVs and campers, particularly older ones, are generally provisioned with incandescent bulbs.  Replacing these with LED lighting can reduce power consumption for those fixtures by about 90%.  Because of this they dtend to run cooler.




===== selection =====
[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Incand-3500-5500-color-temp-comparison.png|{{ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Incand-3500-5500-color-temp-comparison.png?200}}]]
LEDs tend to have cooler/bluer color than incandescents, which are yellowish in comparison.  First learn what color you prefer (expressed in degrees Kelvin) then select LEDs in that range.  Some sample color temperatures:
  * 2000K - candlelight((http://www.planetbulb.com/pages/What-is-Kelvin-Color-Temperature%3F.html)), sunrise/sunset((http://www.eaglelight.com/category/lighting_tutorials.color_temperature/))
  * 2700K - 60w incandescent, seen right
  * 3100k to 4500  - [[http://amzn.to/2rEwzGI|natural white]] to bright white((http://www.westinghouselighting.com/color-temperature.aspx))
  * 5000K - daylight (scientific [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standard_illuminant#Illuminant_series_D|standard illuminant)]]
  * 5500K - bluish white, seen right
  * 6000K - blue white like HID headlamps((http://www.eaglelight.com/category/lighting_tutorials.color_temperature/))




In order from best to worst:
  * LEDs in fixtures designed for them
  * Panel-style LEDs in incandescent fixtures
  * LEDs that copy the form factor of the incandescent bulb they replace



===== caveats =====
LED lighting can be sensitive to the higher voltages associated with [[electrical:12v:charging|lead-acid battery Absorption and Equalization stages]].  Campers may want to run LED lighting power through a power regulator.