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.

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 - candlelight¹⁾, sunrise/sunset²⁾
• 2700K - 60w incandescent, seen right
• 3100k to 4500 - natural white to bright white³⁾
• 5000K - daylight (scientific standard illuminant)
• 5500K - bluish white, seen right
• 6000K - blue white like HID headlamps⁴⁾

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

LED lighting can be sensitive to the higher voltages associated with lead-acid battery Absorption and Equalization stages. Campers may want to run LED lighting power through a power regulator.