I've been boarded by the coasties countless times and they've never looked at a light, other than to see it powers up. I wouldn't worry about what they approve; just get something that works and is bright enough to get you seen. Andy Peregrine C&C 40
On Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 10:16 AM, Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com>wrote: > The bulb must beCG approved for the exact fixture. My local chandlery > stopped selling led mastheads for that reason. > > Joel Aronson > > > On Apr 24, 2013, at 9:55 AM, "Della Barba, Joe" <joe.della.ba...@ssa.gov> > wrote: > > We would need to know what kind of bulbs your light uses. The 1142s > referenced in my link fit some masthead running lights. > > If you use a white light in the red-green-white part of the unit you **have > to** use WARM WHITE. Cool white will NOT produce red and green through > the lenses, which were designed for a light with a color temperature around > 2500-3500K. Cool white LEDs are 5000-600K. For the anchor light it does not > matter. > > > > *Joe Della Barba* > > Coquina > > *From:* CnC-List > [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] > *On Behalf Of *Fred Hazzard > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 23, 2013 7:04 PM > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Strip LEDs Cabin Lighting > > > > Speaking of LED’s I want to replace my mast head tri light and my anchor > light with LED’s. Can someone suggest a source these kind of LED’s that > are reasonably priced? > > > > Fred Hazzard > > S/V Fury > > C&C 44 > > Portland, Or > > > > *From:* CnC-List > [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com<cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com>] > *On Behalf Of *Frederick G Street > *Sent:* Tuesday, April 23, 2013 3:51 PM > *To:* billb...@sbcglobal.net; cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Strip LEDs Cabin Lighting > > > > Also, they're using high-output (multi-watt) LEDs that need significant > heat management, hence the fins and aluminum housings on the residential > LED replacements. Remember that they're probably rated anywhere from six > to ten watts, which is a bunch for LEDs. Without the heat management, > they'd smoke in just a few hours. > > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V *Oceanis* (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > > > On Apr 23, 2013, at 5:37 PM, Bill Bina <billb...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > > That heat in the home version is caused by the little power supply built > into the base that down-converts 120volt A/C house current to 12 volts dc. > When you run LED's directly off of a 12 volt system, they don't give off > much heat. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > > -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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