Charlie,

Just bought six Imtra Sydney 
<https://www.defender.com/product.jsp?path=-1%7C65136%7C2312540%7C2312541&id=913319>
 interior reading lamps. I installed the two in the v-berth a couple of weeks 
past and they work well. Years ago (pre-LED) I bought some cheap, brass-plated 
halogens. Not worth the shipping costs. Cheap, hard to mount and didn’t last 
very long. Did I mention cheap?

The lamps only come in white so they will not fit your bill for red/white. This 
wasn’t a concern for me as I have dedicated red LED courtesy lights one a 
single circuit, scattered throughout the interior. For the lights in the 
overhead (ceiling) lights I will use a good quality flush-mount puck LED light.

I was able to buy the lights during Defender Industries last sale so saved 20% 
per lamp. That said, looking around the Intertubz one can find the lower 
pricing on those units. 

Best,
Dave Godwin
1982 C&C 37 - Ronin
Reedville - Chesapeake Bay
Ronin’s Overdue Refit <http://roninrebuild.blogspot.com/>

> On Apr 25, 2018, at 12:47 PM, Charlie Nelson via CnC-List 
> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> 
> I need to replace all the cabin lights/fixtures on my 36XL/kcb and am 
> thinking of a white/red combo LED for all 0r some of them.
>  
> I mostly race her so the lights don't get used very often. I want to get 
> something that is relatively inexpensive, will not
> rust/tarnish (forget about the traditional brass stuff) and most importantly 
> will work reliably after long periods of no use.
> They probably will be powered by the house 12V--I tried battery operated (in 
> the housing) and these were a total waste of money
> since the batteries corroded faster than they lost their charge!
>  
> I am talking about forward and aft cabin lights (~ 6 total) which mount to 
> the ceiling with built in switches for on-off and white/red.
> The housings on these will be exposed--visible so that 'ribbon' type LEDs are 
> out.
>  
> In the main cabin, I need 4 that will be mounted under the 'shelves' and thus 
> the housings are not important. I also need 2 that
> would be mounted in the forward cabin corners for reading and 2 in the 
> 'ceiling', all of which would be exposed so the housing is important.
>  
> I thought I might go with one source for consistency and maybe save some 
> money. 
>  
> I am looking for suggestions from the list before I decide.
>  
> Thanks in advance, 
>  
> Charlie Nelson
> 1995 C&C 36 XL/kcb
> Water Phantom
>  
>  
>  
> cenel...@aol.com
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