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Hi John,
Check out Home Power magazine at any good magazine stand (I know Barnes &
Noble carries it) or at www.homepower.com. They have a LOT of info about
small systems such as you are describing, using alternate energy (wind,
solar, hydro) and efficient ways to use that energy, including LED and
compact fluorescent lighting. The really cool thing is, you can download the
latest issue for FREE (my personal favorite four letter word!) They have all
of their back issues available on CD, too.
Good luck,
Tom
>We have a remote cabin in the north country, and use 12 volt lighting
>(batteries drain fast) Could I replace the 12v light bulbs with very
> >bright
>LED's? Thus reducing power consumption and increasing longevity of the
>light source. I could pretty easily then implement a stamp to control
> >these
>lights (I could now, I know, but LEDs are cooler)
>1) What size LED's should I be looking for to replace say a 60 watt >light
>bulb?
>2) How do I get a LED into a light socket footprint?
>3) What obvious detail have I overlooked? (Is this reasonable?)
>As always, thanks in advance.
>-John
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Check out Home Power magazine at any good magazine stand (I know Barnes &
Noble carries it) or at www.homepower.com. They have a LOT of info about
small systems such as you are describing, using alternate energy (wind,
solar, hydro) and efficient ways to use that energy, including LED and
compact fluorescent lighting. The really cool thing is, you can download the
latest issue for FREE (my personal favorite four letter word!) They have all
of their back issues available on CD, too.
Good luck,
Tom
>We have a remote cabin in the north country, and use 12 volt lighting
>(batteries drain fast) Could I replace the 12v light bulbs with very
> >bright
>LED's? Thus reducing power consumption and increasing longevity of the
>light source. I could pretty easily then implement a stamp to control
> >these
>lights (I could now, I know, but LEDs are cooler)
>1) What size LED's should I be looking for to replace say a 60 watt >light
>bulb?
>2) How do I get a LED into a light socket footprint?
>3) What obvious detail have I overlooked? (Is this reasonable?)
>As always, thanks in advance.
>-John
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