Ditto, always disconnect when dunking because it also protects water shorts from road rash, pinhole nicks and dings in the trailer wire insulation. There's no roadside fix with LEDs by pulling out a spare $2 bulb and changing it. When sealed LEDs gets zapped (and they do far more often than advertising hype says) you have to buy a new light fixture. For the price of one set of LED trailer lights you can have two sets of incandescent light fixtures, spares bulbs, spare harness, spare connectors, spare fuses, spare lenses, a 6 pak of beer and never be stranded without lights. Yep, you're right, I really don't like trailer LEDs after seeing so many people with failures of them. However, I have LEDs for interior lights to save batt juice and think it's the best reason to use them. Bill **************Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food. (http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002)
What is the consensus on LED lights being used for nav lights? Sounds like the advantages are they use less juice but the downside sounds like a replacement is a total replacement?? Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: <Wcpritchett@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 12:32 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: trailer lights
Ditto, always disconnect when dunking because it also protects water shorts from road rash, pinhole nicks and dings in the trailer wire insulation. There's no roadside fix with LEDs by pulling out a spare $2 bulb and changing it. When sealed LEDs gets zapped (and they do far more often than advertising hype says) you have to buy a new light fixture. For the price of one set of LED trailer lights you can have two sets of incandescent light fixtures, spares bulbs, spare harness, spare connectors, spare fuses, spare lenses, a 6 pak of beer and never be stranded without lights. Yep, you're right, I really don't like trailer LEDs after seeing so many people with failures of them. However, I have LEDs for interior lights to save batt juice and think it's the best reason to use them.
Bill
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Why would you ever have to replace them? They are nearly indestructible. --Gary On Jun 3, 2008, at 9:50 AM, Joe Murphy wrote:
What is the consensus on LED lights being used for nav lights? Sounds like the advantages are they use less juice but the downside sounds like a replacement is a total replacement??
Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: <Wcpritchett@aol.com> To: <montgomery_boats@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 12:32 PM Subject: Re: M_Boats: trailer lights
Ditto, always disconnect when dunking because it also protects water shorts from road rash, pinhole nicks and dings in the trailer wire insulation. There's no roadside fix with LEDs by pulling out a spare $2 bulb and changing it. When sealed LEDs gets zapped (and they do far more often than advertising hype says) you have to buy a new light fixture. For the price of one set of LED trailer lights you can have two sets of incandescent light fixtures, spares bulbs, spare harness, spare connectors, spare fuses, spare lenses, a 6 pak of beer and never be stranded without lights. Yep, you're right, I really don't like trailer LEDs after seeing so many people with failures of them. However, I have LEDs for interior lights to save batt juice and think it's the best reason to use them.
Bill
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Bill, One of the vulnerabilities of LED trailer lights is the potential to over tighten the light when it is being installed on the trailer. The plastic housing can crack and let water in. Don't ask how I know. After I nearly pulled my CDory (at night) on top of a speeding car in Seattle, I now carry magnetic mount lights as backups. Steve On Jun 3, 2008, at 9:32 AM, Wcpritchett@aol.com wrote:
Ditto, always disconnect when dunking because it also protects water shorts from road rash, pinhole nicks and dings in the trailer wire insulation. There's no roadside fix with LEDs by pulling out a spare $2 bulb and changing it. When sealed LEDs gets zapped (and they do far more often than advertising hype says) you have to buy a new light fixture. For the price of one set of LED trailer lights you can have two sets of incandescent light fixtures, spares bulbs, spare harness, spare connectors, spare fuses, spare lenses, a 6 pak of beer and never be stranded without lights. Yep, you're right, I really don't like trailer LEDs after seeing so many people with failures of them. However, I have LEDs for interior lights to save batt juice and think it's the best reason to use them.
Bill
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I've towed LED boat trailers for 4000-5000 miles and NEVER had any problem at all with them. Incandescent lights are much more trouble, IMHO. --Gary On Jun 3, 2008, at 9:32 AM, Wcpritchett@aol.com wrote:
Ditto, always disconnect when dunking because it also protects water shorts from road rash, pinhole nicks and dings in the trailer wire insulation. There's no roadside fix with LEDs by pulling out a spare $2 bulb and changing it. When sealed LEDs gets zapped (and they do far more often than advertising hype says) you have to buy a new light fixture. For the price of one set of LED trailer lights you can have two sets of incandescent light fixtures, spares bulbs, spare harness, spare connectors, spare fuses, spare lenses, a 6 pak of beer and never be stranded without lights. Yep, you're right, I really don't like trailer LEDs after seeing so many people with failures of them. However, I have LEDs for interior lights to save batt juice and think it's the best reason to use them.
Bill
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