westy kitchen lights

[fh9977]

hi,
would anyone have instructions on how to convert the westy kitchen light into a 12v socket?

light on my fan is factory original: not very bright, consumes a lot of power. My idea is 5o replace the electrics going into the bulb with a 12v socket and usb output so that I could plugin a usb LED light in there.

any ideas?


thanks!

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[johnxl]

Just a suggestion. In my Westy I stripped out the original 12v tubes and electronics from the lamps and stuck 2 LED strips on to the original aluminium reflector. 1 LED strip is a "warm" white, the other a "cold" white (i.e., brighter and closer to daylight) with a 3 way rocker switch to choose between the 2 modes, warm for cosy nights or bright white when I need more light during the day.

[fh9977]

thanks - how did you make the electric connections? Is there a guide somewhere that I can take look? Something like that would work as well.

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[johnxl]

The LED strips are used are something like these:
LED OO HO O G QUALITY 9v 12v DC 3528 SUPAFLEX LIGHTING STRIP MODEL RAILWAY GAUGE | eBay
Just measure your reflector and choose the correct length and colour temperature.

The switch is something like this:
12V,24V Blue Led Rocker Switch 7-Pin ON OFF ON DPDT,3-WAY Waterproof Car Boat | eBay

The 2 negative LED leads are connected together and go direct to the original bus negative.
The bus positive goes to the middle pole on the switch, with the positive LED leads going to ether side on the switch.






 

[mioba]

Just replace the fluorescent tubes with led equivalent tubes - no faffing about