Looks good. I think we as sailors/boaters have never had it better. Modern led lighting that is easy to mod and add like this with massive power savings. GPS plotters and other instruments at affordable prices. Better rope technology. AIS etc etc
LED is the way to go. Definitely, you need a good white light and a good red light for navigation and watches at night. The dimmer is awesome. The bad about cheap rheostat dimmers is that they just heat sink the un-wanted power, so you have the same power draw and extra heat. They are cheap and simple. On a bigger boat you will probably want a more economical system regarding the actual power draw. I have a 16 ft trailer sailor, so cheap and simple is good. I like how you lighted the storage spaces, and allowed that light to spill indirectly into the cabin.
Nice Vid-- appreciated the technical data supplied... I would encourage you to keep documenting in your videos-- helpful for all sailors, and cuts down on questions on your postings.... (because you already supplied the data-- logical nah?) Cheers and Fair winds....
Did you have to put any type of "DC ADAPTER" aside from the dimer? Or just Connect the Strips to the negative and positive as seen at 5:43 on your video.... can you explain where you connected the red/black wire? Thanks
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Looks good. I think we as sailors/boaters have never had it better. Modern led lighting that is easy to mod and add like this with massive power savings. GPS plotters and other instruments at affordable prices. Better rope technology. AIS etc etc
LED is the way to go. Definitely, you need a good white light and a good red light for navigation and watches at night. The dimmer is awesome. The bad about cheap rheostat dimmers is that they just heat sink the un-wanted power, so you have the same power draw and extra heat. They are cheap and simple. On a bigger boat you will probably want a more economical system regarding the actual power draw. I have a 16 ft trailer sailor, so cheap and simple is good. I like how you lighted the storage spaces, and allowed that light to spill indirectly into the cabin.
Nice work! And really nice to see some fellow swedes here on RUclips! You have a really nice boat.
Thanks Andy, appreciate it! ☺️
Nice Vid-- appreciated the technical data supplied... I would encourage you to keep documenting in your videos-- helpful for all sailors, and cuts down on questions on your postings.... (because you already supplied the data-- logical nah?) Cheers and Fair winds....
+SY Explorar Conmigo Thanks for the input, I'll keep it in mind!
Did you have to put any type of "DC ADAPTER" aside from the dimer? Or just Connect the Strips to the negative and positive as seen at 5:43 on your video.... can you explain where you connected the red/black wire? Thanks
i'm trying to figure out how you get 15m = 20-24w at full power, when 1m = 3,4w. hmmmm
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