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Old 12-19-2013, 12:56 PM   #70
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Originally Posted by Northern Spy View Post
One could also recreate the "expensive" LEDs by soldering a buck power supply driver in between a good quality LED emitter and a bayonet base.

Disclosure: I bought those "expensive" LEDs for my boat from Marinebeam. I think I paid less than $11 each in bulk on a sale. Well worth my time not having to do the above steps. I'd rather glass in a bow thruster or rebuild a steering ram, to each his own, right?

PS: If I liked this kind of stuff, I'd be looking through instructables.com for ideas.
Northern - price also depends on type of bulb. Many with higher lumen output seem more expensive than the $11 mark. Not sure how many bulbs you have on your boat, but even at $11 the cost might still be high. As for the idea of creating your own with buck converters...someone mentioned you could just disconnect at the panel and add the buck converters there too. That's why I considered doing it at the panel with a single power source for all lights.
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