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02-26-2017, 06:41 PM
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Sacramento area, California
Trailer: 2015 Escape 21
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Dinette light too bright
We have the 3 standard LED dinette lights in our 21. We are happy with the side lights as they are nice and bright for reading. When eating though, we use only the light above the back window and find that still a bit too bright. Has anyone replaced the bulb for a softer light, or maybe found a different cover that diffuses the light better? We've tried some battery operated and solar lights sitting on the table instead, but find them not bright enough. Now that I've ready this back, maybe we're just Goldilocks!
Either way, I thought I'd pose the question in case anyone had ideas....
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02-26-2017, 06:52 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
Trailer: 2009 Escape 17B 2020 Toyota Highlander XLE
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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02-26-2017, 06:55 PM
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Sacramento area, California
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
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Sorry, I missed this one in my search. Thanks for the link!
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02-26-2017, 06:58 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Area 51, New Mexico
Trailer: pondering.....
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jill
We have the 3 standard LED dinette lights in our 21. We are happy with the side lights as they are nice and bright for reading. When eating though, we use only the light above the back window and find that still a bit too bright. Has anyone replaced the bulb for a softer light, or maybe found a different cover that diffuses the light better? We've tried some battery operated and solar lights sitting on the table instead, but find them not bright enough. Now that I've ready this back, maybe we're just Goldilocks!
Either way, I thought I'd pose the question in case anyone had ideas....
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dimming is a possibility, but not all led lights (circuit design) dim well depending on the dimming method and you would have to test them to see if they work in your trailer. This camper was curious about this also and inquired about the mfg and part number of led fixture currently used so as to buy and test some...probably is, even testing a fixture today there is no guarantee that tomorrow the trailer will be built with the same led fixture....
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02-26-2017, 07:38 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
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Just turn it off and plug in a small 120v table lamp with a 30 watt light for better ambience.
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02-26-2017, 07:49 PM
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Location: North Vancouver, British Columbia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cpaharley2008
Just turn it off and plug in a small 120v table lamp with a 30 watt light for better ambience.
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Kinda dark without power.
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02-27-2017, 06:51 AM
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Location: Central, Pennsylvania
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
Kinda dark without power.
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Candle?
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02-27-2017, 10:18 AM
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Join Date: May 2015
Location: Seatac, Washington
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I have kind of the opposite situation! Yesterday we viewed a brand new 5.0TA in it's new home environment. Their kitchen light is about a million times brighter than ours! I've got green eyes now. I like lots of light in the kitchen. I'm going to write to ETI to find out what type of bulb they got compared to what we got.
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02-27-2017, 12:26 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Central, Pennsylvania
Trailer: Escape#5 2022 E19
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I did a write up about the new lights after taking delivery of Prairie Schooner, they use LED strips now, not bulbs. Does your tailer have the strips?
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