Yes, another LED conversion question....

[Biff B]

So I am starting to replace old lighting with led (on 2011 310). You would think at this point it would be super easy to find a web site etc that has an easy conversion chart for bulbs, but I have yet to find one. The bulbs I am still looking for are the larger festoons for perco sternight (round one) which is same bulb I need for (under radar arch) cockpit lighting. I also need the edison style screw-in AC lights in the brass salon ceiling lighting in the cabin. I am sure MANY of you have already figured this out so cabin anyone help direct me????? Thank you!!!!!!!

 

[MonacoMike]

So I am starting to replace old lighting with led (on 2011 310). You would think at this point it would be super easy to find a web site etc that has an easy conversion chart for bulbs, but I have yet to find one. The bulbs I am still looking for are the larger festoons for perco sternight (round one) which is same bulb I need for (under radar arch) cockpit lighting. I also need the edison style screw-in AC lights in the brass salon ceiling lighting in the cabin. I am sure MANY of you have already figured this out so cabin anyone help direct me????? Thank you!!!!!!!

2001 or 2011 310? your post and details are not the same. There is some concern that non CG approved bulbs in CG approved fixtures may be a liability issue. Check out previous threads. Good luck, MM

http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/31148-Failed-my-courtsey-inspection?


http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/39148-To-Light-or-Not-to-Light?

 

[O!Richard]

We redid our whole boat with IMTRA replacement LED bulbs in warm white and blue. For NAV lights we used the HELLA LEDs units which fit perfectly. Also we have had no dimmer issues

 

[MonacoMike]

For NAV lights we used the HELLA LEDs units which fit perfectly.

Do the bulbs meet this designation?

Said it before on other threads...nav lights have a requirement for 2 nm visibility and are required to be USCG certified. Odds are that the $5 LED replacement bulb you buy online isn't going to be adequate.
IMO it's best to just pony up the $$ to get a certified LED nav light.

Hey, it's a free country, right? But it's just incorrect to state on this forum that it's "OK" to just swap out a incandescent bulb for an LED in a nav light- it's not OK...

§ 183.810 Navigation light certification requirements.
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(a) Except as provided by paragraph (b) of this section, each navigation light must—

(1) Meet the technical standards of the applicable Navigation Rules;

(2) Be certified by a laboratory listed by the Coast Guard to the standards of ABYC A–16 (incorporated by reference, see §183.5) or equivalent, although portable battery-powered lights need only meet the requirements of the standard applicable to them; and

(3) Bear a permanent and indelible label that is visible without removing or disassembling the light and that states the following:

(i) “USCG Approval 33 CFR 183.810.”

(ii) “MEETS___.” (Insert the identification name or number of the standard under paragraph (a)(2) of this section, to which the laboratory type-tested.)

(iii) “TESTED BY___.” (Insert the name or registered certification-mark of the laboratory listed by the Coast Guard that tested the fixture to the standard under paragraph (a)(2) of this section.)

(iv) Name of manufacturer.

(v) Number of model.

(vi) Visibility of the light in nautical miles.

(vii) Date on which the light was type-tested.

(viii) Identification and specifications of the bulb used in the compliance test.

(b) If a light is too small to attach the required label—

(1) Place the information from the label in or on the package that contains the light; and

(2) Mark each light “USCG” followed by the certified range of visibility in nautical miles (nm), for example, “USCG 2nm”. Once installed, this mark must be visible without removing the light.

Subpart N [Reserved]

 

[Biff B]

Sorry, my boat is a 2001 310.

I plan to replace nav lights entirely with led units. (the ones where actual LED is red or green, not a filtered light.) The bulbs I am trying to replace are the ones in the cabin and cockpit....

And thanks to those who have responded so far!!

 

[MonacoMike]

Sorry, my boat is a 2001 310.

I plan to replace nav lights entirely with led units. (the ones where actual LED is red or green, not a filtered light.) The bulbs I am trying to replace are the ones in the cabin and cockpit....

And thanks to those who have responded so far!!

That is the best route. MM