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How to select the lighting that suits each area of the boat yet keeps your electricity consumption down. Incandescent, halogen, fluorescent and LED lighting, as well as rheostat dimming are discussed.
[SailNet, 25 February 2003]
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UL-rated fiber optic light system can twist and bend to illuminate many shapes, such as your cockpit or saloon deckhead. Can be used underwater. Collars can be changed.
[Taylor Made, Bradenton, FL, USA]
Questions to ask when planning your cabin lighting. Efficiency, layering, and controls are discussed, along with the merits of fluorescent, halogen, and LED′s. Short vendor list. 5 pages.
[PassageMaker, September 2000]
Although it covers only 110-volt appliances, this article is a good introduction to the array of energy-saving compact fluorescent and LED lights available.
[Eartheasy, Parksville, BC, Canada]
A Flicka 20 owner details his use of LED lighting, with diagrams and photos of the fixtures he made himself.
[The Comfortable Pocket Yacht, USA]
A small-boat cruiser talks about the advantages of CCFL for low-cost lighting and how to find them for very low cost.
[Sarana At Sea, USA]
An engineer and the owner of a small cruiser tells you how to modify your existing lights to run on energy-saving LED′s.
[Sarana At Sea, USA]
LED and cold-cathode fluorescent lights in modern fixtures produce more light and a better feel using far less amperage. Vendor list.
[Blue Water Sailing, September 2002]
Read this before buying interior lights. Twenty-six area, directional, and LED-cluster 12-volt lights are rated for spread, brightness, current use, and heat, with wide differences among brands. An education in how to shop.
[Practical Sailor, 1 September 2004]
Scarcely-promotional discussion of your options when choosing among the many lighting types and technologies. Includes explanation of ratings, LEDs, cold cathode lamps, and night vision.
[Alpenglow Marine Lights LLC, Eureka, MT, USA]
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