Led Lights for Otter Lodge

[KrashR]

I am going to order some LED lights from a HSOforum today and was wondering if someone could help me out a little with what exactly to order. I will be putting these in my Otter Lodge and was just thinking of getting two 12 inch sections, one to mount right above the door and the other right in the middle of the ceiling. I have read some posts that suggest RED Led's are the way to go, but I'm not quite sure... I was thinking of getting one white set for directly above where you sit, and then one red set for above the door, so that if it is somewhat blinding it is a little less on the eyes when looking out at the holes. Or would a set of red and white leds look wierd and not blend in with each other?? Also the white are 5000 mcd, and the red are 8000 mcd, what does that rating mean, also the MA are over double for the red lights, but at 262 MA I'm sure they will still last a long time on one 12v battery charge. Thanks in advance.

[Norsky]

I recently ordered a 12 inch bar ( the brightest one for about $20) from superbrightleds dot com and it is just right for my portable (polar sport 2 man). I copied the idea from someone else's post here, the clear plastic tubing around the light bar and the end caps. I had a couple extra clips which I then used to clip it to the conduit in the portable. It is absolutely amazing how little current it draws and how nicely it lights up the house. No more busted mantels and globes on the lanterns to deal with.

[KrashR]

So did you order the white LED's then Norsky? I was going to do the same thing with the clear plastic tubing, is that hard acrylic or bendable vinyl tubing you are talking about?

[satnu]

It was my post. No it is the clear tubing from Pet stores for undergravel filter systems. 1" OD tubing usually sold in 36" sections. Then use PVC end caps glued with GOOP glue found at most hardware stores.

2 12" strips light my Otter resort fully! They ran for 48 hours on a VEX battery. Don't know how long they would have contiued, because I had to unplug to go fishing.

[Norsky]

yes, I ordered the white led's. I went to home depot and bought some of the flexible clear acrylic tubing and the endcaps. I then mounted that on a piece of cedar, to keep it straight, with some zip ties. It has taken quite a beating so far and still works great. Also very lightweight. Make sure your wiring is tied back so that you don't pull apart your connection to the led bar.