New 24 LED light option?

[Iceboy]

What do you all think of this light? Waterproof, 24 LED's, 12 volt, mountable...

http://cgi.hsolist.com/24-LED-Super-White-Utility-Dome-Jumbo-Aquarium-Light_W0QQitemZ4397556603QQcategoryZ20706QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I've been through the whole lighting thread, and this light looks pretty comparable to some of the other dome lights people were raving about. I might give it a try.

thoughts?

dan

[AQUAJOE]

I have 4 of them that I bought. Pretty weak I thought. I am going to put them in my boat was going use them in my voyager.

[boxcar46]

Aquajoe, are they the same lights that iceboy is talking about.If they are not that bright I will look for something else. Do you think that they would work in a permanate. Would they be bright enough.

boxcar

[AQUAJOE]

Yes the exact same light. Not bright enoungh to even tie knots in my Voyager. I had 2 on one battery and the onther 2 on another battery.

[pathogen]

I don't know much about LED lights, but the ad says 12 volt AC. Could the dimness be due to hooking them up to 12 volts DC? Perhaps they aren't made for DC power supplies. Just my thought.

[18 inch Crappie]

You get what you pay for, looks like you need to get the Maxxum ones and spend $60. They make lots of LED's in china and not all are high output like the american made ones.

[huntingislife]

I have 2 of the oval 13 led lights this guy is selling. They light up my otter lodge just fine.

[reddogadventures]

I recently bought a solar sidewalk lighting kit for $40. It comes with three lights that have spotlight type bulbs and one solar charger. The lights have approx. 12ft. of wire with a small connector that plugs into the charger. I bought a spring clamp set for $8 and used them to hang the lights from the frame of my house. I'm still experimenting with them but it seem to work well. The first night I used them, the lights lasted almost 20 hours! It will charge even on cloudy days but sunny days are better of course. I like it because I don't have to remember a battery, or charger...I just have to remember to set the solar charger outside to soak up the free power.

I bought the lights and clamps at Menards. I'm sure you can get them at any of the big lumber type stores.

[castmaster]

those aquariam dome lights SUCK! i had 4 of them sent out, and ended up returning them. even with 4 in an otter lodge it was DIM. i think part of the problem is they have a lens on them that really difuses the light, which i suppose is needed in a naquariam setting but is a big drawnack when it x=comes to lighting a house.

i also had problems with the lights. out of 4 one had a burned out bulb and another that flickered like it was about to burn out. a second light had a loose circuit board, and a third had loose wires so if you jsut barely touched them the light turned on and off.

it also took me over 3 weeks to get the lights and another 2 weeks to get a refund!

i would highly reccommend avoinding those lights.