Perm. house led lights?

[Dahitman44]

Most of the led posts have been about using them in a portable -- what do people use in their perm. house?

I use the rope lights in my house I got from a local "store" and am not happy with the amount of light it gives off. I think I need to add some other 12 volt lighting.

Any thoughts or ideas on that?

My house is 8 x 12 --

It gets very dark near the holes.

Thanks

Hit

[storm_rider_1]

I use the besthonLED lights in my perm and portable, I have two 48 led strips in my 8x8 and they light it up pretty good.

[so haaad]

The 24-bulb LED's from Fleet Farm or the 48-bulbs from Northern Tool. They run on AA batteries, but I would think you could easily rig them for 12-volt.

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[Dahitman44]

Any idea if that best hong kong is still massively back ordered?

Thanks

I also thought of just using a hat light to light up the holes when it is time to bring up a fish.

[so haaad]

Hitman, I would check out the ones I suggested above. I've had the BestHonLED lights on one of my portables since last year. Although they are very nice, the ones that I posted above are also a nice option. They are very bright, and they may be a alternative option to the BestHonLED lights because they can be packed away quickly and easily since they have no connection wires.

[jigguy1]

anyone know where I could pick up these best hong kong lites in the St Cloud area? every one seems to have the standard rope lites.

[Zaraspooks]

I think they can only be ordered fron the BestHonLED HSOforum. The ship them directly from Hong Kong.

[Dahitman44]

I will check into that --

Thanks

Hit

[so haaad]

I'm sure you could also permanently attach them to the roof/walls and also switch them to run off of 12v.

[Perchy]

I am going to put LED lighting in my perm when I build it, along with gas lights for backup. Do a search for superbrightleds in this forum and you will find a thread from last year or the year before on how to construct your own light bar using their LB1 series light bars and a clear aquarium gravel tube. I made my own light bar following the directions and it easily lights up my Frabill Tri-plex with minimal drain on a vexilar battery - I am very impressed! An added bonus is you don't have to wait very long for the parts to arrive and it is easy to make.

[mustangt69]

go on hsolist and look up 12v 48 led wide these lights work awesome. i flush mounted mine by cutting a round hole in a 4" electrical box cover and epoxied it in and used crushed spade connectors to connect onto the posts. I wrapped one side in tape just incase it shifts and hits the other one. My 8x16 has 6 and its as bright as sitting in my house and they look cool too. I just put the same ones in my uncles fish house and he is impressed. they are about $12 a piece though.

[shooter_mcgavin]

You might want to do some searching for other internet sites that sell similar LED strips before settling on the Best Hong Kong lights. Also, it seems there are two different kinds of LED strips; one that is a smooth rope, and one that has LED's protruding from the strip. The one with LED's sticking out would probably be the better option, being it focuses the light in one direction.

I ordered 120 cm (4-foot) strips that are waterproof and look just like the Best Hong Kong lights, only they are 2 and 1/2 times longer and 120 bulbs instead of 48. A few of these may be a better option for your permanent house. I'm sure posting the HSOforum on here would be against the rules.

I haven't recieved them yet, so I don't have a review on how they work.