Installing LED Lights in a Cabin
Spot Light Fixture

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Scott and Alicia on S/V Pure Chance not only wanted to convert their dome lights to Bebi Electronics's LED lights, but they also wanted to convert their brass wall mounted reading and spot lights to LED's.

Their lights have what some people call 'regular' light sockets, others would call either Edison or medium mogul sockets. What you choose to call them is your own business, but it really doesn't matter, as our LED lights adapt quite easily to these sockets. The procedure if you have what some people call 'bayonet' (1156/1157 type) sockets is really no different just a tad smaller.

Light Fixtures Before Installation Side and front view of the fixtures. You can see that the light socket itself is copper plated, a sign that this is actually a fairly high quality light

On this light, the on-off knob did not have a small grub (set) screw and it pulled straight up. I then removed the knurled nut which retained the socket. Not shown is after removal of the nut, the entire light socket, wires and all, simply pulled straight down and out.

Tinning the Socket The centre pin of the socket is (or, at least is supposed to be!) the positive wire. Again, many boat builders are not very conscientious of polarity on wiring circuits, so it is always a good idea to verify that this is true.

Wire 'Sweated' In After the socket has been tinned, sweating the wire in is easy. I usually shorten the 250mm pig tails quite a bit to make it easier to glue the LED light into the socket.

Finished A circle of glue around the outside diameter of the Rinorino, and the conversion from an energy gobbling incandescent wall lamp to an energy efficient LED light is complete.

Nothing left to do now but relax! Photo by Alicia, body courtesy of Scott!

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^*Rinorino is a Fijian firefly from the East Cakadrove area of the island of Vanua Levu. You will likely never see the word in a Fijian-English dictionary, as the dictionary's usually only cover one dialect of the Fijian languages. On the south shore of Vanua Levu alone, there are four different pronunciation/spellings for the poor little bug, none of which have we seen in print. Rinorino also means 'blink', as the Fijian firefly blinks on and off at night.