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Fijian Drua* | Fijian Drua* |
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Because of the interest generated from our 12 volt Fautasi lights, we decided to also offer the same light in a 24 volt version. We have also purchased additional tooling, so that the outer shell is now made from a single piece of wood (no seams). | |
| Just like our Fautasi, we chose to use dakua salusalu (Decussocarpus vitiensis) for it's beauty. Since this light is hand-crafted by our employee's from a renewable resource, each one is slightly different from another in it's appearance, but will still enhance the beauty of your yacht's saloon |
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As this light was to be a replace for a fluoro fixture, we were challenged with the question of length. What we finally settled on was to make each unit 150mm in length, so they could replace into the space of a 12, 18 or 24 inch fixture, without having to build and stock multiple sizes. | |
| We also spent quite a bit of time considering if the unit should have a switch or
not (relative, switches are expensive). What we decided was to produce a two basic varients; unswitched, and toggle switched units. The toggle switched units have a switched 'hot pigtail', so you can control multiple unswitched units from a single switched one, not only saving you a bit of money, but it makes 'ganging' the lights together easier (don't worry, we have instructions with all of our lights, as well as here). |
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Knowing that Baskin-Robbins has 31 flavours for a reason, you may order your Fautasi lights in either Warm White, or Pure White, colours. (in the photo to the left, the warm white strip LED strip light is on the top, pure white LED strip light is on the bottom). | |
| Just like our Fautasi LED fluorescent light replacement, we have a three way switch and a small, yellow, indicator LED. You can now choose (on the toggle switch or dimmer light only) between 'light on', 'light off', and 'indicator', so as you can find the light switch in the dark! The indicator LED only draws 0.005 amps, so it really won't break the electrical budget! |
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The Drua also has a three position dimmer switch for night vision. Contrary to folklore, not only does red have almost no influence on retaining night vision, but it is slightly inferiour to blue-green. The real 'key' to improving night vision is to reduce the volume of light to the retina. Although we differ on the origins of the myth, for an excellent piece of scholarship on the issue, please reference this site (link used with kind permission). | |
| Although the photographs below are of our 12 volt Fautasi, the performance of the Drua is
exactly the same.
With the thought that a picture is worth a thousand words, we took a series of photo's of lights within our galley for comparison between the types. The pictures were taken with a Casio Exilim, with settings of ISO 800, F3.4, 1/13 second shutter speed at a distance of 1.8 meters (6'). The spacing between the light and the stove top located straight down from the light is 91 cm (36") (The warm white LED comparison photos were taken on a different night, so the composition is slightly different). Besides resizing for faster downloading, there has been no other enhancements (not even cropping). Thus, to compare, please look at the work area which is illuminated, not the light itself! The 10 watt halogen and the Kalokalo were placed in an 110mm ABI brass fixture. The 8 watt, 12" fluorescent is a Guest brand lamp. |
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| 8 Watt Fluoro With Lens (~0.6 amps) |
8 Watt Fluoro No Lens (~0.6 amps) |
Kalokalo, ~3/4 Watt (0.06 amps) No Lens |
10 Watt Halogen No Lens |
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| Pure White Fautasi ~7/8 Watt (0.07 amps) |
Warm White Fautasi ~7/8 Watt (0.07 amps) |
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| Warm White Fautasi Medium Dimmed ~7/16 Watt (0.04 amps) |
Warm White Fautasi Fully Dimmed ~7/32 Watt (0.02 amps) |
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| Some items of interest to us: First, the amount of light that was lost from the fluoro light from the lens. In our case, that particular fluoro light has been above the galley cooker, which is used twice a day, for 10 years. Even with the lens removed, the white electronics cover dramatically attenuated the light towards the left of the light. Second, even though the halogen lamp was only on for a matter of a few minutes, it was hot enough to scorch my fingertips off when I went to plug in the Kalokalo! | |||
Specifications & Pricing
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| 22-32vdc at rated light output | ||||
| 15 volts | ||||
| <0.050 amps (0.036 typical) (undimmed) | ||||
| 0.016 amps typical (medium dimmed) | ||||
| 0.005 amps typical (fully dimmed) | ||||
| Constant over input voltage range due to integral current regulator | ||||
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| Unswitched >1 hour submersion at 1 meter depth in 25˚C sea water. Mechanical switched units cannot be immersed without damage to the switch. | ||||
| ~250mm (10 inch) fully tinned wire pigtail leads |
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| ~100 gm (8 US oz.) | ||||
| Length - 150mm (6"); Width - 37mm (~1-5/16"); Height 24mm (~1") Mechanically Switched Unit Width at Switch - 50mm (2") |
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| US$ 42.50 - | Drua (Pure White) NO SWITCH |
Drua Katakata (Warm White) NO SWITCH |
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| US$ 49.00 - | Drua (Pure White) Toggle SWITCHED |
Drua Katakata (Warm White) Toggle SWITCHED |
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| US$ 54.00 - | Drua (Pure White) Toggle SWITCHED & 3 Position Dimmer |
Drua Katakata (Warm White) Toggle SWITCHED & 3 Position Dimmer |
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| Europe, Africa, & Asia ~7 Days & Tracking Number US$44.00 |
NZ/Australia ~7 Days & Tracking Number US$17.00 |
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*Since our 12 volt strip light is a semi-traditional Samoan war boat, we thought it only fitting to call our 24 volt strip light a Drua, which is also Fijian war and voyaging canoe. If you ever get the chance, in the Suva Museum in Thurston Gardens, Suva, there is a preserved drua which you can see for yourself.