Vonu Levu 24 LED
Marine Boat & RV
24 Volt Cabin Lights
Fijian Vonu Levu*Fijian Vonu Levu*
 




Illuminated Marine LED Strip Light-Click to Enlarge Just like the story which led to the creation of our very popular Fautasi light when we were approached by a cruising customer in Mexico to create something similar, but as a dome light, we ALWAYS listen to our customers, and we always enjoy getting requests for making unique lights.
Just as we were beginning to introduce our Vonu 12volt LED overhead (ceiling*) dome light, we were planning on introducing the 24 volt Vonu Levu two months after the Vonu. As chance had it, our first two production runs were entirely committed to producing the 24 volt Vonu Levu wooden LED dome light.

The end result after literally a year from a sketch to a finished product is our Vonu Levu. Since Fiji has many beautiful indiginous woods, and 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		 Switched and Unswitched Wood Shell Vonu Levu Marine LED Ceiling Dome Lights-Click to Enlarge
Top View of a 24 volt Vonu Levu 24 LED Saloon Dome Light Size is, of course, paramount, and not just for small boat sailors. Too large a light will look 'clunky' in a saloon, too small and the stained headliner from the light it replaces will become apparent. After MUCH experimentation, we settled on this size of light to show off a bit more of the natural beauty of the wood.
In keeping with our belief that a customer should never pay for something they don't need (or want), the Vonu Levu is, of course, available with, or without, an integral switch. If you would prefer a switched unit, we also added a dimmer function of sorts: Press the switch one direction for full LEDs, the other for only the outer ring of LEDs for when you need less light, or just for 'improving the mood'. This effect was so pleasing that one of our first customers changed their order from unswitched to switched lights, once they installed their first nine lights in their salon. Toggle Switch Controlling an LED Cabin Dome Light-Click to Enlarge
Side View of Non-Switched Dome Light-Click to Enlarge
Color Comparison Between a Warm White and a Pure White LED Saloon Dome Light-Click to Enlarge Knowing that Henry Ford almost went broke by refusing to off his Model 'T' in anything else but black, you may order your Vonu Levu lights in either Warm White, or Pure White, colours. (in the photo to the left, the pure white is the single lamp, the other seven are warm white).
Jaap and Renee of 'S/v De Ware Jacob' were kind enough to take, and allow us to use, these photos of their Vonu Levu. In their words, "A real difference with the original ceiling lights. There is light!"
Renee finds the light level produced by the Vonu Levu is more than sufficient to read music by. (Please note that because of the gloss white headliner, the light in their salon photographs a bit less 'warm' than it is by eye).   Illumination Level of Warm White Vonu LED Dome Lights-Click to Enlarge
Illuminated Colour Level of 24 volt Warm White Vonu Levu LED Dome Lights-Click to Enlarge   Besides being a nice close up of the light, the photos and the items in the lower-left hand corner give a more true representation of the actual emitted colour of the Vonu Levu.
Although initially Jaap and Renee wanted most of the lights without a switch, they very much liked the apparent dimming effect in their cabin of being to be able to select only the outer ring of lights, they changed their order to reflect this.   Illumination Level of Warm White Vonu Levu LED Dome Lights-Click to Enlarge
Specifications & Pricing
  • Number of LED's................

    		•  24      Click to learn more why we use
     
  • Input Voltage......................
    		•  22-32vdc at rated light output
     
  • Drop-Out Voltage...............
    		•  15 volts
     
  • Input Current.......................
    		•  <0.050 amps (0.048 typical)
     
  • Light Output........................
    		•  Constant over input voltage range due to integral current regulator
    LED Dome Light Emission Pattern-Click to Enlarge
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  • Water-resistance..................
    		•  Unswitched units, >1 hour submersion at 1 meter depth in 25˚C sea water. Mechanical switched units cannot be immersed without damage to the switch.
     
  • Connection..........................
    		•  ~250mm (10 inch) fully tinned wire pigtail leads
     
  • Weight................................
    		•  ~150 gm (5 US oz.)
     
  • Dimensions..........................
    		•  Diameter - 91.7mm (~3-5/8"); Height 29mm (~1-9/64")
    Detailed Drawing can be found here.
     
  • Warrantee..........................
    		•  LIFETIME!
  • Unit Price............................
    		•
    US$ 52.50 - Vonu Levu
    (Pure White)
    NO SWITCH
    		 Vonu Levu Katakata
    (Warm White)
    NO SWITCH
    US$ 59.00 - Vonu Levu
    (Pure White)
    Toggle SWITCHED
    		 Vonu Katakata
    (Warm White)
    Toggle SWITCHED
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    *Vonu is the generic Fijian word for a green sea turtle. These wonderful, and gentle creatures have evolved a defense against all but one species on earth - man. Because of the large quantity of tasty flesh, they are still (illegally) taken by Pacific Islanders as a food source to a very poor peoples, but their largest extinction pressures come from plastic bags carelessly tossed or washed into the ocean, or as a by-catch of netting. There is a wide body of literature about them, you can start at the wikipedia entry found here.

    WWF, the World Wildlife Federation, South Pacific Office, has an active Vonu conservation project in Nakalou Village in the Macuata Providence of Vanua Levu, Fiji. You can learn more about them here.

    The background photo ('wallpaper', if you will) is a piece of     masi that we've had for years. Masi is a piece of cloth made by felting the bark of the mulberry tree, and then (usually) printed by pressing base-relief wooden 'story boards' against the cloth. A photo of this art work can be found here.

    And, yes, as a former wooden boat person, I know that the ceiling is to be found on the inside of hull, over the frames, but we're in business to sell product, not teach nautical terminology!