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| tatra805 Member Since: 16 Aug 2011 Location: Dolany Posts: 436   
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budget idea
you only need to have a rooftop tent .. 
Alu profile as used on caravans, 2x 120cm Caravan awning 2,5 x 2m Extendable poles and some tensions lines 16 screws dont remember cost exactly but surely under 100eur total. et voila 
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storm yesterday survived without problems No need to remove when packing the tent, a bit of clever folding and it hides inside the RTT cover, poles fit inside the tent under mattress. Happy Camper again 
PS 1 big benefit this has compared to a classic RR mounted awning is the fact that you cover the complete corner and include the cover of the overhanging RTT Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated  |
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6th Jul 2012 3:54pm |
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| tatra805 Member Since: 16 Aug 2011 Location: Dolany Posts: 436
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Realize its not a hot topic,
anyway
LED floods on a budget Addition to the awning i wanted to have some floodlights. Experimented with H3 Led bulbs in worklights but these have almost no output and dissapointed big way.
These 10W 220VAC LED floods were advertised as having an internal 12VDC connection. Even a confirming call with the seller only resulted in recieving them and finding out the leds are driven at 30VDC and wont work on 12VDC, even with the correct resistor inline etc. At 26 euro not a big a loss, but.... maybe.... Have put one on my small 150W inverter and they work. Click image to enlarge The inverter takes 0,3A without load. With one light on i measured 1,2A, eventually dropping around 1,1 once the led was on temperature. Thats still a heap less than a 55W Halogen, and a claimed 75W equivalent output.
Put one on the underside of the RTT (wont advise on alu platform RTT's but the easy awns have a wood base) Very happy with the light output, its not too much to be blinding but enough to read a book, and the 120° angle really spreads the light nicely.
Should probably warn about the risks of running 220VAC in this case but if you respect IP ratings and wire them up accordingly i am confident the risk is minimal. And in pouring rain its still an option not to switch them on after all. 2 weeks before the holidays, will finish the wiring this week and even think about using a dedicated low power inverter for these lights only, at +- 40 euro not really an issue these days. :) Admin note: this post has had its images recovered from a money grabbing photo hosting site and reinstated |
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8th Jul 2012 9:02pm |
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