Portable 12 volt exterior lights

Dave, All I have for outside is a Col-lite, well two actually, one over camp kitchen/stove one over table in centre of annexe for eating /reading. The BT light is really good for getting key into lock at night that's about all .... draws a bit of current also. Up until yesterday I plugged these into a lead from Andersen plug ... now I have an outlet in top fridge vent ..... pic in Album. I know its a pain plugging them in but seems to be the best solution to date. Sometimes I just zip clip it to the annexe box clips. The Col-lites I'm using are out of my boat back in 1992 ...had one under each gunwale for night fishing in Moreton Bay. They are a quality light .. only one has had a tube change. The only other one I've seen of quality is the Versalite (sp) I am currently looking at the Hella LED trailer light in white with a view to replacing the original housing/light with it .... Anthony

Hi Anthony,
As for the power drain of those BT lights, I'm not
so worried about miniscule amounts, that's why we have all those solar panels
and batteries, afterall , the loss is usually replenished the next day anyway,
however it is the whiteness of the light that I am chasing, hence the need for
fluro lights. Maybe a lighting store has something, I'll check around. Thanks
for the suggestions .
David

CobraDave, Your comments about exterior light got me thinking about how poor the standard light is, so I went around to our local lighting shop and they had a hugh range of 12 volt lights now that a lot of houses have low voltage lights. I bought a wall mounted light that can be adjusted in all directions and has a 35watt 2 pin globe. I joined it into the existing light circuit and then turned off the normal external light with the push switch fitted into the back of that light. You can get 20 - 35 or 50 Watt globes. The 35 watt uses about 3amps and gives a pretty good light. Brian.

Brian,
Thanks for the follow up. I'll be in Brisbane (big
smoke) later this week and will visit a few lighting stores to see what they
offer. Will keep you posted.
David

Brian, Where did you mount that light ? Is it a spot type beam or spread ? Anthony

I put it on the same level as the stanard light and just to the side of the window so that I could have one of the 2 screws going into the Aluminium wall frame. It is a spot type light so that outside cooking or as Dave wants, book reading can be done. I just ran the wires inside the overhead cupboards. Brian

Brian, Thanks ... looks like Cania will have its moments as a Owner Modification Festival. [smile] Much to the chagrin of the ladies I'm sure !!!!! Anthony