We have 21ft Jayco Silverline fitted with a Carefree Awning. The led strip light in the roller is blowing bulbs and needs replacement. Besides going back to Jayco can anyone suggest other options. Johnos
We have 21ft Jayco Silverline fitted with a Carefree Awning. The led strip light in the roller is blowing bulbs and needs replacement. Besides going back to Jayco can anyone suggest other options. Johnos
You could try 4wd Supacentre...I got some cheap ones there. Cheers
LED lights are unbelievably cheap on Ebay, there's hundreds of suppliers and loads of choice. I bought these ones which are a 5 metre waterproof multi-coloured (RGB) strip for less than $20, but you can get the same things in Jaycar, camping & 4WD stores if you wish to buy locally, but expect to pay more.
I just trimmed to size with a pair of scissors, then stuck them on my awning cassette with the self adhesive backing and a couple of dabs with the hot glue gun for added security. They come with a 240/12V power adapter, and wireless remote to adjust brightness, choose which colour, and give you that disco flashing thing if you want to annoy the neighbours
-- Edited by Mamil on Tuesday 5th of January 2021 06:08:09 PM
PS: If your existing LED light strip is blowing bulbs then you may want to put a voltage regulator on the new ones. Some LEDs are quite sensitive to overvoltage, and when your battery is charging the voltage on your 12V system can go high enough to shorten their life. I put one of these on each unregulated LED circuit in my caravan to prevent brightness varying with voltage, and protect them from overvoltage when the battery is charging. Basically the input voltage can vary anything between 6-35V and it will output a constant 12V to your LED lights. Cost less than ten bucks each on Ebay.
-- Edited by Mamil on Tuesday 5th of January 2021 02:54:17 PM
The blowing of the led strip lights on the Jayco is not an uncommon problem. The lights themselves are not terrific quality. Personally, I would not go to any of the "cheap" retailers to get a replacement, particularly a cheap Chinese replacement as you will probably find that they also fail especially if they get wet. I would pay a little more and go to a Midas (or similar) store and get a good quality replacement. The cost differential will not be great and you will only need to do it once. Some of the previous posts use stick-on lights fixed to the van. As you probably know, the Jayco Silverline vans have the lights on the end of the awning and, of course, stick-on lights will not work. Happy New Year and good luck.
We have 21ft Jayco Silverline fitted with a Carefree Awning. The led strip light in the roller is blowing bulbs and needs replacement. Besides going back to Jayco can anyone suggest other options. Johnos
mate - you will have this problem indefinitely - I can tell you with a great deal of
certainty that the problem is water intrusion into the groove that holds the LED strip.
You will notice a milky colour of the plastic holding the LEDs - water affect.
I had mine replaced under warranty and latterly under duress by Jayco, and finally
decided to do a fix myself.
My van is in the weather in semi tropics 24/7, so to prevent water getting to the
strip, and after one failed attempt with a transparent sticky tape placed over the top
of the entire LEd strip (which did exclude the water but caused sweating and eventual
failure) I placed a transparent strip of clear mylar film about 5 cm wide hinged at the
top with waterproof tape over the LEDs. Leave the bottom of the mylar strip
open to allow ventilation. When you fold up the awning everything is held in
place by the wraps.
At the ends of the LED strip use a sealant to close any entry points for water -
this will take a bit of snooping around but if you don't do it efficiently eventually
water will get in.
4 years now, and cyclone Yasi and plenty of tropical rain - no problem.
After any rain, I unroll the awning to allow it to dry and air to prevent molds.
Tip: I further wipe the underside of the awning occasionally with a weak solution
of Benzalkonium Chloride to stop mold - a steriizer in products like Pinoclean - but I buy
a spa sterilizer at Bunnings and mix a 10% solution and use it all around the
house to stop mold and steralize all sorts of things.
Call Volka Lighting Pty Ltd, they are experts in LEDs. Most strips are not fully sealed and suffer water intrusion. Tell them exactly what you want them for and they will help you.
