First off, thank you all for posting about those
hobby lights!!!
Our Aliner came standard with two single fixture
lights (one front and one back). For us these
provide plenty of light given the size of the
trailer. However, they are more bright when running
off of A/C (shore power), than when running off of a
battery.
Something to keep in mind is that bulbs like this
are not very efficient. They consume more amps
than a halogen bulb because it takes more wattage to
get the same brightness (lumens? candle power?) as a
halogen. If you are redoing your fixtures, look
into the 12v under the cabinet track lighting used
in kitchens. This isn't regular track lighting for
rooms, but small ones made for under kitchen
cabinets, or in display cases. These come in
different styles and wattages.
A halogen light will provide brighter more intense
light in a lower wattage, thus saving you amps and
battery power. By having a track feature, you can
slide the light to the location it's needed
(reading, showering, cooking). By putting different
wattages in fixtures at different locations, you can
have an area spot lit for reading, but a softer glow
across the whole width.
The only disadvantage to this is that you need to
make sure the fixtures don't hit the side walls when
folded down. You can either move them all to the
center (where the regular lights are) or you could
remove them from the track.
Just another idea.
Enjoy,
Chris
