RV awning lights are a great way to make your RV inviting and a fun place to sit outside. Over the last 5 years we’ve seen LEDs break into the lighting scene with the ability to change colors, have light-dancing effects, and with higher reliability.
RV awning lights are lights that would hang from and/or around your awning. There are other rv lights and even other decorative lights like the old
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Given today’s focus on LED lighting – which is superior to the old incandescent lights – I would not purchase an incandescent light any more. You should see approximately a 5x reduction in power consumption by using LED lights.
Important Considerations with your RV Awning lights
- CRITICAL: When you select your lights be sure to make a mental note of how you are going to power your RV awning lights
- Concept #1: Use the 12V from your porch light. Be sure to get an LED Strip or Rope light that is powered from 12 Volts. You might have to do a short stretch of wire from the porch fixture to the LED light.
- Concept #2: Use the 120v from an outside outlet and use a to convert the 120 Volt to 12 Volt power.
- Concept #3: Use the 120V from an outside outlet and make sure to buy an RV awning light that is powered from 120V. These are very common, especially if you get a strip light.
- You should power your RV LED Awning lights from your RV’s built-in 12 Volt power. Then you just have to make sure you have the right 12 Volt connectors.
- Carefree Awning lights have their own special connector. If you get the right replacements and work with a Carefree awning then installation is just plugging them in.
- you should consider getting 12 Volt connectors and then standardize on those connectors for your RV if you don’t have a standard 12 V connector,.
- If you use 12V LED lights, then remember that 12V is directional. Find the PLUS terminal and the MINUS terminal and simply connect plus-to-plus and minus-to-minus. If you get it backwards, most LED lights have reverse connection (also called polarity) protection. So just change them around and try again.
- Strip lights seem to be 12V lights that are a bit more “raw” than other lights. You should probably think about how you will fasten them and keep them safe and connected – not just electrically but physically.
- Rope lights are lights that are connected in a flexible plastic tube. They seem to be usually connected to a 120V outlet. I’m sure there are exceptions… just pay careful attention when you are ordering.
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