kiwi Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Just wondering what everyone's view on LED upgrades are? Is anyone using Vendors Exchange's EzConnect or Fluorescent Replacement tube's or are you making your own using LED strips? I am considering upgrading to LED but the price here is still a little steep for my liking compared to using the old Fluorescent's. They do call me.... MR CHEAP!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Just wondering what everyone's view on LED upgrades are? Is anyone using Vendors Exchange's EzConnect or Fluorescent Replacement tube's or are you making your own using LED strips? I am considering upgrading to LED but the price here is still a little steep for my liking compared to using the old Fluorescent's. They do call me.... MR CHEAP!! Well Mr, Cheap, I'd say contact Cajun, he found a source for about $20 a kit which is way cheaper than just replacing the fluorescent lamps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 Well Mr, Cheap, I'd say contact Cajun, he found a source for about $20 a kit which is way cheaper than just replacing the fluorescent lamps. Well.... Mr (not so) Cheap....... are you using any of the VE options yourself? You must have it on that new Revision Door you brought Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Well.... Mr (not so) Cheap....... are you using any of the VE options yourself? You must have it on that new Revision Door you brought Like the Revision door I bought, my LED kit ( which I got at Costco for $35) is still sitting in the box - I did manage to extract it from that accursed bubble wrap. I really need to stop buying stuff and get some projects finished. Unfortunately right now it's time for another beer alas the projects will have to wait. ......................... as you can tell, I'm pretty firm on my priorities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwi Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share Posted March 16, 2014 Like the Revision door I bought, my LED kit ( which I got at Costco for $35) is still sitting in the box - I did manage to extract it from that accursed bubble wrap. I really need to stop buying stuff and get some projects finished. Unfortunately right now it's time for another beer alas the projects will have to wait. ......................... as you can tell, I'm pretty firm on my priorities. Your lucky they don't bubble wrap beer boxes then..... you would never get pissed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchligVend Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Has anyone tired ledhotstick.com before they seem very reasonable on price? What do you think about them?, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reel Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Moondog, you would be having a beer drought if you were asking Kiwi to pay........but then again kiwi beer is to be avoided its trash lol !. The upgrade kit from VE for an AP costs around Aust $500 it includes the led lighting strip, drop sensor kit and the modern blue live display........place them in an old AP 122/123 snack and they look just fantastic , personally I think its worth the money, but then again I am not cheap unlike the dog and kiwi bird !. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Moondog, you would be having a beer drought if you were asking Kiwi to pay........but then again kiwi beer is to be avoided its trash lol !. The upgrade kit from VE for an AP costs around Aust $500 it includes the led lighting strip, drop sensor kit and the modern blue live display........place them in an old AP 122/123 snack and they look just fantastic , personally I think its worth the money, but then again I am not cheap unlike the dog and kiwi bird !. I imagine the economy in "The Land of Crappy Weather" is getting pretty tight Ron with all the good Ork and Rock Troll jobs gone. Pretty soon they'll run out of Hobbit books to do and Kiwi will have a tough time even buying his own beer. Given their size, I suspect Kiwi's clan was doing pretty good with the Rock Troll gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reel Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Yes Moondog, you said it all.............the land of crappy weather so very true!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donut Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Just wondering what everyone's view on LED upgrades are? Is anyone using Vendors Exchange's EzConnect or Fluorescent Replacement tube's or are you making your own using LED strips? I am considering upgrading to LED but the price here is still a little steep for my liking compared to using the old Fluorescent's. They do call me.... MR CHEAP!! For a frugal (not cheap) solution, I got 30 feet of cool white LED strip with a remote for $26.... installed it around the inside of a DN440.... Seems to light up the face fine for me, and uses hardly any extra electricity.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 For a frugal (not cheap) solution, I got 30 feet of cool white LED strip with a remote for $26.... installed it around the inside of a DN440.... Seems to light up the face fine for me, and uses hardly any extra electricity.... Are these the strips that you can dissect into different sizes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donut Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yes... They seem to light up a soda machine sign pretty well.... Of course they're not as bright as a pair of fluorescents.... But its sufficient for my purposes.... I can post a pic next week (on vacation at Disneyland right now) when I get back if you want.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Yes... They seem to light up a soda machine sign pretty well.... Of course they're not as bright as a pair of fluorescents.... But its sufficient for my purposes.... I can post a pic next week (on vacation at Disneyland right now) when I get back if you want.... cr*p, id better start stealing all the deals on orange county craigslist... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donut Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Don't worry, Orange County is safe.... Although I DID ask my wife if we could take the truck in case I found a good deal..... I'm lucky to still be alive after that comment.... She just doesn't understand..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moondog Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Don't worry, Orange County is safe.... Although I DID ask my wife if we could take the truck in case I found a good deal..... I'm lucky to still be alive after that comment.... She just doesn't understand..... Disneyland eh? Not exactly the most frugal place I can think of - after you do that for a couple of days you won't have enough left for any machine buys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Don't worry, Orange County is safe.... Although I DID ask my wife if we could take the truck in case I found a good deal..... I'm lucky to still be alive after that comment.... She just doesn't understand..... Good thing your wife stopped you... Otherwise you'd return with a truck full of machines and pissed off wife and kids... Youd be too broke to visit Disney ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryChris Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Good thing your wife stopped you... Otherwise you'd return with a truck full of machines and pissed off wife and kids... Youd be too broke to visit Disney ... Yeah but Donut would have a big smile on his face! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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