Please don't waste you money, or your life, on LED replacement bulbs.
I have posted many times on the illegal and false marketing of these bulbs. There is NO replacement LED bulb that is equivalent to a 25W bulb. There is also NO replacement that meets the current colour requirements. There is NO replacement bulb that meets the sector requirements.
The simple truth is that most are only equivalent to a small festoon light. When you look at them from close quarters they look bright because of the point source nature.
I also stated that I would not work on any boat that uses LED replacement bulbs as the owners obviously does not have any care for others. Working on a persons boat requires a certain level of trust.
In technology terms the LED light is OK but needs mounting in a sealed environment which normal lights can not give. The Light to power is better than filament bulbs but worse than fluorescent. However when you factor in the power supply regulation needed they are a lot worse in reliability and power. Quoting the diode life times as opposed to the whole bulb reliability is one part of the con. When you see them using small fractions of the power that is because they are producing small fractions of the light output. Please do not be conned by these people.
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