T&T: Alpenglow Lights

[Keith]

I had one Alpenglow light, and was very disappointed with it. I used it in 
my galley, as a full time liveaboard. As such, it was on probably 16+ 
hrs./day. The original bulb burned out in a few months, well within it's 
warranty period. I had ordered a spare when I got the fixture, so could 
replace it immediately. They sent me a new one under warranty. It's a pain 
to change the bulb. You have to remove the entire fixture, disassemble it, 
change the bulb, and reverse the process. When the second bulb burned out in 
a few months, I just removed the entire fixture and sold it for half what I 
had paid for it. I was also displeased with the low level of light it 
produced, vs. a plain old 12V fluorescent fixture, with easily changeable 
and readily available bulbs. I did have the red LED night option, and it 
worked fine, but the entire fixture was a PITA. Wouldn't own one again or 
recommend them.


Keith
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rich Werner" <poco at werner2.com>



> Even if you opt out of the red night vision based on other posts, the
> Alpenglow lights are very nice.  We've had ours for several years with no
> problems and no electrical noise issues.