Just installed my external LED Multi-Color strip lights:
If you shop at Camping World, expect to pay $150:
http://www.campingworld.com/shopping...trip-kit/71619
I picked mine up on eBay from a US seller shipped to my door for $16 (yes - sixteen dollars). IT came with everything that the Camping World came with except for the 12V power supply. I just tapped into the power for the porch light and I was good to go. My unit had the same 3M adhesive tape on the back and the same sealed system.
I cleaned the the area where I stuck the lights with a little rubbing alcohol before I installed it. I measured and cut the unit to length and stuck it in place. Just in case, I but a small bead of RV non-sag calk along the top to keep moisture from seeping behind the strip and releasing the tape.
I ran the IR receiver out of the bottom of the existing light fixture and the lead to the strip out the top:
The remote isn't all that great, but it works. Just in case, I programmed my universal learning remote for my A/V system for all the buttons I need to make it work. It has quite a few standard colors and several custom color settings, so there are a ton of lighting configurations.
So far so good. In white light mode (Red, Green, and Blue all on) the strip draws just over 1 amp at 12 volts. If you use a single color or a slight mix it draws about .3 - .5 amps.
Ed
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