Thinking more... For me, the answer is probably to hard mount and hard wire an LED(s) that illuminates the windex but is not mounted to it. (so the vulnerable windex can be removed without disturbing the wiring) Not going to bother with a bulb in a new install, for reliability reasons. Wire the positive to the running light circuit, the ground to the existing anchor light ground... Done.
Dave ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Joel Aronson <joel.aron...@gmail.com> To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> Cc: Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2016 11:06:27 -0500 Subject: Re: Stus-List Rewiring mast and anchor light.. I plan to wire mine to the tri-color feed. Need the right size connectors and heat shrink. Joel On Fri, Dec 9, 2016 at 11:01 AM, Dave S via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I think it is wisest to connect the windex light (LED) to the running > light circuit, so another masthead wire is required. The ground conductor > from the masthead anchor light could be used. > > Am going to look at my windex, but I agree with Doug, either discreet LED > or strips could be used. Only issue is reliable connection at masthead for > those of us who dismast ourselves annually. > > Dave > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Marek Dziedzic <dziedzi...@hotmail.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: > Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2016 15:34:04 +0000 > Subject: Re: Stus-List Rewiring mast and anchor light.. > someone mentioned that this new Marinebeam combo light can easily be used > for lighting the Windex, as well. > > Marek > > *From:* Matthew L. Wolford via CnC-List > *Sent:* Friday, December 9, 2016 09:18 > *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com > *Cc:* Matthew L. Wolford > *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Rewiring mast and anchor light.. > > I’m a big fan of my Windex light for night sailing. Davis sells them as a > Windex accessory. They are essentially a flashlight bulb in a plastic > housing. Unfortunately, I have been unable to find an LED replacement bulb > small enough to fit in the plastic housing. Perhaps this has changed in > the last year as LED bulbs have become more popular. > >
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