Do I need to replace these lights?

[thinwater]

I'm puzzled, since I have had several of that model, older than that, and they never got like that. Weathered, but not bubbled up. I'm suspecting a bad batch of plastic.

But it would have been time anyway. Yes, LED. It's way more economical to reduce consumption than to generate and store more.

 

[Ward H]

I'm puzzled, since I have had several of that model, older than that, and they never got like that. Weathered, but not bubbled up. I'm suspecting a bad batch of plastic.

That was my thinking, weathered yes, not bubbled up. The bad batch of plastic would explain.

 

[Ward H]

Rich didn't quite believe me that you flip the switch twice to get tri-color, then again to get SOS. He said "is it really that smart?" A little smarter than Rich, I'm guessing.

LOL

 

[Jackdaw]

The cheque is in the mail?

Hope so.

 

[Jackdaw]

The tri-function anchor light is really a cool product. Now that I have explained to Rich how it works, he shouldn't give you a hard time about it. First he told me "your anchor light doesn't work" then he said I would need to run more wires up the mast for it. Just remember that the anchor light has a photo cell that over-rides the switch if you test it out in daylight. Rich didn't quite believe me that you flip the switch twice to get tri-color, then again to get SOS. He said "is it really that smart?" A little smarter than Rich, I'm guessing.

If you don’t want that (light sensor) function, you have to totally blank it out. I used black Enamel paint. Tape didn’t work well enough. Needed to do it because the white light is part of my 3 color nav display.

 

[Ward H]

If you don’t want that (light sensor) function, you have to totally blank it out. I used black Enamel paint. Tape didn’t work well enough. Needed to do it because the white light is part of my 3 color nav display.

Nice trick. I made note of that on my project list as I like to check my lights before I need them which means I need to check them in the daylight.
Was that MarineBeam's suggestion?

 

[Ron20324]

...I need to check them in the daylight.,,,QUOTE]

Uummm... isn't it easier at night?

 

[Jackdaw]

Nice trick. I made note of that on my project list as I like to check my lights before I need them which means I need to check them in the daylight.
Was that MarineBeam's suggestion?

I didn’t ask them. But we used it in the electronics business to blank out parts. It’s UV and heat resistant, and totally opaque.

 

[Meriachee]

A recently discovered alternative is liquid electrical tape. While it's not for everything, it seems to be more forgiving in outdoor applications than enamel, and it's more pliable if that matters.