The lights originally worked good, but water got in them. In the picture, we are wired it to a 12 V DeWalt drill battery.
We did some testing and found the light did work fine, on\off! What the heck?
Once the water was in them they needed to be rebuilt. We needed two new switches or at least one. We purchased two switches from Imtra . Then replaced one switch and the light worked good after the rebuild with new LEDs etc. The second worked good...almost. It just would not shut off, it would dim. So we figured we would replace the switch with the other new one we purchased this summer.
After more testing, we decided it was not the Imtra light (Item:ILIM40401).
So we put the wiring back together and some more testing.
Also, even with the new LED lights, the light seems bright. Debbie is not so sure if she wants hers dimmer. We put some white electrical tape over the lense and that worked good for the one here that goes on my side of the bed to dim it out.
We used some silicone to secure the wiring and the soldered joints for the switch.
This is with no tape on the lense.
With electrical tape on the lense.
I will try the Imtra - Hobart LED light on my side -
this way with the tape over it. We will trim it off of course😎
This is an older photograph to show how the lights are used and where.
this way with the tape over it. We will trim it off of course😎
I lost a Imtra Hobart light to water ingression. Replaced the whole light and filled the void completely with BlueTac. Did the same with our other Hobart lamps to improve water resistance. An alternative would be to fill the empty base with electronic potting compound, but BlueTac is simpler.
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