All - Update:
This has been a royal pain.
Marine Beam did eventually email me dwgs of there GE90 replacement bulb and yes it is slightly smaller than the incandescent. This is good news but I had to order it ahead of time and once again risk it not fitting because the information was just not...
Thank you for posting this!
I have absolutely no clearance between my (glass) nav lens and the GE90 bulb. I have already purchased one "replacement" LED bulb that will not fit (superbright). I was struggling between getting the marine beam LED replacement or getting individual components. Marine...
Charlie,
I appreciate your recomendation. I did see this bulb and it is extremely tempting to blow 30 dollars on a bulb with no dimensions posted on the website just because I am so tired of this. I would almost bet it is just a little to long or wide or something. I will contact defender and...
Sunbeam
you are correct. An LED is going to either be a direct short or open (not really - but theoretically those are the only things that are possible).
if direct short the weakest link remaining is going to be the fuse.
Fuse was designed to be weaker than wire to prevent heat/fire whatever.
I...
Hi,
you have only found a replacement for every bulb on your boat because who ever designed your fixtures left clearance for the idiots who design LEDs and call them exact replacements but decide to add .040 inches to the length!
If anyone could find me an LED replacement that is the SAME...
Please I have spent months on this driving back to the lake taking measurements ordering bulbs and driving.
I have a tanzer 22 and the navigate lights will accept a GE90 bulb and NOTHING longer. the actual bulb length is 1.350" NOT 1.44"
How does DR LED claim he has an exactl replacemnet...