Moderator, Could you please post this as it may be of interest to some list members.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul Gordon 
  To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 2:04 PM
  Subject: LED Refit

  I  have just completed a LED refit on the light over the Water tank/ Storage area. The incandescent lamps (3) seem to draw an obscene amount of power from the auxiliary battery. After shopping around I found a molded strip of 12 LED's that fits perfectly into this fixture. removed the existing lamp holders by drilling out the rivets. The new strip has an adhesive backing that appears to be permanent. Rewiring was really simple. Light output is about the same as the old incandescents but have a very slight bluish tinge. No problem reading in this light. Just not as warm a light as the old. I regret not throwing  ammeter on the circuit to see what it did draw but I would estimate the new lights draw less than 1/20 the amount of  power the incandescents did. FWIW. Thoughts or comments welcome.