LED Fluoro workshop tubes anyone tried them yet?

[bry1975]

LED light workshop tubes low wattage long lifetime can be upto 50,000hr and NO FLICKER.  

So any of you chaps tried the latest LED lighting like fluoro tubes or LED light bulbs?

[spuddevans]

Looks pretty cool, I would imagine that they are pretty expensive though.


I have replaced virtually all the halogens in my house with LED lamps, and my last leccy bill was down by over 30%   ( I replaced about 28 halogens )

LED's are the way to go, once the price comes down a bit more as production goes up, then it'll be a no-brainer to have them instead of the halogens.


Tim

[Brass_Machine]

I would love to try them... What is the $$$ anyway?

[bry1975]

A ebay chap is selling the 5footers for about £5 but you have to collect them that's from London.

Bry

[j45on]

This may be worth a read guys
http://benkrasnow.blogspot.com/2011/05/shop-lighting-upgrade-t5-vs-t8.html

[DaveH]

Hi,

Sometimes it is just not the quanity of light, but also the quality of the light.

 

DaveH

[bry1975]

Thanks Jason,

Is that lovely Burger king drive thro' still open near Ashford? 

[j45on]

Thanks Jason,

Is that lovely Burger king drive thro' still open near Ashford? 

Yes I live just round the corner,I have never been in there though 

[bry1975]

Arr oks use to be the only perk of collecting from Brakes Bros just down from there.

[dickda1]

I replaced the incandescent lamps on my grinder and mill with LEDs.  I like the fact that the lamp housing does not get hot and that it is so small I can move the light into smaller areas.  I get them from our local Ikea store for about $12, already threaded for mounting to a metal plate.

Thanks for the link to the site about fluorescent vs LED lights.  I didn't understand the cost ratio.

-Dick

[PekkaNF]

I replaced the incandescent lamps on my grinder and mill with LEDs.  I like the fact that the lamp housing does not get hot and that it is so small I can move the light into smaller areas.  I get them from our local Ikea store for about $12, already threaded for mounting to a metal plate.

Thanks for the link to the site about fluorescent vs LED lights.  I didn't understand the cost ratio.

-Dick

Which one you got? I bought one fairly substantial (clamp and all) and something 20 or 30 Euros of worth. Or not exactly: Ikea has a very bad reputation here. I put the lamp on at the breakfast, just to see if works before I'll take it to the shop. I was fine for almost three minutes and then headed south. I didn't risk annother but asked my money back and bought halogen. Less bad electronics. But I would have liked that small and relatively cool LED light.

Pekka

[dickda1]

Pekka,

I use the JANSJÖ clamp light.  The clamp can be easily removed and the lamp bolted into a hole on my equipment.  The light is not intense like a halogen lamp, but I can move it in real close.  It appears to be frequently on sale over here.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/80169636

Ikea also has a reputation for marginal stuff of here as well, but I have have a bunch of these lights and haven't had a problem.

-Dick

[PekkaNF]

Hi Dick,

The lemon lamp I got was exacltly like that one. I think it was the poxy wall wart that failed. Transparent affair.

I liked the size and spesification, but execution.

Maybe I have better luck with another one. Surely customers keep returning broken ones untill they get them right.

Pekka