MadModder
The Breakroom => The Water Cooler => Topic started by: bry1975 on June 20, 2011, 01:34:15 PM
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LED light workshop tubes low wattage long lifetime can be upto 50,000hr and NO FLICKER. :D
So any of you chaps tried the latest LED lighting like fluoro tubes or LED light bulbs?
(http://pictures.directnews.co.uk/liveimages/led+t8+tube+lights+are+just+one+of+the+many+ways+you+can+increase+the+energy+efficiency+of+your+home+workshop_16000317_800455909_0_0_14008950_300.jpg)
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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% :jaw: ( 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
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I would love to try them... What is the $$$ anyway?
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A ebay chap is selling the 5footers for about £5 but you have to collect them that's from London.
Bry
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This may be worth a read guys
http://benkrasnow.blogspot.com/2011/05/shop-lighting-upgrade-t5-vs-t8.html
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Hi,
Sometimes it is just not the quanity of light, but also the quality of the light.
:beer:
DaveH
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Thanks Jason,
Is that lovely Burger king drive thro' still open near Ashford? :drool:
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Thanks Jason,
Is that lovely Burger king drive thro' still open near Ashford? :drool:
Yes I live just round the corner,I have never been in there though :palm:
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Arr oks use to be the only perk of collecting from Brakes Bros just down from there.
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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
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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
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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
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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