12-10-2013, 07:32 AM
I'm moving over to LED lighting. When we moved into the house12 years ago the kitchen had 4 100W R80 spotlights I changed them to 60W and didn't notice any difference. Last year I changed them to 6W LED equivalents. I estimate they will have paid for themselves by the end of this year. I've also changed to LED in most of the other rooms and the estimate is that I could save about £100 per year.
The kitchen lights do not appear to put out any LW/MW interference but the 40W types in the study/workshop do put out some interference. The worst ones are some R50 lights which I use in desk lights.
For these spotlights there appear to be two types, those with a flat face where you can see the LEDs and those with a diffused dome. The former produce a defined beam whereas the latter produce a more diffuse beam which is better suited to lighting the room.
They are definitely better than the compact flurorescent lights some of which take ages to warm up.
Keith
The kitchen lights do not appear to put out any LW/MW interference but the 40W types in the study/workshop do put out some interference. The worst ones are some R50 lights which I use in desk lights.
For these spotlights there appear to be two types, those with a flat face where you can see the LEDs and those with a diffused dome. The former produce a defined beam whereas the latter produce a more diffuse beam which is better suited to lighting the room.
They are definitely better than the compact flurorescent lights some of which take ages to warm up.
Keith
