Led lights

[Sangersteve]

I know you've been waiting with bated breath for my opinion.

I like em.

Bought several.

I like the color temperature.

Have not had a single failure.

Even the one on the outside of the shop.

I dropped it off the ladder when installing it.

Busted the "globe".

It's still working fine after about a year in the elements with no clothes on.

[GFB]

I do like that they don’t get hot.

[Mark]

My house is almost 100% LED. LED filament bulbs look almost exactly like conventional light bulbs.

And I've started converting my shop over to LED tubes in the eight foot (formerly) fluorescent fixtures.

[Dancer]

My shop is next on my list for me as well.

[Mark]

My shop is next on my list for me as well.

I started out with 8 foot high output (or whatever they're called) T12 fixtures with cold weather ballasts. As the ballasts (and bulbs) started failing, I first replaced the ballasts with electronic ballasts, then started replacing the fixtures with T8 fixtures with four 4 foot bulbs each. Those have all been changed now, and now I've changed a few of those to LED tubes.

With 16 of these fixtures in my shop, it's a chore to keep up with everything.

[jellowrestling]

Is there something I have to do to retrofit the fixtures to use LEDs?

[Mark]

Is there something I have to do to retrofit the fixtures to use LEDs?

If you're talking about fluorescent fixtures, all you have to do is install the bulbs.

[Mark]

This is the standard A19 light bulb replacement I've been using in some of the fixtures in my house. It has somewhat normal looking LED "filaments," and it has the traditional soft white color. This is what is in my ceiling fan lights and in some other places.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/EcoSmart-60 ... /304351459

I've replaced several other fixtures with strictly LED fixtures. We were in the process of changing everything in the house over from shiny brass to brushed nickel, so it was a good time to do it.

[jellowrestling]

This is the standard A19 light bulb replacement I've been using in some of the fixtures in my house. It has somewhat normal looking LED "filaments," and it has the traditional soft white color. This is what is in my ceiling fan lights and in some other places.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/EcoSmart-60 ... /304351459

I've replaced several other fixtures with strictly LED fixtures. We were in the process of changing everything in the house over from shiny brass to brushed nickel, so it was a good time to do it.

We have replaced some in the bathroom with LEDs, but we replaced the fixtures when we did that. I'm looking at just replacing some bulbs in lamps.

[Sangersteve]

The LED, A19 ,or Edison lamps have really jumped ahead in technology.

Just decide what wattage and screw them in.

But wait there's more.

Now they are dimmable.

I prefer the daylight color temperature.

Super long life and operating cost is the better that florescent.

[planosteve]

Question: Does it get dimmer as it gets older? I have an LED fly tying vice light I've had for a couple years. Seems like it is not as bright as it was originally. Or maybe I'm going blind. Does LED stay a full brightness or does it start to go dim?

[Mark]

Question: Does it get dimmer as it gets older? I have an LED fly tying vice light I've had for a couple years. Seems like it is not as bright as it was originally. Or maybe I'm going blind. Does LED stay a full brightness or does it start to go dim?

The LED itself should not go dim. However, if there are any type of optical devices (lenses, mirrors, or any other kind of glass) between the actual LED and where the light is emitted from the device, then those optical devices could get dirty and dim the amount of light output.

[jellowrestling]

The LED, A19 ,or Edison lamps have really jumped ahead in technology.

Just decide what wattage and screw them in.

But wait there's more.

Now they are dimmable.

I prefer the daylight color temperature.

Super long life and operating cost is the better that florescent.

Thanks, I wasn't sure, and things have changed so fast that it's hard to decipher which sources of information are reliable. We've been doing some remodeling and changing fixtures to LED as we go, but I want to replace some bulbs in high-use lamps. Sounds like it's time.

[Mark]

I believe I found another contender yesterday. I had to go to Walmart (don't ask, I don't go there very often), and I ran across these. These are same type of LED filament bulbs I reference above from Home Depot. I immediately installed two of them when I got him. So far, so good.

For some reason, Lowes doesn't carry this style of bulb in their stores, or at least I can't find it in our local store.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value- ... /638541332

The good thing about these LED "filament" bulbs is that they don't look goofy like most other LED bulbs do. These look like normal, traditional light bulbs.