Technical Updates

[billroper]

I decided to experiment with the Cree LED bulbs that are available at Home Depot. Sadly, they aren't discounted here by our local utility as mdlbear has occasionally found in his area, so they're pricey. But I grabbed one of the 60 watt daylight bulbs and installed it in our laundry room.

Wow! That was bright!

It turns out that it replaced a GE Reveal 60 watt bulb that was rated to put out 565 lumens. The 60 watt equivalent LED bulb put out 800 lumens. Definitely brighter. Definitely with a bluish tinge.

I wasn't sure if I liked the shade of the light, so I bought three more of the 60 watt soft white bulbs and installed them in the control room in the studio. They replaced a regular 60 watt bulb, a 60 watt Reveal, and a burned out bulb. :)

It is now much brighter in here, but seems a bit yellow to my eyes. (I'm down in the studio typing while waiting for the dryer to buzz so I can swap out laundry.)

We'll see how I feel about the bulbs in a month or so.

Comments

[rinioth.livejournal.com]

Have you discovered any inteference from them? A few of my Ham friends say they experience quite a lot of QRM from some types of LED lighting, not something you'd want around a recording studio.

[gorgeousgary]

Tim Carter (aka Ask-The-Builder) just tried out a Cree bulb and had a favorable first impression. I believe he's into ham radio, so I'm sure he'll mention something in one of his e-newsletters if he experiences any interference.

[billroper]

I hope to have a chance to check on the interference soon. If there's a problem, well, I still have a stash of incandescent bulbs for that room... :)

[whl.livejournal.com]

I've been using the Phillips 60 and 100 watt equivalent bulbs for quite awhile; in a shaded lamp, they seem fine, but in a ceiling fan fixture, they seemed too harsh/blue.

No idea about RFI, although I've never noticed any in AM/FM/ATSC broadcast bands.

[rono-60103.livejournal.com]

We're slowly replacing the bulbs in our house with the LED bulbs available at our Costco. So far, I've been fairly happy.

I do wish we could find some brighter non-flood type bulbs (they tend to be 40 watt equivalent or dimmer if they are in a bulb type configuration). We currently have a flood bulb in the torchiere fixture in our bedroom since the only others we had in the house were too dim.

I'm a bit of a photophile indoors - I hate to be in dim spaces. It should either be a dark outside (or inside if I'm used to it), or well lit. In between makes me uncomfortable.

[billroper]

Cree just introduced a 75-watt equivalent bulb-shaped bulb that is supposed to put out 1100 lumens. Will that work for you?