Technical Updates
Dec. 10th, 2013 09:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
billroperI 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 ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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.
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.