Reverting from LED lighting to Halogen

[buzzlightyear]

By training I'm a research scientist

it is no point giving half a story ,dimmer switches playing up or to bright the light.

 

[JD]

Really? I don't quite follow.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Really? I don't quite follow.

I think it may be the flickering that is the problem though. I gather that is the main issue with LED

You could try replacing the dimmers with normal switches ....

,dimmer switches playing up or to bright the light.

 

[JD]

I don't think that getting rid of the dimmer switches so that the leds are always on maximum brightness would solve the problem, because then firstly they would be super bright, but then also I think they still flicker even on maximum brightness. Is that not right?

 

[JD]

I read it here:

The Scientific Reason You Don't Like LED Bulbs—and the Simple Way to Fix Them - https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-scientific-reason-you-dont-like-led-bulbs-mdash-and-the-simple-way-to-fix-them/

 

[buzzlightyear]

fleabay £££££££,that will stop the brightness .

 

[pirate]

If it's of any interest, following replacing all of my GU10 halogens with LED I have about 50 halogen ones in my cupboard...you can have them for nothing, or the postage...

 

[JD]

Pirate, that would be fantastic if you didn't mind. To be honest I did wonder if there were stacks of halogens heading for the bin as people switched to LEDs. I'd be really glad to give some a new home.

If I go and have a look on Saturday could I get back to you? I'm not sure if they are GU10s until I take a look.

Thanks!

 

[Octopus]

I don't think that getting rid of the dimmer switches so that the leds are always on maximum brightness would solve the problem, because then firstly they would be super bright, but then also I think they still flicker even on maximum brightness. Is that not right?

They shouldn't flicker on full brightness. This needs sorting out first.

 

[JD]

That article says that they still flicker on full brightness as long as they are driven on AC current. It says only if they are driven on DC do they stop flickering. Do you not agree?

Caveat is that I'm not totally sure that it is the flicker. I also have trouble with very bright screens with CCLF backlight so full brightness on non-flickering LED bulbs may be tricky too. I get on fine in daylight and with Halogen bulbs, 300W turned up to max.

It would be handy if I at least had a fairly immediate reaction so I could do several tests, but it takes an hour to kick in and then I feel rubbish for ages, so doing lots of tests if a bit tricky.

 

[buzzlightyear]

In a few years time when their is no longer halogens, what are the people like you self going to do then ..

 

[JD]

I think that the LED lights or whatever replaces them will be fixed so that it doesn't cause problems any more. There are huge numbers of people having problems with LEDs and the designers are working on it. It was the same when CRT screens first came out, until the fixed the refresh rate, and again the same when fluorescent strip lights came out. I reckon I just need to hang on to the old technology until the new technology gets fixed.

There are some people who still struggle after the technology is considered to be fixed though. Those would be people who struggle with migraines all the time for example. Some of them are just having to live in a world that is lit by types of light that their eyes can't cope with.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Those would be people who struggle with migraines all the time for example. Some of them are just having to live in a world that is lit by types of light that their eyes can't cope with.

I go to many customers property's most have the old energy saving lights .they may has well get a Davie lamp . they are now mass producing candles again when their in no light .

 

[JD]

We still have bayonet fit energy saving lights. I like them, though I have recently added a couple of 300W halogen uplighters as I realised we were basically sitting in darkness. My corner shop still sells incandescent light bulbs.

 

[JD]

As a matter of fact, a halogen uplighter is probably the obvious solution for my current problem. I could just put one in each room and turn off the other lights.