Security lighting ?

[mick56]

Good afternoon gentlemen, i am looking to buy some outside security lighting, and i dont know if i should be looking at led's, or halogen, i want to light up an area about 20ftsq, but i also want the neighbor's to know that i am aware, and light up their gardens too. I buy stuff from ebay and i realise that some of you are going to slag the chinese off for knocking out crap, but i have taken a chance and bought some good thing's from the oriental's in the past. All comment's,& opinion's will be welcome. Thank you. Mick.

 

[telectrix]

bit of a lottery with chinese stuff. some's good, some's absolute crap. try LEDHut for offers on LED floods. tou'll need at least a 30 or 40watt LED fitting to get close to a halogen in terms of lux.

 

[mick56]

Thank's for the rapid response mate, please explain the equation between halogen watt's and led's, i understand 500w halogen is bright enough for what i need ?, what would be the equievelant in led's be. Thank's again. Mick.

 

[dan86]

http://www.ledhut.co.uk/led-flood-lights/flood-lights/new-30-watt-led-floodlight.html
summin like this would be more than adequate

Or this for overkill
http://www.ledhut.co.uk/led-flood-lights/flood-lights/new-50-watt-led-floodlight.html

 

[Octopus]

Deffo go LED - why do you want it so well lit?

 

[mick56]

Deffo go LED - why do you want it so well lit?

Thank's for replying mate. I dont know what i need, i am moving to a new house with thieving gypsies around, and i have a motorbike that i dont intending any arshole stealing off me, i got the security that would trouble the most determined thief, BUT, for the first couple of week's, until i build the garage, i need some light's that will wake everybody up. Help me sleep mate !

 

[mick56]

i am about to move to an area infiltrated with gypsie's, and when, not IF, the thieving *******#s decide to rob me, i would like to let them know that i did'nt come here to dance !

 

[telectrix]

roughly 30 watts LED is equivalent to 300watts halogen.. a factor of 10. alternative deterrent..

 

[mick56]

roughly 30 watts LED is equivalent to 300watts halogen.. a factor of 10. alternative deterrent..

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My way of thinking too mate, i did'nt know what sort of territory i was treading on. More information on the light's would be handy.

 

[telectrix]

LED Hut. light rabbit. convertabulb. there's 3 suppliers to google for info.

 

[dan86]

Bloody op. Replies to just about everybody else except me.the one who went that extra little bit and looked up and posted a link to choices!
I'm not upset :/

 

[telectrix]

time to pour a single malt then.

 

[mick56]

Bloody op. Replies to just about everybody else except me.the one who went that extra little bit and looked up and posted a link to choices!
I'm not upset :/

Hey mate. not the answer i was looking for.

 

[dingledong]

I have just put up a 30 watt led light and the people I did it for text me to say how bright it was and I next layout 50 up and they say bloody bright

 

[telectrix]

shepherd neame. you can't beat it. one of the few good things to come out 0f the south.