Reverting from LED lighting to Halogen

[JD]

Hi,

I am not an electrician but I wondered if I might ask for a little bit of advice?

My parents have just bought a house and all of the rooms are lit with LED light bulbs, which give me a bad headache after half an hour.

I would like to switch to halogen light bulbs, but I've never really worked with LED spotlights before and I wondered if you could tell me what I need to do to get the spotlights out of the ceiling and figure out which halogen bulb I need to buy to replace them?

Some of the rooms have 8 spotlights embedded in the ceiling, and some rooms have three bulbs sticking out of the ceiling in the mounts of some kind.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jen

 

[Octopus]

To be honest you need somebody to come round and take a look - there are far too many variables.

Aopologies if this isn't what you want to hear.

 

[JD]

Hi,

Thanks, that's okay. Tbh if that's what needs to happen, it's easier to know that before I spend two weeks slogging through websites.

Ta!

Jen

 

[buzzlightyear]

My parents have just bought a house and all of the rooms are lit with LED light bulbs, which give me a bad headache after half an hour.

are the leds warm white or cool white ?

 

[JD]

I think they are cool white and every room has a dimmer switch.

 

[JD]

I also get on with fluorescent energy saving bulbs and incandescent bulbs if they would be any good.

 

[JD]

I am going back to visit, and I will take out the bulbs and look at them. If you could even give me a list of information to find out that would be extremely helpful.

 

[buzzlightyear]

try a replace the cool white with warm white I will be better for your eyes , warm light is nearly the same has a incandescing lighting bulb.

 

[JD]

I think it may be the flickering that is the problem though. I gather that is the main issue with LED, is it not? I've spent such a long time experimenting with LED-everything and it does such epically bad things to me each time. Tbh I'd rather just get rid of them.

I also have an old phone, and old computer and so on.

 

[Octopus]

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

 

[buzzlightyear]

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

what type of switches have got !

 

[buzzlightyear]

You could try replacing the dimmers with normal switches

back in the box you go Murdoch.

 

[buzzlightyear]

I also have an old phone, and old computer and so on

go on Murdoch, ask her what kind of phone & pc the lady has !

 

[JD]

LOL! I have a Samsung GT-E1080, which is very easy on the eyes and also can make and receive telephone calls, which is what I need it for.
http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/GT-E1080ZKIXEU

My laptop is a Toshiba Satellite pro U400, which is also splendid.
Satellite Pro U400-18S - Toshiba - http://www.toshiba.co.uk/discontinued-products/satellite-pro-u400-18s/

By training I'm a research scientist, and I'm currently making videos on how to build automated microscopes from scratch using arduinos and bits and bobs and very expensive lenses, so I'm okay for a bit of mickey taking.

My next project is to convert a ccfl laptop screen into a desktop screen using a special gizmo that's coming in the post from China and a few instructables webpages. I'm hoping that will tide me over after this laptop keels over. It turns out necessity really is the mother of invention.

Thanks for the tips on LED bulbs. It really is very helpful. I'm kicking myself for not photographing the dimmer switches now.

 

[buzzlightyear]

Thanks for the tips on LED bulbs. It really is very helpful. I'm kicking myself for not photographing the dimmer switches now.

now the penny has dropped! so Murdoch Holmes was wright then .

 

[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/