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.

 

[dan86]

Hey mate. not the answer i was looking for.

Why not. What exactly Was the answer you were looking for?

 

[telectrix]

what was the question? to be or not to be? was that hamlet or macbeth? who cares. time for a smoke and another wet ( beer, that is, not the ice bucket).

 

[mick56]

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

thank's mate, that was the answer i was looking for.

 

[mick56]

what was the question? to be or not to be? was that hamlet or macbeth? who cares. time for a smoke and another wet ( beer, that is, not the ice bucket).

You flat cap northener's still drinking that horse **** called newky brown ?

 

[telectrix]

only occasionally. prefer the heavier ale. not like that muck you drink down south, pimms, gin, pernod, chemical lager, and actually buying bottled water that's more expensive per pint than beer.