[sudo-discuss] lighting options

[J Clark]

A week or two ago, Ikea in E'ville was doing a close-out on the high
intensity regular-shaped LEDs for something between $3-$5/bulb. They
were in the lighting section, also down by the cash registers. No idea
if they still have 'em, but if you need some instant light, that might help.

  j.

On 2/15/15 1:17 AM, Jake wrote:
> so i guess sudoroom (and CCL too probably) need some new lights, since
> the flourescents are failing.
>
> Home Despot sells 11-watt "warm white" bulbs for $9 each, which would
> be a good idea if we had regular lamp sockets to screw bulbs into...
> http://www.homedepot.com/p/Cree-60W-Equivalent-Daylight-5000K-A19-Dimmable-LED-Light-Bulb-with-4Flow-Filament-Design-BA19-08050OMF-12DE26-3U100/205597079?N=5yc1vZbm79
>
>
> but china can always do better.  I looked on Ali Express and sorted by
> customer satisfaction, looking for LED lighting in "downlights" which
> suggests lamps shining downward?
>
> these look good but the seller rating is only 97.4%:
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/High-Quality-Aluminum-9W-15W-21W-27W-45W-LED-Downlight-Ceiling-lights-lamp-AC85-265V-With/2027740342.html
>
>
> they seem to be "16 to 21" watts for $6.95 including shipping.  They
> offer "warm" and "cold" flavors so we could just get a mix of the two
> kinds, for something in the middle when they're all on.
>
> here is the search i was doing:
>
> http://www.aliexpress.com/category/200002289/led-downlights.html?site=glo&isrefine=y&shipCountry=US&SortType=total_weight_score_desc
>
>
> this one is also a good price, and the seller rating is higher (98.1%)
> http://www.aliexpress.com/item/21W-Antifogging-Epistar-led-downlight-AC85-265V-Contains-the-drive-power-free-shipping/2047334906.html
>
>
> ultimately i have higher confidence in the quality of something we buy
> from Cree at Home Despot, but I think we should give China a chance
> and buy a few of the "16 to 21 watt" ones and see how they compare.
>
> For reference, Cree (a reputable company) and other LED bulbs sold at
> Home Despot are called "60 watt replacement" bulbs while actually
> using 9 to 11 watts.  The light fixtures presently in Sudoroom and CCL
> each have two 75-watt flourescent bulbs, for a total of 900 watts of
> light in the bocce ball room when they're all working.
>
> That suggests that 150 watts of LED lighting would be equivalent,
> which would cost about $60 from the first aliexpress link i provided.
>
> These lights just have wires coming out, so we would perhaps attach
> them onto the metal structures that are presently holding flourescent
> lights for simplicity, until we come up with something better.
>
> -jake
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