[sudo-discuss] lighting options

[Patrik D'haeseleer]

By the way - any guesses as to WHY these fluorescents tend to crap out so
fast? Old tubes? Starter? Ballast? Too much noise on the line from all the
power equipment we're using?

I've already replaced the bulbs in the CCL fixture closest to the door
once, so those barely lasted for like a month or two. That's just not
right...

IF we can get them to run reliably, I personally would not be opposed to
keeping the fluorescents for the time being, and just augmenting them with
warm LEDs where we need more light.

Patrik

On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 1:28 AM, Ryan <yandoryn at gmail.com> wrote:

> CCL still has two functioning bulbs. sudo now has 0.
>
> But we do have a neon "NAILS" sign.
>
> That has to count for something.
>
> Due to the complete lack of overhead lighting, I'd tend towards something
> we can get our hands on quickly. Fry's sells bulbs, but Fremont. There are
> a few Lowe's about...
>
> On Sun, Feb 15, 2015 at 1:17 AM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> 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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