Switched LED's for Halogen on Scare Lights
Unlike my LED flashlight, the light coming from my LED scare lights does not travel very far. So when we take the dogs out around midnight, and I want to check for, or scare off any lurking skunk or r...
Forum Discussion
ChooChooMan74 - The scare units came brand new with 2/20 watt halogens per unit. These are the same 20 watt halogens that are used everywhere inside in the recessed ceiling fixtures. I was actually looking for replacement bulbs for the outside that were not quite as bright.
The LED's are disc shaped with multiple elements. And they are blue/white bright.
I believe the biggest difference is that a glass halogen bulbs emit light 360 degrees around, and therefore the reflectors in the units comes into play.
The LED's only shine light forward (roughly 180 degrees) and so the benefit of the reflector is totally lost. If you took the reflector out of a flashlight and just had the bare bulb it wouldn't do as much. Same kind of situation here.
In the end, my scare lights are about the brightness of two refrigerator lights, which was just what I had in mind.
The LED's are disc shaped with multiple elements. And they are blue/white bright.
I believe the biggest difference is that a glass halogen bulbs emit light 360 degrees around, and therefore the reflectors in the units comes into play.
The LED's only shine light forward (roughly 180 degrees) and so the benefit of the reflector is totally lost. If you took the reflector out of a flashlight and just had the bare bulb it wouldn't do as much. Same kind of situation here.
In the end, my scare lights are about the brightness of two refrigerator lights, which was just what I had in mind.
