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Almot
Jun 27, 2013Explorer III
Good thread by Camperpaul - bookmarked.
48-plate with 1210 LEDs is probably the closest match in brightness. I've been trying to figure out why there is so much difference in lumen ratings for same size panels. Must be the difference between 1210 and 5050 diodes - thanks, Tenbear.
Do you really believe that white surface reflects all the light, like a mirror? We would have all been using painted walls instead of mirrors then. If you go for a "bullet" shape, then at least get 1.5 more lumen rating, compared to 18 watt incandescent - to compensate for the losses of upward light. 18W bulb has 264 lumens, so with "bullet" LED you need rating around 400 lumens.
48-plate with 1210 LEDs is probably the closest match in brightness. I've been trying to figure out why there is so much difference in lumen ratings for same size panels. Must be the difference between 1210 and 5050 diodes - thanks, Tenbear.
chipster wrote:
Any particular reason to go to the pad style? Directed down but these fixture were designed to reflect light from the back side as well.
Do you really believe that white surface reflects all the light, like a mirror? We would have all been using painted walls instead of mirrors then. If you go for a "bullet" shape, then at least get 1.5 more lumen rating, compared to 18 watt incandescent - to compensate for the losses of upward light. 18W bulb has 264 lumens, so with "bullet" LED you need rating around 400 lumens.
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