Home-Lighting: Switching to LED Made Stress free

Suppose that I am someone who is already informed about the benefits of LED lighting (Light Emitting Diodes). Very interested, I decided to update my LED lighting home soon. I'm willing to pay a higher initial cost of LED lighting products. But before buying, the first question that comes to mind is that the selection of lighting power for the same light I / use now. Then I begin to wonder if you can easily fit their new LED lights on existing electrical equipment in my house. As I'm not sure, I try to find on the Internet looking for (maybe) "to switch to LED lighting." So I get useful answers, I also meet a lot of new concepts I only know as a "diode", "semiconductor", "photons", "light", "CRI", "GMT" and so on. My lack of knowledge makes me confident in myself, but I do ask: "Can I ignore the new conditions and continue safe?". "If I, my LED project to be successful?".

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Do not worry - these are the typical difficulties that we all face. But before you decide to hire a consultant, read the solution presented in this article. For all you know, after reading, it can happen that is not real!

Problem 1 - DETERMINATION bright LED using energy in watts equivalent:

Manufacturers are increasingly providing this information about LED bulbs and tubes as cardboard boxes phrases such as '40 Watt ', '60 watt replacement ", etc. so that this issue can be considered" solved "in many cases. If not, decide rated power LED light to buy that is equivalent to one of its long LED light, use one of the following ways:

(A) General rule: calculated proportionally, using incandescent 70W = 50W = 18W CFL Halogen LED = 15W.

WARNING: This method does not provide sufficiently accurate results to allow for the purchase / install LED product safely. Just give a fairly accurate value; Which should be used in an emergency. It can also help you to make an accurate assessment, you get used to it. Here is an example: You need to replace 100 watt incandescent bulb with the LED. This trick rule brought 22W LED bulbs (eg calculated, 100/70 x 15, decimals are rounded to integer). Cut need LED power 27 W, so that the result is the lowest 5W (about -19%). But you can make a good estimate at this stage, because LED forces can not take certain standard values ​​as 7W, 11W, 14W and 27W. Since it is necessary to make the assumption that starts at a value of approximately 22W, it is very likely that you will choose something 27W 14W, because 22 is closer to 27 than 14 years.

(B) The change of thinking in terms of lumens (lm): This method is easier and highly recommended. However, you may need to change your thinking a little bit - that is "lumens" (or brightness) instead of "W"

When we say "light source equivalent" we mean a source that produces the same amount of light (or shine) than is replaced. The unit of measurement of light shine the "Lumen" (lm) (Note: To get an idea of ​​the energy Lumen, remember only one burning wax candle produces about 13 lm light). Quantify in terms of brightness lm is a direct path, while the door around about the point of view of the light designer. In addition to being indirect, the government is not a standard measure of the different types of light produced by each film by the same court. W are not the same. Thus, a strong recommendation for the adoption of practical thinking in terms of lumens instead of watts for lighting applications in the future.

The lists below are based on the film, and can be used to directly play the same power LED power needed for the number of lumens:

450/40 (I) / 9-13 (CFL) / 4-5 (LED)

800/60 (I) / 13-15 (CFL) / 6-8 (LED)

1100-1175 (I) / 18-25 (CFL) / 9-13 (LED)

1600/100 (I) / 23-30 (CFL) / 16-20 (LED)

I = lighting, CFL = Compact Fluorescent Light, LED = Light Emitting Diode

Note: The above figures are from the Department of Energy on the Web site of the United States, energy.gov

Problem 2 - Hunting:

As LED lighting products are compatible with standards, modernization is generally simple. However, if (i) the new LED products do not fit into existing authority or (ii) existing outlets were so worn out that it is necessary to replace or (iii) is not safe