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1. I fitted a pair of the 50w halogen replacement LEDs in our shower cubicle. Taking a shower is like being on the Star Trek transporter now. For a nominal 5W power consumption they put out a huge amount of light. However some of the chinesium LED bulbs like so may things from that part of the world are utter garbage.

   Posted by LyndonB       04/24/2015  at  04:56 AM  



2. A company called CREE makes some amazing powerful LEDs. They got their start making bulbs for tactical flashlights, and have enlarged the business to do home lighting. They are a bit on the spendy side, but OMG, the amount of light put out by a 1/4” square surface is amazing. LEDs are the future, but I do miss the simple old time incandescent bulb. Good old 100w Soft White with its soft yellow glow.

   Posted by Drew458       04/24/2015  at  08:41 AM  



3. They are real spendy but somebody makes t8 led replacement bulbs.  You just install them into the fixture and go.

   Posted by StephanA       04/24/2015  at  05:34 PM  



4. Stephan, Cree does make such a fixture, which they say is a 10 minute job. hahahaha. What they have is a 3 strip light kit that replaces the T8s and the ballast in a 2 bulb troffer. I think it costs around $100. I have no idea if the heat output is low enough to allow 2 kits to be run in one troffer box because that’s what it would take to pump out the right amount of lumens. There is a video at YouTube.

   Posted by Drew458       04/25/2015  at  10:38 AM  

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