LED lights giving me a headache

SuzieSue

Bought an LED light bulb and I really don't like the way it focuses the light in one place.

Is it just me or does anyone else find this?

27col

Yes, it's just you.
As for an LED focussing the light in one place. Well ,that is what it's supposed to do. Its a spotlight.

SuzieSue

27col wrote: »

Yes, it's just you.
As for an LED focussing the light in one place. Well ,that is what it's supposed to do. Its a spotlight.

Thanks. The LED light that I tried was hanging from the ceiling in the middle of a very small room ( not even 8' x 8') and I found that parts of the room were in shadow. Is the normal then and doesn't it bother you?

Ectophile

There's nothing remotely standardised about LED lamps. Some cast a very narrow beam, some are much wider. The colour can vary considerably as well. There's not much you can do but hunt around for one you like.

SuzieSue

Ectophile wrote: »

There's nothing remotely standardised about LED lamps. Some cast a very narrow beam, some are much wider. The colour can vary considerably as well. There's not much you can do but hunt around for one you like.

Yes, that is what I have been doing but it is getting expensive. The CFL bulb I was replacing was the equivalent of 100w so I first tried this one:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00LGOTHSU?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

But it was so bright that I could only have it on for a few minutes.


I then tried this 60w one:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00PA1XG46?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00


But again it was too bright.

I then tried the following 40w bulb:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00L5FBYZ4?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00


And although it was better than the other two, it still gave me a headache and cast shadows around the room.

I have now just bought a Phlips Eco Classic 92w bulb and it is much better than any of the LED bulbs.

PheoUK

Stop buying cheap crap LED bulbs from china, buy something branded and you won't have issues.

brightontraveller

PheoUK wrote: »

Stop buying cheap crap LED bulbs from china, buy something branded and you won't have issues.

Same crap is branded
There are various/reports papers etc about optical radiation detected by the retina and there impacts on individual’s behaviour, psychology, and perception etc but not exclusive to LED all types of artificial light can cause problems…

ANSES did a report on LED as opposed to other lighting and there health risks... Issues identified the most concern effects to eye due to the toxic effect of blue light and the risk of glare.. The blue light necessary to obtain white LEDs causes "toxic stress" to the retina.blah blah and went on to state that safety standard (EN 62471) is ill-adapted to lighting systems using LEDs….

As all apart from natural can have effects if your sensitive you may be to a £99 lamp you might not too a £0.99p you could try ones with better optics / diffusers if it’s the glare causing the problem otherwise trail and error..

londonTiger

you need bulbs with goood diffusers

SuzieSue

PheoUK wrote: »

Stop buying cheap crap LED bulbs from china, buy something branded and you won't have issues.

Thanks. Isn't Philips branded - the 40w bulb I bought was a Philips?

27col

SuzieSue wrote: »

Thanks. The LED light that I tried was hanging from the ceiling in the middle of a very small room ( not even 8' x 8') and I found that parts of the room were in shadow. Is the normal then and doesn't it bother you?

Our lounge is 30feet long and has many LED downlighters. We are quite happy to sit it with only a couple, or sometimes 4, spotlights over where we are sitting. Might not suit others. But we are quite happy just putting light where it is needed at the time.

Cisco001

Is it GU10 bulb you referring to?
You should be able to find bulb with 120 degree beam angle.