LED lights giving me a headache

SuzieSue

Cisco001 wrote: »

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

No, sorry I should have said, just the normal bayonet fitting (B22).

lstar337

SuzieSue wrote: »

No, sorry I should have said, just the normal bayonet fitting (B22).

I don't have any problems with my Crompton lamps, you could try one of those.

brightontraveller

Do you mean gives out put equivalent to 40w? As led that would be bout 5 -6 watts ?Most leds are 3,5, 6,7, 9, 11, 15, watts not sure they make a 40w led domestic If its output 40w isn’t very bright what most would call candle lamp I’d recommend one that gives equivalent to 60w in room as minimum

SuzieSue

brightontraveller wrote: »

Do you mean gives out put equivalent to 40w? As led that would be bout 5 -6 watts ?Most leds are 3,5, 6,7, 9, 11, 15, watts not sure they make a 40w led domestic If its output 40w isn’t very bright what most would call candle lamp I’d recommend one that gives equivalent to 60w in room as minimum

Yes, I meant the equivalent of 40w. Yes, I agree, normally I would use a minimum of 60w in a room but I found that too bright. The 40w wasn't too bad, but still gave me a headache.

almillar

Hi SuzieSue - look at the shape of the bulb, and where the light comes out of - it only comes out of the bottom, hence the shadows around the top of your room. We're kind of stuck with this at the moment with LEDs, because the electronics are housed in there, and they can't get them much smaller. Solution right now, is go back to CFLs which are still a very good balance between brightness, spread, cost and energy use.
Or have a go at one of these - you can see that the light output goes most of the way round the bulb, and let us know what you think of them.
http://well-lit.co.uk/led-bulbs/

anotheruser

I'm surprised nobody has asked what colour you bought?

Bright white will be much brighter than warm white:- the latter of which most people are accustomed to as it has a yellow tint.

I bought a single LED bulb and the reach is great. It's bright white though.

SuzieSue

anotheruser wrote: »

I'm surprised nobody has asked what colour you bought?

Bright white will be much brighter than warm white:- the latter of which most people are accustomed to as it has a yellow tint.

I bought a single LED bulb and the reach is great. It's bright white though.

Thanks. The Phlips one which was the 40w equivalent was warm white, but it still gave me a headache,

almillar

I'm surprised nobody has asked what colour you bought?

Colour TEMPERATURE.
There is no such colour temperature as bright white. I think you mean daylight wite, or another one would be cool white. Warm white is around 2700K. 3000K is not warm white.

Bright white will be much brighter than warm whit

No, it might SEEM brighter because of how our eyes work. Lumens measures the brightness.

elstimpo

almillar wrote: »

Hi SuzieSue - look at the shape of the bulb, and where the light comes out of - it only comes out of the bottom, hence the shadows around the top of your room. We're kind of stuck with this at the moment with LEDs, because the electronics are housed in there, and they can't get them much smaller. Solution right now, is go back to CFLs which are still a very good balance between brightness, spread, cost and energy use.
Or have a go at one of these - you can see that the light output goes most of the way round the bulb, and let us know what you think of them.
http://well-lit.co.uk/led-bulbs/

Thanks Al , I've offered to send her one to see if it sorts out her headache problems.

elstimpo

anotheruser wrote: »

I'm surprised nobody has asked what colour you bought?

Bright white will be much brighter than warm white:- the latter of which most people are accustomed to as it has a yellow tint.

I bought a single LED bulb and the reach is great. It's bright white though.

Bright white and warm white are not colour temperatures and should be ignored. You need a colour temp of 2700k to achieve a similar ambience and feel to incandescents lamp and I'd highly recommend this colour temp with 95+ CRI for homes.