House LED Lights To Bright!!

[gaters]

Wonder if anyone can help me. We have had some LED up and down lighters put on the outside of our house. For those of you who have them, you will agree they are a very bright and "cold" light. My wife hates them. I am looking for some tape that could be used over the lamps to "warm" the lights - has anybody out there successfully done this and if yes how?

[zcacogp]

I've seen car paint used for this purpose - something yellow-y and warm.

Failing that, try finding some photographic (or stage lighting) 'gels' - clear coloured plastic sheet which is heat resistant. Tape it over the lights and admire the effect!


Oli.

[gaters]

zcacogp said:

I've seen car paint used for this purpose - something yellow-y and warm.

Failing that, try finding some photographic (or stage lighting) 'gels' - clear coloured plastic sheet which is heat resistant. Tape it over the lights and admire the effect!


Oli.

Great ideas - I will try this and let you know if it works!!

[anonymous-user]

You don't need anything heat resistant, LEDs run cold.

[Aviz]

Quality street wrappers

[TooLateForAName]

zcacogp said:

I've seen car paint used for this purpose - something yellow-y and warm.

Failing that, try finding some photographic (or stage lighting) 'gels' - clear coloured plastic sheet which is heat resistant. Tape it over the lights and admire the effect!


Oli.

I'd go with this. Lee Filters will send you a sample pack of lighting gels if you ask nicely - ok only small - 3"x1" but enough to identify what you want.

[Kevp]

Why not just change the lamps. Im sure your supplier will swap them.

[ND_007]

Which ones do you have?
We are looking for some bright up and down lighters!?

[grumpyscot]

Aviz said:

Quality street wrappers

Silly - but very effective - plus, you get the added bonus of a box of chocs for the missus!

[herewego]

I can understand wanting downlighters to light te pathway but what's the point of the up?

[freecar]

MercScot said:

You don't need anything heat resistant, LEDs run cold.

No they don't. A small one on its own maybe but ones used for illumination certainly require heatsinks to dissipate the heat they generate.

[FlossyThePig]

herewego said:

I can understand wanting downlighters to light te pathway but what's the point of the up?

Haven't you ever seen a public building at night? On a domestic scale, apart from the house, you can uplight things in the garden like trees and bushes which can look quite good.

[gaters]

FlossyThePig said:

Haven't you ever seen a public building at night? On a domestic scale, apart from the house, you can uplight things in the garden like trees and bushes which can look quite good.

Your right. The idea of up and down for us was practical and aesthetic. Looks really good as gentle light both up and down against our stone house. Would recommend them!!

[gaters]

Kevp said:

Why not just change the lamps. Im sure your supplier will swap them.

These lights are tiny, the same size as a match box and we have about 10 of them. I thought it easier just to cover the light area which is the size of a 5pence piece.

[JABB]

Our indoor ones I just penned over the center of the bulb with a felt tip. Amazing difference.

[snotrag]

freecar said:

MercScot said:

You don't need anything heat resistant, LEDs run cold.

No they don't. A small one on its own maybe but ones used for illumination certainly require heatsinks to dissipate the heat they generate.

LEDs definitely, absolutely, do not run cold. Heat Dissipation is in fact one of the very biggest challenges that manufacturers have to get round when designing commercial, domestic and other LED products. (Ex-lighting designer, spent 2 years developing high end retail LED light fittings).


Edit - sorry, I did want to add something constructive - I would say that using some lighting Gel is the best thing to do also, its specifically designed for the job and heat resistant.

If you only need a tiny bit I bet you can probably get it somewhere like eBay.

Edited by snotrag on Tuesday 14th February 21:54

[Simpo Two]

Slightly OT - I've specified LEDs instead of tungsten in a new boat - primarily to save battery power. How much less power do they use compared to tungsten? If they give off loads of heat that's not a good sign.

[JABB]

Simpo Two said:

Slightly OT - I've specified LEDs instead of tungsten in a new boat - primarily to save battery power. How much less power do they use compared to tungsten? If they give off loads of heat that's not a good sign.

Not sure you want to care about the power saving LEDs will make over tungston on your new SunSeeker Simpo!

Or Worst " I've just speced a new boat " thread crash ever

[Simpo Two]

The plan is to be able to sit inside on a dark evening with all the lights blazing whilst drinking vast quantities of G&T and still be able to start the engine in the morning!

Sunseeker not my league, that's the other geezer

[JABB]

That looks fun. Ply board? Are you making it your self? Any info?