Back porch motion sensor halogen light blew, lasted 10 years! What wattages/specs should I be looking for? Do I have to replace the fixture, or can I screw in a new LED?
Walmart or Lowes LED replacement links?
Replace halogen w/LED
Back porch motion sensor halogen light blew, lasted 10 years! What wattages/specs should I be looking for? Do I have to replace the fixture, or can I screw in a new LED?
Walmart or Lowes LED replacement links?
LED might not work with the motion sensor.
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Bummer. So I might be looking at replacing the fixture?
try it with an LED bulb before you change the fixture.
if you're a boomer it'll say on the box what the equivalent incandescent wattage is otherwise search online. next time SQTDDTOT.
Thanks, I'll try it.
NO. just get the wattage equivalent to the old bulbs... there are LED bulbs that have the same output as a 60W bulb but they will be like maybe 9 watts. they tell you on the package the old wattage equivalents so you get the right brightness for your application. also get the LED floods that look like old style floods. they will work in motion fixtures, I explained above the sensor is just a switch. as long as the bulb isnt exceeding the safety wattages of the fixture it will turn them on like any standard bulb
Not necessarily. You can try putting a random LED lightbulb and see if it works, and if it works, you can buy something better suited for this task, like PAR replacement bulb.
If it doesn't work and does all sorts of weird shit like flickering, you might need to change the fixture.
Depends. You know, those were designed in times when the incandescent bulb was the only light source... Well, maybe CFL (but if it works with CFL it would work with LED).
And in order to save cost, some designs connect between live and lightbulb, so they always pass a bit of current through a lightbulb, which incandescent lightbulb doesn't care for, but CFL or LED would do random shit like blinking or glowing, as they are so much more efficient. Or they can use semite- SCRs instead of relays, which also might not work with LEDs as their latch current would be too high or too low or whatever.
That said, I think light sensors usually do this, not motion sensors, but still.
All LED lightbulbs drive LEDs super hard, because, well, there is not enough heatsinking, like you can't fit more heatsink in a bulb while keeping cost to acceptable level.
>LED might not work with the motion sensor.
uhm what? the motion sensor just turns on power to the socket the bulb is in. it doesnt care if its LED or incandescent... they all work the same... if you getting into DIMMING then there is an issue. but a regular motion light with replaceable stndard buls can use LEDs. I have a old motion fixture outside that has 2 LED bulbs in it and it works fine. the motion sensor is JUST A SWITCH!
jesus how braindead are people
Wow, you are an embarrassment to this board. Try learning something about how different types of motion sensors work and not just making assumptions.
The sensor just senses movement then switches on the bulbs. Doesn't matter if they are led or incandescent. Perhaps it is you who is the embarrassment.
motion sensing lights work fine with any LED bulbs you moron.
Don't do it, the LED will barely last any longer than the halogen if you're lucky. Shit says it's supposed to last 10 years but you'll be lucky to get even 2.
I've had good luck with LEDs in my motion lights. I think I used sylvania bulbs but any decent brand should work.
Guess I got lucky? I never have the issues anti-LED posters claim are so common, on either inside or outside bulbs.
Shut up. Halogens are gay. They get unbelievably hot and use a ton of power. Kill all halogens.
Just don't cheap out on the brand.
this is stupid. OP was asking for comparable wattages to replace old bulbs with LEDs. I mean you cant DIY a fricking bulb... OP intends to replace the bulbs not make new ones from scratch
take your meme pic and go wipe your dick with it
thank you for your feedback. but OP is asking for us to shop, think, and do it for him.
>thank you for your feedback. but OP is asking for us to shop, think, and do it for him.
Yes, because not everyone is as fricking brilliant or skilled as you obviously. good job buddy I bet you feel specual now. might as well pat yourself on the back.
>not everyone is as fricking brilliant or skilled as you
Is the bar actually lower than changing a lightbulb? You actually managed to have the lowest opinion of OP in this thread.
At least the roasts of OP come from a place where they believe OP can manage this all on their own but you... you really think he has the mechanical abilities of a 4 month old baboon ahahaha
so OP is a dumb frick?
got it. no help forthcoming then, he would'nt know what to do with it.
someone with a 5th grade education should be able to go to a hardware store and read the packages for the lights. just doing that would answer OP's question, but if you think OP is to stupid to read, or google then how would us telling him help, maybe someone else posted for him?
you missed the sarcasm of that last post. better get back on your short bus and get to your special ed class tardo
did you get your smart brother to type that for you?
I got the bulbs and fixture from Walmart for $14. It doesn't have a motion detector just a photo cell but used way less than the 70 watt mercury vapor light from before.
>mercury vapor light
>dat strong hum
>dat soft green glow
Mercury vapor lights are the second-most sexy bulb in existence, second only to the venerable LPS streetlight.
Thanks for all the replies.
The bulbs in your picture
Type: Halogen
Size: PAR38
Base: E26
Watts: 38W
Lumens: 520
Color: 2500K
Here's an LED alternative.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Glass-LED-40-Flood-Light-8W-Soft-White-E26-base-2PK/384409491?
Type: LED
Size: PAR38
Base: E26
Watts: 8
Lumens: 560
Color: 3000K
Motion sensor is just a motion sensor, on or off, shouldn't be an issue for LED. Comparing wattage between halogen and LED isn't really effective, you should be comparing lumens. If you want brighter lights, look for bulbs with more lumens. Color is also something to take note of, halogen and incandescent is usually between 2500-2700k, lower K is more orange/yellowish color and higher K is more white/blueish color.
low cri LED is shit outdoors, will look a lot darker than halogen
>Motion sensor is just a motion sensor, on or off, shouldn't be an issue for LED
kek, you homosexuals have no clue about electricity
enjoy the led dying prematurely from ghosting
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