(Part 3) Top products from r/Lighting

Ok take my opinion for what it is (an opinion).
I like the idea that you suggested for color temp, I would go with 3500K temp for the LED, 4000K is to blue for a warm comfy feel in the room and 3000 is a little to red for my taste. 3500 is perfect for a living room setting, but if you can not find it I would go with 3000K.

I would go with a center light like you have but flush mounted, then either choose a nice sconce on the same switch mounted to the wall or a [three light floor lamp] (https://www.amazon.com/Boston-Harbor-TL-TREE-134-BK-3L-Light-Black/dp/B003A9E734/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1523457838&sr=8-1&keywords=floor+lamp+with+three+lights) in the corner with the lights pointed at the ceiling and wall to get a nice reflective light lighting the room but also allowing for spot lighting when needed.

I would also go with dimmable fixtures, for the times when you do not need it to be as bright.

My general experience is when we light out rooms ourselves we have a tendency to not provide enough light for all situations and just go with what is good enough. So I am all for having multiple lights in a room, that are just ready for when needed, but left off when you want the warm comfy feel.

If you want to see if you have enough light already or not, buy a lamp and plug it in and move it around to see if you could use more light and if so where it would be best to place it.

Okay, well, I'll take a shot at it but this may need a lot of tweaking on your end.
Your best bang for the buck as far as most power for the lowest price is your standard lead acid car battery. Downside is they are huge, and heavy, and you can't discharge them more than 50% at a time or else it ruins them. They have deep cycle batteries which you can discharge until they have only 20% left, but they cost more. There are lots of other types of batteries, smaller or lighter or longer lasting, but they can become extremely expensive. Everything with car batteries is relatively cheap because there are so many in use. Chargers are easy to find and inexpensive.

So that gives you 12v DC power. Next you need a light source, and you need the most light for the least amount of watts, because the fewer watts you are burning, then the longer your battery will last. I'd pick the standard led strip lights, and they come in many different versions, some are brighter and use more watts than others, and some are also adjustable as far as color. If this is going to be outside, make sure you buy the waterproof version.

As for connectors, I like XT60 connectors, they are relatively cheap and handle high current.

acutally i am a pro photographer and one thing i never understand is when i am adjusting K temp for an image the higher I go, the warmer the light, where as with lighting it seems to be the opposite? i.e. 4100 flourescent seems to be much cooler than 2700K incandescent.

anyway, back to the relevant stuff...
I think LED seems good as ampersand mentions it has broader coverage and lower energy than halogen.

i went to the lighting store and they recommended something like this:
http://www.amazon.com/Halo-Recessed-RL460830WH-4-Inch-Retrofit/dp/B0081K4TKI/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8

something tells me this isnt what i want, though im not sure why. im also not sure what retrofit means?

i think i want a more standard can/trim/lamp with dimmer as you have mentioned. any idea on budget for that setup if I have about 6-8 lights.

thanks!

hey, thanks! which article are you referring to? but towards what you just said, let me ask you I use this light box for probably 3 or 4 hours a day, is that too much? any general advice on the best use of this?

https://www.amazon.com/NatureBright-SunTouch-Light-Therapy-package/dp/B000W8Y7FY/ref=sr_1_1_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1480449813&sr=1-1&keywords=sun+touch+plus

I used to install landscape lighting professionally. Couple problems in that picture.

1. To the right of the house the eave mounted down lights there is only one. There should be symmetry.
   
   
2. Lighting from the eaves down didn't give a good angle and therefore caused hotspotting and bad diffusion of light.
   
   
3. the porchlights and one of the garage lights are 3000k while the rest of the lights are 2700k again symmetry and cohesion is off. This creates artifacts in the overall scene that are not pleasant to the eye also on the porch there is a strange light just hot spotting the window. I have no idea why someone decided to do that.
   
   
4. The downlights that are angled towards each other are at different angles. This does not help define the shape of the house and again affects symmetry.
   
   
5. The whole 1st floor entrance was neglected, the columns being lit would have really tied the house together. Always light entrances slightly more. This visually identifies entrances.
   
   
6. Zero path lighting, uplighting on trees or range in lighting. This is not a complete scene.
   
   There is no depth, no color, no emphasis nothing. It's a bland portrait and the designer clearly just picked out a couple places for lighting he though was ok. I have to say it. This is bad lighting. It may look good from the untrained eye but this is an example of trying to do too much with too little so they placed the lights to wash over everything. If I was ripple electrical I wouldn't put this on my website or my blog, for customers looking for good lighting they are going to quickly skip this company.
   
   Here is what I would have done.
   
   Uplighting instead of downlighting. On the right side of the house 2 8 watt 2700k spot uplights mounted to the right of the windows to accent the white window frames all the way up, angled to catch the eaves as well.
   
   By the entrance, replace the porch lights with 2700k lamps, light each column.
   
   On the second story mount three wall wash fixtures to the gutter with 6 watt lamps and a diffusor. Two on the eaves one on the windows. This will provide a subtle contrast to the bottom floor but still allow the white eaves and window frames to pop. It will also eliminate the hotspotting.
   
   For the garage, more than likely they didn't have the opportunity or consent to mount well lights in the ground facing up on to the garage door and eaves that would be ideal. Otherwise I would have just put one downlight at the center and matched up the garage carriage lights with the same color temp.
   
   And then some damn lights on the foliage and gate. None of the stone had any light on it, stone has a great texture for lighting it's a shame none was hit.
   
   Ripple electrical you need to buy this book. This is who I learned from.
   
   The Lighting Bible: The Professional Guide to Architectural landscape Lighting the Creation of a Lighting Portrait https://www.amazon.com/dp/1541107365/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_SehYCbXP6Z299

It looks like this is the light in question. They make a "yellow" light for the same hood, which seems like it would be more to your liking. Check it out. From the picture, it looks like you can just remove the set screws and swap the new lights in with the quick connect cables.

As always, even with low voltage, I recommend turning the power off at the breaker before you touch anything.

http://www.amazon.com/Ravelli-APLT2-Weight-Aluminum-Tripod/dp/B004ZGN6MY/ref=lp_499310_1_16?s=photo&ie=UTF8&qid=1458878675&sr=1-16

We use these at work for video conferencing. Pretty nice, cheap, lightweight, collapses pretty small.

Does each section of the strip have to change color individually? Or can the whole strip change together?

If yes to the first question, follow what /u/UrFavSoundTech says.

Otherwise, for a much cheaper solution, you can buy plain 4 pin RGB strips ($10/16 ft), and a RGB DMX dimmer ($20). You can cut the strips up; there is a cut point every ~3 inches.

Make sure you get a good 12V power supply. This is a long strip. You'll need at least 15A. If it gets dimmer towards one end you can bring power cables to the other end.

I love these switch bulbs... they're out of production now, but they're damn bright for A19s. 1100, but well-delivered. They've got a good heat distribution system that lets them overdrive the LEDs a bit. Not exactly what you're looking for, but a potential alternative.

Got these dimmers on Amazon for some tabletop lamps. Very very happy with it.

Leviton TBL03-10E Tabletop Slide Control Lamp Dimmer, 300-Watt, Black

link here

The dimmer seems to be working.

When I try using one of these bulbs—another working bulb I had on hand —it works....but it gives off an inconsistent, occasionally flickering light. If I check the dimmer while that bulb's in there, the light does respond.

Legrand - Pass & Seymour 276WHCC18 Phenolic Keyless Lamp Holder, Easy Installation https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KL5VRO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_mV6NDbPRHQ1R0

You are looking for something like this. But I can't tell from the photo what the wattage or voltage is of that bulb so I can't guarantee that what I linked is correct.

There are a lot of different options for what it could be, actually. Take a look at this link to see what I mean.

If they are the same controllers, the one remote likely will control off of them at once, provided they are RF remotes, or you can bunch the IR receivers together, or rig one receiver to a few controllers.

You can get LED strip amplifiers, like this

Get a 3000k one will be much more appropriate for your house - Satco S6502 3000K 22-Watt 4 Pin T9 Circline Lamp, Warm White https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JPVBNK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_A18Qzb9GBRJDZ

http://www.amazon.com/Bulbrite-15CTC-25-Incandescent-Chandelier/dp/B0030AX25M

this will do, seems to be a candelabra base.

or a dif shape: http://www.amazon.com/Bulbrite-KR15G16CL-Krystal-Chandelier-Candelabra/dp/B004AE2GWM

So, could I buy

this power supply and this controller ?

these should work, 7w: https://www.amazon.com/Philips-415463-7-Watt-Candelabra-4-Pack/dp/B008ATHGJ6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1465972461&sr=8-2&keywords=type+c+bulb

I'm not exactly sure of what you want so this may be a terrible suggestion, but Philips makes a colour changing led lamp : http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002NGNU7E?pc_redir=1406922113&robot_redir=1