I took my childhood aluminum tree and color wheel this fall, from the folks old house. Is there a option for the spotlight that would be more energy friendly than the huge bulb that is in it? Malcolm we have a nice green tree, that came from Dillard's a few years back. When we lived in our townhouse we could have really tall but needed the small footprint, same situation as you described. alr
LED Xmas Trees
- Thread starter mrb627
- Start date
Help Support :
You actually have two options,
<span style="font-size: medium;">A CFL spotlight or a pricey LED spotlight. I'm not too sure if it's worth it for something you use for a month out of a year. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">A CFL spotlight or a pricey LED spotlight. I'm not too sure if it's worth it for something you use for a month out of a year. </span>
they give off an ultraviolet light which excites the phospho
I believe you are describing a fluorescent light, not an LED or Light emitting diode.
LED's do not emit UV light. They emit visible light, and they do not require phosphors for that.
They often do tend to give off a bluish light. Some compensate for this by putting color filters on top of the light. Others naturally emit light in different wavelengths, like yellow, red, green, etc. The difficulty seems to be to get an LED light that emits "white" light in a even way over the entire visible spectrum.
I believe you are describing a fluorescent light, not an LED or Light emitting diode.
LED's do not emit UV light. They emit visible light, and they do not require phosphors for that.
They often do tend to give off a bluish light. Some compensate for this by putting color filters on top of the light. Others naturally emit light in different wavelengths, like yellow, red, green, etc. The difficulty seems to be to get an LED light that emits "white" light in a even way over the entire visible spectrum.
Ultra & Suds thank You both for the info. I am not concerned with the energy savings. I mainly try to be user friendly with the electrical system in this older (1950's) house. This will be the first Christmas we have celebrated at home in this house. We have never had a problem, i just do not want trouble, we will have a couple of other holiday lighting projects too. alr
We changed over to LED lights 2 years ago and they are now in some landfill. The colors were more than unreal. We thankfully saved our old c7's and c9's and went back traditionally last year and will this year. We actually took the LED's down on Christmas night. The colors were so untrue and just to bright. Just our opinion.
You're welcome alr.
<span style="font-size: medium;">I understand perfectly now. If power consumption is the issue, then an LED spotlight is the way to go. I suppose they are available in warm white. I have a similar problem, even though my building was built in the early 60's, the C-9´s I use in the balcony draws too much power. If the freezer and the microwave kick in, the circuit breaker trips. I'm actually (GASP) considering retro fitting the stringers with warm white LED bulbs. It's going to set me back a pretty penny, but it would solve this annoying problem. </span>
<span style="font-size: medium;">I understand perfectly now. If power consumption is the issue, then an LED spotlight is the way to go. I suppose they are available in warm white. I have a similar problem, even though my building was built in the early 60's, the C-9´s I use in the balcony draws too much power. If the freezer and the microwave kick in, the circuit breaker trips. I'm actually (GASP) considering retro fitting the stringers with warm white LED bulbs. It's going to set me back a pretty penny, but it would solve this annoying problem. </span>
