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Xenkyro t1_ituy238 wrote

You can swap the driver in your 4 lamp fixture with a 2 Lamp direct drive driver or a TLed driver, and then run 2 of the correct corresponding lamps and have planty of light. In my experience the color temp is going to affect you way more than the lumen or foot candle. Recently did a lab spaces like this and reduced the lighting from 30 to 25 foot candles and the techs were like this is way to bright. In truth they lost light, but went from an old failing green led to a fresh 4100. For your home I wouldn't go above 3500. Pm me if you need specific products.

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Talusen t1_itv08ax wrote

Fluorescents dim over time,

they were likely closer to 10-15 foot candles when you replaced the bulbs.

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Xenkyro t1_itv0j6x wrote

Sorta these were first gen LEDs that had dimmed over time. We take readings before and after instillation. But old LEDs start to discolor like florescents. The green tint was real.

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Talusen t1_itv9573 wrote

I believe it.

( I've been out of the loop a while, is anyone making a decent LED bulb or strip light that's at 4K Kelvin? )

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Xenkyro t1_itvepzf wrote

Philips does an okay job, but we have been using a lot of Keystone LEDs lately and I have been really happy with their performance.

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