I'm not very experienced in this, but I figured I'll ask here before asking an electrician. My room has a built-in halogenic lamp which broke. How practical is it to swap it with an LED? Would it cause voltage issues?
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FriarNurgle t1_iu4xd9n wrote
Might be a simple bulb swap. Looks like it might be a MR16 bulb. That does look like an LED bulb though.
ZAFJB t1_iu4she3 wrote
It is already a LED lamp.
And the word is halogen, not halogenic
Cranky_Windlass t1_iu4vc76 wrote
It is not an LED.
"A halogen lamp is an incandescent lamp consisting of a tungsten filament sealed in a compact transparent envelope that is filled with a mixture of an inert gas and a small amount of a halogen, such as iodine or bromine."
And a Light Emitting Diode is
"An LED lamp or LED light bulb is an electric light that produces light using light-emitting diodes. LED lamps are significantly more energy-efficient than equivalent incandescent lamps and can be significantly more efficient than most fluorescent lamps."
ZAFJB t1_iu4wwrp wrote
Yes, and what is in the picture is 12 discrete LEDs.
Don't try and correct people if you don't know what the hell you are talking about.
jeffersonairmattress t1_iu4wo36 wrote
That is an LED. Those little pips are just lenses.
https://www.pioneer-leisure.co.uk/lg_images/Recessed_Eyeball_LED_Light.jpg
Amazingawesomator t1_iu4znsu wrote
That fixture is a whole bunch of LEDs. Replacing it with another LED bulb should be fine.
hotdogsrnice t1_iu4z7ge wrote
Rofl, I love reddit because of posts like this
So fucking smart!
BorntobeTrill t1_iu540zk wrote
Lighting design design expert with 7 years experience here. That's what we usually refer to as a 4" can with rotating lens. Existing fixture is very cheap and has little to no photometric design for creating a a desirable spectograph/spread. It's the equivalent of a wide spread flashlight in your ceiling.
To replace it, buy any LED can that fits in the hole, buy a goof ring (look it up in regards to drywall/construction/lighting) and make sure that the unit itself is rated for straight line voltage. You want to make sure that the driver for the LED is included and pre-wired to take standard voltages.
I sugges using prolighting.com, 1000bulbs.com, or something similar. They will be more expensive than what you find at home depot, but many of their offerings are used by businesses because of their cost versus life value.
If I was you, I'd install a new can that accepts e26 or e27 screw in lamps and then buy a box of LED par30 lamps so you don't need to replace the fixture if it goes.
skippingstone t1_iu831bp wrote
What model/brand do you recommend for thin led down light?
SnooGiraffes9961 t1_iu4wjb8 wrote
You should be able to carefully pull that white connector off the back of the bulb and it should have two pins. Take the bulb to a store and match up the wattage and size with an LED version. If you plug it back in it doesn't work then it could be a wiring/switch/breaker issue.
bradland t1_iu4z6c4 wrote
Looks like what you've got there is an MR16 LED lamp. Many MR16 bulbs are halogen, but you can also get them in LED. What you have appears to be LED. If it no longer illuminates, you can buy a replacement by searching for "MR16 LED" online.
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Killawife t1_iu51fi8 wrote
Thats a Led. Just get another one in the same size and connector from any hardware store. You probably have a metal trim on the lamp, the white ring. It might be glued to the lamp so you need to remove it and glue it to the new lamp.
flaray80 t1_iu6ese7 wrote
Buy a new light. They come pre assembled and all you have to do is plug it in. Don’t try and mess with those clips.
Iamnotericforeman t1_iu6whvn wrote
Turn off the light switch .
Remove the springs at the light. This should allow you to remove the bulb from the housing.
Unplug the bulb from the base. The bulb probably either 2 small metal pins in the back or a bayonet base. To release the bayonet base push the bulb toward the base. The 2 pin base just pulls straight out.
Take the bulb to the hardware store and see if you can find something similar. For an LED between 2700k and 3000k that’s the warm range for colors.
I gave this in baby steps to help you know what you’re getting into. I’m not insulting your intelligence.
Good luck
tommodos55 t1_iu79ufp wrote
If you need to ask you shouldn't be doing it yourself.
jeffersonairmattress t1_iu4xf3d wrote
That is LED. It will have a voltage written on the back that is most likely line voltage (110 in US, 250 UK/Eire.) You replace the whole thing. About $15 for cheap, $40 for excellent tilting type.