Outdoor security light

jogdish

Hi,
I have one of those motion sensitive outdoor security lights, and am about to replace it. The current one is just all rust. It has a 240W halogen bulb and gives great light, says around 4800 lumen on the bulb package.
If i get a new security light, would anyone recommend LED? How dim would the light be?
Any general recommendations on products/bulbs or brands?

miller50841

jogdish wrote: »

Hi,
I have one of those motion sensitive outdoor security lights, and am about to replace it. The current one is just all rust. It has a 240W halogen bulb and gives great light, says around 4800 lumen on the bulb package.
If i get a new security light, would anyone recommend LED? How dim would the light be?
Any general recommendations on products/bulbs or brands?

I would recommend LED floodlight as it will save you money in the long run.

10 watt would be similar to 100watt and 50 watt around the same as the 500 watt halogen.

Look up ebay http://www.ebay.ie/itm/PREMIER-LED-PIR-Motion-Sensor-Floodlight-Security-Flood-Light-10w-20w-30w-50w-70-/161097448954?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Night_Lights_Fairy_Lights&var=&hash=item258227fdfa

Something like in above link.

I have installed 10 watt up to 50 watt and find the light output and coverage excellent.

josip

We got a few of the outside LEDs installed, but they were for a large area and worked out about 90 Euro each. I think they were the 30W. If I remember correctly there was a big jump in price from 20W to 30W.
The light is different than the halogens.
I'm not sure if there was a choice about warm/cool white at the time, but that would be minor compared to the cost saving. Payback versus the halogens for us was about 3-4 years

fryup

does anyone know how this one from Aldi is powered...battery, solar, mains?

doesn't seem to say in ad

wait4me

120W halogen - mains powered. It would take a large solar panel to power it :eek:

PS It you can afford it buy an LED

wiz569

fryup wrote: »

does anyone know how this one from Aldi is powered...battery, solar, mains?

doesn't seem to say in ad

Mains I'd say m8,it has a cable inlet on the side

4068ac1elhodqr

If it' just for occasional PIR motion detection, then I'd go with the 150w Halogen.
Reason being you can buy three replacement bulbs for very few notes.

I had a LED 20w FL burn out after a few months, not so easy/cheap to replace the bulb in these yokes.

Also needs a proper sparkie to make sure it's IP44 waterproof into the mains on the other side of the wall, they don't usually come with plugs attached, out of the box.

gutteruu

Just replaced my aldi one yesterday. 10w LED is almost identical to the halogen aldi one in terms of brightness (Think aldi one was 50w maybe). Aldi one literally disappeared it rotted so bad after 3 years.