DIY LED Work Light (much better than halogen!)

**Setec Astronomy** · 05-23-2014, 08:31 AM

Great, thanks for the links, hope they stay up. I was a little confused because you referred to the bulb as a "spotlight" and all I could find were floodlights, but your link cleared that up (there is a difference, most of the LED are floods vs. spots, but I can't find a definition of what the difference is, other than common sense that the spot will be a narrower beam). BTW Home Depot has a Philips 5000K 1300 lumen PAR38 flood, 19.5 watts, $32.

Thanks again for this, I can't believe how easy it is to make this setup.

**zmcgovern45** · 05-23-2014, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by c8n

There is a youtube that Larry did with Richard Lin regarding lighting. I thought it was very interesting. Jump to 11:40.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUk-i-xtXks

Very nice... I have always admired Richard's light setup. They are definitely far superior to any "normal" setup you can purchase. With that being said, they are also VERY expensive!

Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy

Great, thanks for the links, hope they stay up. I was a little confused because you referred to the bulb as a "spotlight" and all I could find were floodlights, but your link cleared that up (there is a difference, most of the LED are floods vs. spots, but I can't find a definition of what the difference is, other than common sense that the spot will be a narrower beam). BTW Home Depot has a Philips 5000K 1300 lumen PAR38 flood, 19.5 watts, $32.

Thanks again for this, I can't believe how easy it is to make this setup.

Sorry... spot light, flood light, I used those terms interchangeably in this write up while in my head they truly do mean different things... I apologize for the confusion.

The bulbs are in fact flood light bulbs.

Yup, this setup is very easy... in fact, it is "less assembly required" than most setups purchased from the hardware store.

**Two3zz** · 05-23-2014, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by c8n

There is a youtube that Larry did with Richard Lin regarding lighting. I thought it was very interesting. Jump to 11:40.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUk-i-xtXks

Yes, this is what inspired my DIY Lighting.

zmcgovern45 Big Thank You for sharing!

**Setec Astronomy** · 05-23-2014, 09:47 AM

Originally Posted by zmcgovern45

Sorry... spot light, flood light, I supposed I used those terms interchangeably in this write up while in my head they truly do mean different things... I apologize for the confusion. The bulbs are in fact flood light bulbs.

Yup, this setup is very easy... in fact, it is "less assembly required" than most setups purchased from the hardware store.

No problem, apparently the reason I couldn't find a definition is there isn't one (no standards for this), so the terms probably don't mean much really. If I knew this could be made plug-and-play (without any fab) I would have done it a long time ago--thanks again!

**refreshauto** · 05-23-2014, 10:08 AM

thanks for this write up. i am always looking to improve my lighting, and this is the kind of setup i was looking for

**Zelfiris** · 05-23-2014, 10:12 AM

That's an awesome light Zach!

I don't know much about electrical but is there is a concern using a $9 bulb base for extended hours? such as it might catch a fire due to the high lumen output?

**Setec Astronomy** · 05-23-2014, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by Zelfiris

That's an awesome light Zach!

I don't know much about electrical but is there is a concern using a $9 bulb base for extended hours? such as it might catch a fire due to the high lumen output?

Those bulbs are only dissipating 23 watts each, nothing is going to get hot.

**Zelfiris** · 05-23-2014, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by Setec Astronomy

Those bulbs are only dissipating 23 watts each, nothing is going to get hot.

Thanks!

**c8n** · 05-23-2014, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by zmcgovern45

Very nice... I have always admired Richard's light setup. They are definitely far superior to any "normal" setup you can purchase. With that being said, they are also VERY expensive!

Yes... I can only imagine how expensive they would be.
But what really peaked my interest was that portion about having white reflectors instead of silver. Nothing I have tried yet, but seems like something a DIY'er could modify on their existing light sources without too much trouble?

**zmcgovern45** · 05-23-2014, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by refreshauto

thanks for this write up. i am always looking to improve my lighting, and this is the kind of setup i was looking for

Originally Posted by Zelfiris

That's an awesome light Zach!

I don't know much about electrical but is there is a concern using a $9 bulb base for extended hours? such as it might catch a fire due to the high lumen output?

As previously mentioned, these bulbs only use 23W of power each... that is less than your typical incandescent bulb which these bases were originally created for, therefore I would not worry about any issues.

Also, the lumen rating is not directly correlated with heat, therefore this should not be of any concern.