LED lights for garage

[dragoneggs]

Also you can check whether it is IP rated. IP67 is great for outdoor lights such as mounting on your ROPS. Here is a link to help you decipher the Ingress Protection Rating , IP What Does IP67 Mean? - Aceeca.com

 

[Bird]

I think using LED's anywhere is a great idea. I have been using them indoors/outdoors, reef aquarium lighting, etc. for years. Now that the price is coming down it makes economical sense. They are efficient as there is little power loss to heat. But as already mentioned, they won't melt off snow and ice but if you have that problem in your garage, you got bigger problems. :laughing:

Well, almost anywhere, maybe?:laughing: I've been changing out all the old CFL bulbs, and a lot of our incandescent bulbs with LED. But yesterday I tried LED bulbs in the Liftmaster garage door opener and they didn't work at all; wouldn't come on at all. A little looking on the Internet revealed that I'm not the only one who has tried that.

But we've had CFL bulbs for quite some time in the 3 light fixtures on the patio and I've never been satisfied with them; too dim, even in warm weather, but especially in cold weather. So now I've got LED bulbs and they're great.

 

[k0ua]

Well, almost anywhere, maybe?:laughing: I've been changing out all the old CFL bulbs, and a lot of our incandescent bulbs with LED. But yesterday I tried LED bulbs in the Liftmaster garage door opener and they didn't work at all; wouldn't come on at all. A little looking on the Internet revealed that I'm not the only one who has tried that.

But we've had CFL bulbs for quite some time in the 3 light fixtures on the patio and I've never been satisfied with them; too dim, even in warm weather, but especially in cold weather. So now I've got LED bulbs and they're great.

Bird how are the Cree 3 way bulbs in the 3 way lamps holding up?

 

[Looking4new]

Do LED lights work in cold weather?

We bought some LED light fixtures for the utility room and love them. Bright instant light and supposed to use a lot less power. Now I'm thinking about putting them in my garage. The fluorescent ones in it now do not work well when it is cold.

Anybody have any experience?

Thanks,

RSKY

I have 4 LED floods outside and so far this winter every time I have turned them on they lit up instantly. Our temps get down to -30's so far.

 

[EarPlug]

Well, almost anywhere, maybe?:laughing: I've been changing out all the old CFL bulbs, and a lot of our incandescent bulbs with LED. But yesterday I tried LED bulbs in the Liftmaster garage door opener and they didn't work at all; wouldn't come on at all. A little looking on the Internet revealed that I'm not the only one who has tried that.

I just got a new Liftmaster 8550 and put in a pair of OSRAM 60's that I got from Lowes. They work fine.

 

[Bird]

Bird how are the Cree 3 way bulbs in the 3 way lamps holding up?

James, we haven't had them all that long. One is rarely turned on at all and the other is turned on, always on the brightest setting, every day by 7 a.m. and is left on at least 12 hours a day, sometimes 16 hours. But so far, we're quite happy with them.

I just got a new Liftmaster 8550 and put in a pair of OSRAM 60's that I got from Lowes. They work fine.

OSRAM 60, what? LED, CFL, incandescent? You have a more expensive opener than my Model 3280M, but the manual for the 8550 says to use incandescent or CFL, but "DO NOT use LED bulbs as they may reduce the range or performance of your remote control(s)." But since it says "may" reduce, not that it's sure to, LED may be good. And CFL, halogen are also acceptable in the 8550 while the manual for my 3280M says "Use ONLY incandescent." But I didn't get the manual out and read that until AFTER I tried the LEDs.:laughing:

 

[EarPlug]

James, we haven't had them all that long. One is rarely turned on at all and the other is turned on, always on the brightest setting, every day by 7 a.m. and is left on at least 12 hours a day, sometimes 16 hours. But so far, we're quite happy with them.



OSRAM 60, what? LED, CFL, incandescent? You have a more expensive opener than my Model 3280M, but the manual for the 8550 says to use incandescent or CFL, but "DO NOT use LED bulbs as they may reduce the range or performance of your remote control(s)." But since it says "may" reduce, not that it's sure to, LED may be good. And CFL, halogen are also acceptable in the 8550 while the manual for my 3280M says "Use ONLY incandescent." But I didn't get the manual out and read that until AFTER I tried the LEDs.:laughing:

The are LED - 60 watt equivalent. Just re-read my 8550 manual an it says 100 watt incandescent or CFL equivalent. It says nothing at all about LED bulbs. The remote works from 300 yards away!

 

[k0ua]

Thats interesting, as the LED's I have tried so far the Cree brand have been clean, radio emission wise. I have heard of some that are "dirty", or to be more precise the power supply in them has been "dirty" radio wise. Typically the high voltage power supply's in CFL bulbs emit more "garbage" than the low voltage power supply's in LED's. But it would all be at the mercy of the manufacture and whether they will add the necessary components to clean up their product or leave them out to save a few penny's per unit. But I could see how a "dirty" bulb could overload the nearby receiver in the garage door opener pretty easy.

It is hard to beat a incandescent bulb for lack of radio noise. Unless there is an arc in the base or something, they are usually pretty clean.

 

[Boris1]

I have a couple in a ceiling fan light and seem to be noisy (humming) , is that what is meant by radio noise? (sorry I do not recognize the tune)

 

[k0ua]

I have a couple in a ceiling fan light and seem to be noisy (humming) , is that what is meant by radio noise? (sorry I do not recognize the tune)

Negative.. by radio noise, I mean the emission of RF (Radio Frequency) energy. Many consumer products especially nowadays emit RF energy. In effect acting as miniature radio transmitters, often on many frequency's at one time. Most notable of offenders are the modern switching power supply's in consumer electronics. This is a form of pollution. The intent and purpose of the device is not to emit RF energy, but they do so because of design deficiency and cost cutting measures. Often a few cents worth of extra components will solve or greatly diminish these emissions, but they are omitted to save those few cents on each unit, and when multiplied across millions of units this can be a huge cost savings for the manufacture. Likewise in the reverse of this problem is that fact that many consumer devices are not meant to act as radio receivers, yet when in the presence of RF energy fields, these devices will pickup these transmissions, causing mis-operation of the consumer device, much to the consternation of their owners. Again many if not all of these types of problems of unintentional reception could easily be solved by proper design and a few penny's worth of components added to that design. A perfect example of this are the amplified speakers that come with desktop computers. These will often pick up nearby radio transmissions, and play them thru the speakers.