First World Problems - Converting Halogen Lightiing to LED

[rareboy]

So we have over 60 halogen pot light fixtures that need conversion to LED.

I just can't seem to get the electricians to grasp that a 3000 LED is not the light temperature we want for all areas and have struggled with this for years,

But now I am increasingly pressed to climb to great heights to keep replacing ever cheaper and shittier Halogen 50 watt bulbs and so am trying to decide wherther a Philips 2700 LED
versus a 3000 LED is a) achievable because we have to buy it from Home Despot...(a Trump supporting horseman of the 51st state hegemony).

But 3000 Kelvin is not doable when these lights are now supposed to last for 9 years so we may have to give in. The render of our paint colours is all wrong.

Have you struggled with the jarring colour temp differences when converting from older light bulbs to LED?

 

[unloadonme]

In a word, no.

I don't understand all the technical stuff above. I keep a range of mainly supermarket-sourced bulbs in the hall cupboard and replace blown bulbs as and when. It's never been a problem.

 

[Dargelos]

No need to go to an impersonal retailer who you dislike, there are still independent electrical wholesalers, where the staff know what they are talking about. Ask them for the colour temp you want and that is what you will get. Warm white and cool white in the same room will usualy look nasty, if an electrician can't even understand that then you can hardly trust him to tie his own shoelaces.

 

[Dargelos]

If the problem is in the mixing of the two types of light source, there is no solution. A halogen bulb and a led bulb may have the same colour temp but they will give a different colour rendering. Middle C is the same frequency on a piano and an organ but the two sounds have a different tone. Halogen gives a smooth response curve, the led will be more spiky. Human eyes adapt either way one at a time, but not in two ways at once.

 

[NotHardUp1]

I don't have any objections to color shifts caused by lighting normally. Some rare occasions may be unbearable, but it is usually a problem with intensity, not hue. Many, many members of the Borg use super bright lighting, for no apparent reason, and you, a human, are apparently are expected to no notice the room is lit up like the inside of an operating room.

I've also been in businesses and homes where the lighting was too low, and the effect baffling.

My concern is more that my rooms have a range of light possibilities, and that there is an option for natural light whenever possible to avoid artificial lighting during daylight. I'm a big believer in lamps and shaded lights for evening, as rarely is there need for bright lighting away from cooking or reading. It also comports with my general view that humans should be enouraged to wind down soon after dark, prepare for sleep, not stay up like a raccoon.