We have mostly finished replacing our gallery’s halogen spots with LED bulbs. Yaaaay! The reduction in heat that the halogens produce is tremendous. If anyone is considering replacing their old bulbs with new LED’s, don’t wait. The technology is finally here (they have had it in Europe already) and the result is beautiful and comparable to the effect of a halogen spotlight. The bulbs don’t produce any discernible heat and our air-conditioning bill is 25% lower! I can’t begin to tell you how many times, over the years, I have burn’t the hell out of my fingers fiddling with super hot, halogen light bulbs.The photo below shows the rich tones that the LED’s produce and in our low ceiling, poorly air-conditioned gallery, the heat savings is a blessing and comfort to the staff and clients. I’ve always had a fascination for LED’s and have a dozen tactical lights and even blinking, LED watches. We use UV LED lights to judge flourescence in gemstones for gem identification. I even have one built into my reading glasses for nighttime reading. What is it about our fascination for these little, colorful and incredibly bright wonders?
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