Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design Re: Wide Angle (100) vs Narrow angle (60) LED Downlights 3Jul 01, 2015 3:58 pm Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Wide Angle (100) vs Narrow angle (60) LED Downlights 9Jul 02, 2015 8:02 pm I personally prefer warm white everywhere in residential, but it really just comes down to personal preference. Kitchen, study and laundry might be suitable for cool white (not in my house though. I really like the Invis for price and good aesthetic design. Same with the Domus. I don't think much of the flat type wide beam ones. Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Wide Angle (100) vs Narrow angle (60) LED Downlights 10Jul 02, 2015 8:13 pm Invis does look good but the lip is very minimal 5mm. My sparkie is not willing to install that type of light. No room for error. The light is very similar to premium Titanium down light. I'm with you I don't like flat wide beams. But the wattsaver is not wide beam its 60 degrees from specs. Re: Wide Angle (100) vs Narrow angle (60) LED Downlights 11Jul 03, 2015 9:30 am Tell your sparky to grow a pair!! (Just kidding, I used to be a sparky too, but it just takes a bit of care and attention). You could also try the Philips Smartbright Mini - they are around the $35 mark. Your sparky should be able to order through his wholesaler. Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Wide Angle (100) vs Narrow angle (60) LED Downlights 13Jul 03, 2015 12:14 pm That's a fairly accurate assessment... Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Wide Angle (100) vs Narrow angle (60) LED Downlights 14Jul 03, 2015 3:35 pm By the way, just to get the terminology in order, the general industry terms for downlight/spotlight beam angles is (this is approximate): <7 deg - very narrow spot 7-15 deg - narrow spot 16-22 - spot 23-32 deg - narrow flood 32-45 - flood 45-60 - wide flood >60 - very wide flood The most common would probably be flood or wide flood for general lighting. Ye olde MR16 halogen downlights when used in general lighting are usually 36-60 degree. So all these LED downlights with 90, 100, 110 degree beams are essentially a new thing. I think it simply has arisen out of the fact that they are cheaper to manufacture than a downlight with good beam and glare control. It may also be to replace compact fluorescent downlights which do have quite a wide beam angle, but also had reasonably good glare shielding. Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 13717 Hi, Seeking volume or semi-custom builder in victoria(east), which have existing double story wide floor plans. Seeking 18-20m wide homes with depth of 12-15m long. Or… 0 18267 |