78mm halogen
 

Anybody find a good led replacement for these little gremlins? All my bathrooms have five of these above the mirrors and they are the only lights I haven't addressed yet, pulled one out today and they are 100w each!!! I could leave all 67 outdoor and indoor lights on and they would use less than leaving the lights on in two bathrooms....
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I found these but there's no room in my fixture...
T3 LED 5 Watt 85-265VAC Double Ended R7S 78mm 3-1/8-Inch - Household LED Lights - LEDLight

I hate those things. I had them in some 500w work lights and they always burn out. And yes, they suck power.

You may have to change the fixture.

I had the same problem and bought these: 2015 newest 78mm LED R7S light 6w 360 degree beam angle J118 R7S lamp replace halogen lamp 118mm 135mm 189mmAC85 265V-in LED Bulbs & Tubes from Lights & Lighting on Aliexpress.com | Alibaba Group

It's not the prettiest solution, but does work wonders. If you have enough time for these projects I would consider replacing the fixtures.

In the winter , they are a source of heat .

What other source of heat do you have in the bathrooms ?

God bless
Wyr

Ground to air heat pump, ducted throughout the home

So , you do not " need " the 500 watts of electric heat , unless the bathroom is on the north side of the house ?

You could just install one or more ceiling lights with LED lamps and put them on another switch .

Turn on the quartz lamps only when you need supplemental light ( or heat ) .

At one time a lot of bathrooms used 250 watt heat lamps .

God bless
Wyr

Oh ya I don't need the heat, wife likes the lights above the mirror for getting ready and what not though

Just buy a LED light bar and put it above the mirror.

Ground source heat pump, temperature stays nice and even throughout the home

Go to Wal-Mart or AutoZone and check out the new led driving and fog lights. These things are super bright. I think they packed a bunch of 3W stars in a tiny space. Don't know if the color temperature would be good for a bathroom, though. They are on the cool side, 6000K or higher.

Those cob lamps you cited are nowhere near the lumen output your halogen fixtures. The little smd led modules aren't bad, but you need a lot of them for the lumens to really add up. PIAA, hella, and the other big dogs have fixtures out that do the same job as those halogens, but five of them would cost you a cool grand!

I just use them in work lights that see occasional use and one motion sensing light.
I switched the tubes out for the lowest wattage available in that size.
You don't have to wait long to switch tubes.
When you buy a light the OEM likes to install the highest wattage tubes and it seems like the end crumbles from the excess heat.
Also if you have one of the 500 watt halogen lights near you and its not 10'F out it will cook you.

These are my 100 watt halogen lights after being on for an hour or so.

http://ecorenovator.org/forum/attach...1&d=1443415767

When you find a suitable replacement for that original 150W quartz tube, let me know. I've got one at the top of my stairs. I've considered gutting the fixture, swapping in a pair of CREE 60W bulbs and calling it done. (another Franken-lamp refit). At 26.8°N, I need no supplemental heat.

Maybe I should move it to the property at 46°N, and put it in the bathroom for a heat lamp...

Yeah i am also using this at my home and it is just working fine.

Its kind of nice to have a few of these near by when its cold out side while working on out side projects.