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Old 03-05-11, 08:25 AM   #4
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Here we go, a proper comparison.

Here is the halogen and LED lights next to each other.



Here is my test stand.



Here is the halogen. It seems to be brighter (light output wise) in the center, but as you can see, it quickly fades as the diameter grows.




Here is the LED. It is hard to tell from the pictures, but it isn't quite as bright as the halogen is in the center. But, it does put out more light at a larger diameter and its very even until it hits a certain diameter then it just stops. I much prefer this in a light now looking at this comparison. Also, again the picture doesn't show it, but the light color is more white from the LED where as its more yellow from the halogen.




And, here is a chopped shot that shows both lights on the same picture. The left is the halogen and right is LED. Again the color is actually reversed (must be my camera), the halogen is actually more yellow and LED is more white. Once you put them side by side there doesn't appear to be a huge difference...





As for the energy consumption, the halogen used 53W (rated at 50W), and the LED used 9W (rated @ 8W).

Anyway, I think if I have any of the halogen lights burn out I'd replace them with these LEDs. But, right now I have 7 more fixtures for them to go in, and I'm not about to go pay $182 for new lights. I also really hope they last the 50k hrs they're rated for. So, I'm happy with the purchase despite the high price. I would like to see the power consumption reduced though, 43 lumens per watt is not very impressive.
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