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 LED downlights - 12W vs 16W, Appreciate advices on choosing downlight

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post Jan 22 2018, 11:10 AM

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Which vendor is KL carry Philips CertaDrive downlight driver ya ?
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post Jan 22 2018, 11:25 AM

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QUOTE(frostier @ Jan 22 2018, 11:14 AM)
As per my understanding, CertaDrive used for OEM products

try the following contacts (reach out to OEM)
1. Yiva Electric
2. Brightlite (jalan ipoh)
3. JLL Electric (Kuchai Lama)

you can google for their address/contact
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good better recommendation for LED driver ? 12W
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post May 29 2018, 04:02 PM

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QUOTE(mls_gamer @ May 29 2018, 12:24 PM)
I have a living room of width : 8.69ft , Length : 26ft., Height : 9ft

I plan to use philips led downlight 10w/900lm with 4000k model 59203.

Anyone know how to calculate and need to use how many pcs of led downlight above to brighten up the living room with dimension above..
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Min 6, but recommended 8. Its always good to have more then less coz you can switch off those unnecessary, when 'under' lighting it will become headache.

Also depend is the space living room, study room, bedroom etc...wall colour is dark or bright, you want the Illumination Intensity high, mid or low...

Best you can share out your actual floor plan.
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post May 30 2018, 10:31 AM

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QUOTE(mls_gamer @ May 29 2018, 06:10 PM)
here my kampung style drawing...
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1. Wat is the total build up for this entire house ?
2. So many sofas set ?
3. where exactly is the ceiling fan location , as well aircond unit ?
4. any divider you wanted to do in the living room ?
5. Any other placement u wanna setup/do in the living room ?
6. Do you do any ceiling light box ?

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BEST you can POST up your brochure displayed floor plan here instead drawing (might over/under the scale), don't worry we won't visit your place in real brows.gif
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post Aug 27 2018, 10:28 AM

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QUOTE(jence @ Aug 27 2018, 01:28 AM)
Hi sifu, wanna get your advice
Im planning to get 12W  for all areas except bedrooms (cool white)
10W for bedrooms (cool white + warm white)

My ceiling is about 9 ft, is the number of light too much, too little or just nice?
I'm not sure how many K is philips downlight though. Is 4500K recommended for the whole unit?

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my advice is don't get yourself soak into all this tech spec too much.

Also to make life simple, just make whole house same size and spec else you will find - eh...why here is bigger, brighter etc.

U should consider how many units to install on each area (living room, bedroom etc)

Just take note that LED light cover tent to be 'narrower' compare to fluorescent....so best to install more unit = more switch. IMHO.

Its better be brighter than dimmer (which u will regret) trust me...

Next is if you wanna know how many units to install..post up your floor plan + dimension on each space biggrin.gif
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post Aug 29 2018, 10:22 AM

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QUOTE(jence @ Aug 27 2018, 11:53 PM)
Thanks.

The more i read the more confused I am.

Cool white and daylight, which one is 5000-6500k?  I saw different categorisation for different brands.

Can 4000K be used for kitchen and study room?
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Only 3 colour in market. Warm White (Yellow), Natural White (In between both) and Cool White (White)

Forget about the K as different manufacture have different colour defination. Generally Below 4K is Warm White and Above 5K is Cool White

Can google for more la
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post Aug 29 2018, 10:24 AM

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QUOTE(jence @ Aug 28 2018, 01:13 AM)
Hello this is my floor plan with lighting plan. Feel free to comment
Thanks

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Looks ok to me. Just need to ensure you have switches for them. e.g 4 lights in a room should have at least 2 switch...each control 2 lights either cross or front/back. Remember , be in more light rather then less light but you just have to play with the switches (which personally am very particular in this, also how you want the switch arrangement to be) tell your electrician
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post Aug 29 2018, 10:27 AM

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QUOTE(jence @ Aug 28 2018, 03:56 PM)
may i know which area has too many downlight? For living room and kitchen i chose 4000K 900lm 14W, rooms i chose 4000K 900lm 12W & 3000K 900L 12 W for bed area.
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everything standardise them to 12w wil do. More than enough ....again make sure 'sufficient' unit...btw your house is how many square feet ? Look a little like Maze biggrin.gif

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post Aug 29 2018, 10:39 AM

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If you are is very colour or dark, my view is 'centralise' the downlight in the center of the space (since you are not going to sit or lean toward wall area 90% of the time...

This is how i would do if i were you....

I did my own calculation room by room, wall by wall...lasttime biggrin.gif

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post Aug 29 2018, 10:40 AM

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If you still worry (too much) or have alot hesitation...this tool will help you relief bit http://www.charlstonlights.com/led-light-r...ment-calculator

 

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