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I don't think this is the design for the next hundred years as the author claims. Instead, screw-in bulbs based on a form factor dictated by 19th century glass

by Zak 7y ago

I don't think this is the design for the next hundred years as the author claims. Instead, screw-in bulbs based on a form factor dictated by 19th century glass making techniques and incandescent lighting will probably die out. They'll surely be available as a specialty item, but cramming a power supply, emitters, and heatsink into such a suboptimal package only makes sense for legacy compatibility.

dcwca 7y ago
Do you see new lighting wiring standards emerging anywhere right now? Are they gaining traction?
- tialaramex 7y ago
  Integrating a non-replaceable lamp is the trend. You buy the whole unit, it works for say, ten years and then you buy a different one when remodelling. This made no sense when a light bulb was just something that needs replacing every few months in normal use but LEDs mean you can engineer that out. Replacing a "light bulb" will seem as weird as replacing the backlight inside your laptop. Obviously a technician can do it, might even make sense to pay for that rather than buy a replacement for the whole unit, but it's not something regular people do themselves.
- Zak 7y ago
  New wiring standards are not necessary. The most popular successor is as tialaramex described, an integrated lamp hardwired into AC power. For more sophisticated users, AC/DC power conversion, power regulation/dimming, and the LEDs themselves can all be separate components. This allows more customization, and the possibility of replacing individual components when something fails. Personally, I've been using Viltrox brand photo/video lights for interior lighting lately. These combine two sets of LEDs in different color temperatures with dimming/regulation, and an external AC to DC power supply. These have much better color rendering than most consumer stuff, and I like having adjustable color temperature. The bigger ones have remote controls, so hanging one from the ceiling is possible while retaining access to all of its functions.

by Zak 7y ago

dcwca 7y ago

Do you see new lighting wiring standards emerging anywhere right now? Are they gaining traction?

tialaramex 7y ago
Integrating a non-replaceable lamp is the trend. You buy the whole unit, it works for say, ten years and then you buy a different one when remodelling. This made no sense when a light bulb was just something that needs replacing every few months in normal use but LEDs mean you can engineer that out. Replacing a "light bulb" will seem as weird as replacing the backlight inside your laptop. Obviously a technician can do it, might even make sense to pay for that rather than buy a replacement for the whole unit, but it's not something regular people do themselves.
Zak 7y ago
New wiring standards are not necessary. The most popular successor is as tialaramex described, an integrated lamp hardwired into AC power. For more sophisticated users, AC/DC power conversion, power regulation/dimming, and the LEDs themselves can all be separate components. This allows more customization, and the possibility of replacing individual components when something fails. Personally, I've been using Viltrox brand photo/video lights for interior lighting lately. These combine two sets of LEDs in different color temperatures with dimming/regulation, and an external AC to DC power supply. These have much better color rendering than most consumer stuff, and I like having adjustable color temperature. The bigger ones have remote controls, so hanging one from the ceiling is possible while retaining access to all of its functions.