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Kitchen Track Lighting

15 years ago

I am googling rustic track lighting and trying to decide between LED track and halogen track. LED is about twice as expensive and I am only finding 1-2 examples of non-contemporary LED track lights. Does anyone have experience with LED track? Is it worth the extra $$ to feel better about my energy use ( I know you can't answer that one, but I will take any opinions I can get!)

Comments (5)

  • 15 years ago

    Sallysue- Don't worry too much about the label on the light. You can buy LED bulbs with the correct connector and swap them into a halogen fixture. Because you are swapping something at the same voltage and lower heat output, there is no safety risk... I guess unless you get 400X the brightness and blind someone... so don't.

    For example I have GU-10 halogen bulbs in the track system we bought so I could use these bulbs if I want to...

    {{!gwi}}

    So find a lighting system you like and make sure they make LED bulbs in that base style. The bulbs are like 8-10x as expensive as halogen, but apparently last a super long time and (50w - 4w) * (# of bulbs in the track) is pretty good savings.

  • 15 years ago

    Brickton - THANK-YOU! I did not know they were interchangable - you just saved me from making a big mistake! Much appreciated :)

  • 15 years ago

    Decoration of own house is a common tend to all the house owners worldwide. People always searches for the tips and tricks online and asked their friends about the designing of their houses and everybody will unquestionably agree with me that lighting is the most intricate factor for the top level decoration of any house, internally and externally. Track lighting is now the best option for this decoration. Every intelligent person will chose it as his first choice as these lights can be installed in any place and by endless styles.

    In comparison with any other forms of light, track lights are most ahead due to its flexibility. A general way of lighting always washes the place and in no way you cannot specifically enlighten any particular item or a particular part of the house. Beauty of lighting depends on its accents. Each part of a house has its importance based on its functionality. Lighting depends on the load of work of a place of the house and the intensity of the light varies from one room to another room. This is the reason of the increasing popularity of task lighting. Track lights, for their endless compatibility of directional use can be used for this accent and task lighting.

    Houses of high roof always needs track lighting. A track light is available in fixed and flexible form. It can wash the entire room from a high source as well as can be focused to a particular zone with a control of brightness that you can control as you like with transformers.

    Recent global market of contemporary lights are showing different styles and decor of track lighting for all of arts and crafts, rustic, farmhouse, country style along with modern and contemporary style. In addition, you will also get Americana, traditional style, Victorian and the styles of Tiffany, wrought iron etc. and with a wide range of colors like brass, chrome, black, Brown, bronze, gold, copper, designer of pewter, silver, white and rust.

    Designs and shapes of the track lights are available of a huge variety. Starting from the single rail track light you may choose any one from freeform bendable tracks and several geometrical shapes.

    Here is a link that might be useful: Kitchen Track Lighting

  • 15 years ago

    Thank you brickton, that's great information!

  • 15 years ago

    High quality LED track lighting www.topledsupplier.com/LED-Track-Light_329.html here. Comparing with traditional halogen track lights, our LED track lights can save over

    80% energy. CRI is over 80. It's good choice track lighting in shopping mall and commercial building.