I'm thinking of purchasing two of these sets for lighting on my layout. A person could have bright, white lights for maintenance and anything in-between. Controlled by an iPhone or iPad. Comments? Thoughts? Experiences?
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$199,97 per set of four, NO THANK-YOU
At home depot they have 65w phillips LED for 5.95ea.I purchased the "daylight" vs soft natural and they dont emit stray RFI which is important to me as i have ham radio gear.
Do you have recessed cans in the ceiling already? That what this bulb replaces.
That bulb is a spot or focused bulb.
You'll have to find the right mix with some warm or bright whites for the effect that you are looking to get.
Check out the app to see if it lets you blend colors.
I don't have ceiling cans, but these could be placed in inexpensive track lighting, then be able to turn and focus them how you want. The iPhone app lets you mix any colors you want. The initial price is a bit staggering, but then adding more bulbs is just the price of the bulb. The controller is included in the first set. I really think it might be fun to have effect lighting on the layout other than just the lights on the layout itself. Background lighting would be effective. Just my thoughts...
George (G3)
I have seen the hue system at work and it is pretty amazing how it can change colors.
Somewhere in the past - a year or so ago - on these forums, someone talked about using a bunch of them and changing color and brightness of them to simulate sunset and sunrises, etc. I can't find the thread now.
Lee, my salt water aquarium slowly changes from moonlight to daylight every morning, then back again in the evening. All through LEDs. Don
I have to draw the line at $50 light bulbs. They are cool though.
I have gone with the garden variety $11 Cree daylight LED's from Home Depot. I'm still looking into dimmers for them due to the large number of lights I've used. Most have too low of a rating.
I use quite a few Cree LEDs in the house and like them very much…dimmable is nice. But, the Philips would be so great on a layout. My layout is only 14 x 12 feet, so about 6 of them should do a nice job. Part of my layout goes under a bookcase, so a string of LEDs connected to the same app would work.
George (G3)
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George (G3)
> On Feb 3, 2015, at 5:45 PM, O Gauge Railroading On Line Forum <alerts@hoop.la> wrote:
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I am looking into these lights for future use at the club.
Not sure if the other responders realize that these are not just dimmable led bulbs. These will change color to any shade or intensity you wish.
This summer we are installing a new hanging track light system to complement the new layout we will be building next summer.
The intent currently is to use a dual track system in blocks, to be able to dim between blue and white LED bulbs to simulate day / night passing over the layout. We are starting with manual dimmers, and eventually automating the system.
This stuff looks like it will supply the full theatrical range of colors. Should make for dramatic sunsets.
As another approach, you can get 5 meter long RGB strip lights plus a controller, power supply and remote on eBay for about $15.
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Those are great for accent lighting, but not nearly enough to light the entire layout.
As a person involved the LED mess I scanned the seller and bought these. It does not go to a true white but you may make them work.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/181657...e=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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I used the Hues for a period of time. Great ability to mimic different times of the day (sunset, sunrise, noon, etc). However, I eventually switched to regular LED floods for a variety of reasons: the Hues are simply not bright enough for my taste, they are indeed $$$ (and I got all of mine at a considerable discount) and the app is buggy.
Basic lighting. Primary colors Red, Blue, and Green add to white. Color graph from Wikipedia.
Secondary colors.
Yellow, combination of Green and Red.
Cyan, combination of Green and Blue.
Magenta, combination of Red and Blue.
White, Combination of Red, Blue and Green, center.
Note the control starts with the Primary colors top and has the secondary colors at the bottom.
Can be done with any 3 light assembly Red, Green, Blue and dimmer switches for each light. Example: 3 circuit track lighting where every third fixture/bulb is one of the primary colors.
That ought to brighten the day.
Mike CT
Greg,
Thanks for your response. It was good to hear from someone who actually used the Hue lighting system. Question: Did you purchase the A19 or BR30 bulb set? It comes in two bulb styles and the BR30's should be brighter. Let me know, please.
Mike and moed321: How bright are the eBay bulbs?
George (G3)
