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LED Replacement Bulbs For Halogen Work Lights

2020 Updated by Katon Redgen Mathieson

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If you’ve never replaced halogen bulbs with LED replacements before, then here is a very quick guide on LED replacement bulbs for halogen work lights.

LED Replacement Bulbs For Halogen Work Lights
LED lights are preferred for their efficiency and low wattage performance as compared to their halogen counterparts

If you have a workshop at home, then you’re probably using a halogen work light since that’s the most commonly used type. However, LED lights have shown to be much more efficient for jobs that require detailed work. So as early as now, we’d recommend that you buy LED replacement bulbs for halogen work lights.

Of course, it’s not something that’s done in just a few seconds. It takes quite a bit of know-how to do a proper LED to halogen replacement. That’s why we’re going to show the various things needed for the conversion.

Contents

  • Halogen To LED: Why Proper Conversion Is Important?
  • Features Of The Best LED Light Bulbs For Work Lights
    • Long Shelf Life
    • Wattage
    • Lumen Count
    • Energy Efficiency
  • Where To Buy The Best LED Replacement Bulbs For Halogen Work Lights?
  • Conclusion

Halogen To LED: Why Proper Conversion Is Important?

Beginners will usually ask why conversion is still needed. Can’t you just take out your existing halogen bulb and replace it with a LED bulb?

Unfortunately, it doesn’t exactly work like that. You see, the light fixtures that can house halogens cannot exactly take LED lights. There needs to be some wiring done first so that you won’t short circuit the work light.

Features Of The Best LED Light Bulbs For Work Lights

Now, we did mention a while ago that LED lights are preferable compared to halogens because they’re more efficient. In order to further reiterate our point, we’re going to list down some of the features of LED light bulbs that make it better than halogens. These should be enough to help convince you to purchase LED replacement for halogen working lights.

Check them out below:

Long Shelf Life

First, let’s talk about the shelf life of a LED bulb. A LED bulb has a really long shelf life compared to halogens. Halogens usually have a shelf life of 2500 hours. The max it can probably reach is 3000 hours depending on the brand but typically, it will burn out after 2500 hours of use.

Compare this to a LED bulb which can last approximately 25000 hours. With a LED bulb, you won’t have to worry about spending so much in bulb replacement. Since it lasts for years, you won’t even have to think about your bulb busting.

Wattage

Wattage is important because it measures energy transfer, which is why it is a good indication of power measurement. The cool thing about LED bulbs is that they have low wattage but high lumen counts. This shows that LED lights produce really strong lights but only use a minimal amount of energy to do so.

If we were to be specific, the wattage of a typical LED bulb is around 5w to 10w depending on the brand.

Halogens, on the other hand, have wattages of 43w to sometimes 50w. While halogens are no doubt quite powerful, they use a lot of energy. If a LED light can give you the same number of lumens with a smaller wattage, then the LED lights are definitely more efficient.

Lumen Count

We briefly mentioned how lumen count is related to wattage. While wattage measures energy transfer, lumen count measures illuminous flux or how bright a light can be. The higher the lumen count, the brighter the light.

For LED lights, the lumen count is usually higher but this depends on the brand. There are also times wherein LED lights may have the same lumen count as its halogen counterpart but has a smaller wattage. In any case, LED lights are definitely pretty strong.

Energy Efficiency

We have established already that LEDs use much less energy than halogens and are therefore more energy efficient. But how much can you save on your energy bill if you do a halogen work light bulb LED replacement? We’d say you can save 70 to 80% of your bill compared to using a halogen.

Where To Buy The Best LED Replacement Bulbs For Halogen Work Lights?

We hope that by knowing these features, you’ll be more convinced to buy LED replacement bulbs for halogen fixtures. The next step now is to buy a good LED light. Where do you buy a LED replacement for halogen work light?

Well, the hardware stores all have these. You can go to your local hardware store to buy one.

You can also buy one online. There are a number of stores where you can buy this type of product. You can even get one on Amazon or similar platforms.

Conclusion

LEDs have somehow replaced halogens as the best type of bulb you can find in the market. That’s why so many homeowners are buying LED replacement bulbs for halogen work lights to convert their halogen fixtures into LED fixtures instead. But in order to do so, you need to first understand some basic things about LED lights vs halogen lights. That way, you’ll be able to fully utilize whatever LED lights have to offer.

After reading this, the next thing to learn is the wiring of the fixtures so you can convert your halogen lights to LED lights. But we’ll save that for another time.

Have a good day!

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