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RF, gives you very good advice, all bases are covered 
The dimmer is the key!
The dimmer is the key!
How to choose layout & number of downlights
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That sounds remarkably close to the "3 rows of 7" that the OP was thinking of for his 4m x 7.5m room!
Kind Regards, John
3 rows of 7 it is then.
Using 5W LEDs, it's only 5W more than an old fashioned light bulb, but it'll be a damn sight brighter with much more even coverage too.
Using 5W LEDs, it's only 5W more than an old fashioned light bulb, but it'll be a damn sight brighter with much more even coverage too.
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Do you know the beam angle of the lamp ? If not, you cannot access the distance required from the wall, also, what area are you illuminating ?
Kind regards,
KA
Kind regards,
KA
Anything over 38°, with a ceiling height of at least 2400mm will be fine on the spacings I mentioned above.
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If you are flooding the room, yes.
KA
KA
No, we are lighting it. If it's flooding you want, try the plumbing forum.
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Sorry, I must stop using lighting design terminology with a spark!
Apologies,
KA
Apologies,
KA
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When lighting a NEXT shop we were instructed no more than 2 foot between a lamp but there were 9 AC's on the roof.
Spots are not really for general lighting. Yes bouncing light off the walls it can be done but if you want general light they are not the way to do it.
I use spots at the side of my bed and they work well to read my book with. I also use pods to light dark corners rather than wire in extra lamps in that area. But the idea of a load of lights shinning straight down is not really going to work.
Spots are not really for general lighting. Yes bouncing light off the walls it can be done but if you want general light they are not the way to do it.
I use spots at the side of my bed and they work well to read my book with. I also use pods to light dark corners rather than wire in extra lamps in that area. But the idea of a load of lights shinning straight down is not really going to work.
Very true. However, if one is talking about lamps with beam angles of 40°, 50° or even 60°, it is hardly correct,or reasonable, to describe or think of them as 'spots'.
Kind Regards, John
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