I replaced two flush mounted overhead fluorescent lites with overhead l e d lites.Now-they-are-much-too-bright.-Can-I-put-tape-on-some-of-the-led`s-and-make-them-not-quite-as-bright.Thanks-for-any-reply.---Herb
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Spray paint is your friend. Seriously, replace the bulbs with lower wattage or return it-good luck with that...
How about putting in a dimmer switch?
Some LEDs are dimmable - some are not.
You're one of the lucky ones. Most LED lights are so dim you can't see the end of your own arm.
They'll get dimmer as inevitably most of the LEDs die off one by one by overheating.
I replaced a fluorescent fixture with a LED and it's sweet!. More light and the best part is the color temperature is selectable. I leave in on Nordic white but it does 'warm white' if I want to feel like I'm living in a cave with guttering candles.
Until it fails prematurely.
I really don't understand the desire for warm white.
Choice? I have 6500K in the garage and 2700K in the great room.
Why would you want anything other than natural sunlight white? Warm white is the pitiful excuse for light you get from candles, filament bulbs, and cheap CFLs.
How can you be so wrong so often?
Explain why what I wrote is wrong.
Funny, I've never seen you post before, yet you claim "so often".
Not wrong, just an opinionated tool who thinks everyone should follow your expectations.
Did you replace with the same type of fixture? 4 Foot fluorescent with 4 foot LEDs or did you use another style fixture? Can the LEDs be replaced with a different K value? If so, then that's what I suggest instead of trying to cover or reduce the brightness with tape or another method of obstruction.
Also noted, the suggestion of adding a dimmer switch if the LEDs are dimmable.
I explained why I was correct - natural light. No you explain your side or forever look like an American^W fool.
Won't the defrost if the light is used for an extended period of time?
Open the tube and put black paint on every other LED.
Silly me, I forget you believe your opinion is the gospel for the world to follow. (e_e)
I don't need to explain "my side"(opinion) because it's just an opinion. Many people like the warm colors and others like bright. Some have more difficulty with their eyes while others don't. I don't expect you to understand nor accept that opinion because you're a complacent simpleton.
It's not an opinion, it's a fact what wavelengths come from natural sunlight. Wanting anything other than that is ludicrous. How many people do you see lighting their homes with blue bulbs or green bulbs?
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