On Sun, 18 Oct 2020 11:52:52 +0100, T i m wrote:

"Lightway 15 SMD Motion Sensor Light", ...

Found I can see why they might be 'bright' as the LEDs are behind a
clear lens. I think a 'lantern' type light might be behind more of a
frosted / diffusing type glass?

I tried a bit of 216 diffusion, one and two layers. I just got a
larger softer spot before the eyes. B-) Hence the hardware mod.

The LEDs are still very close to the diffusion though, getting a
couple of inches between them ought to make the source bigger thus
less bright for the same radiated light level.

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Cheers
Dave.