In article ,
T i m wrote:
On Thu, 01 Apr 2021 11:16:11 +0100, "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
T i m wrote:
I never did 'get' the appeal of these mini spotlights, especially when
you feel how hot they get.

As regards simple illumination, perhaps not ideal.

I've rarely fund them so when going round other peoples places (and
working on IT kit).

In a pure living area, you may not want or need excellent working light.
Although I prefer to have the choice.

But as a pretty
unobtrusive lamp when not in use, very popular.

I guess because I'm a utilitarian I'd never rate 'obtrusiveness' over
ease of installation / function. ;-)

Say no more. ;-)

In this lounge we have a single central light (that was a gas light
when I bought the place) that is now in a ceiling fan. We also have a
couple of side / background lights, one on Home Assistant that comes
on after the curtains close.

Because the fan / lamp had quite a small globe, I was restricted re
replacing an incandescent for CFL / LED so had a halogen one in there
for some time.

Moving over to more HA managed stuff, I replaced the BC22 holders in
both the fan / lights for ES27 (as 'smart lights' seem more common in
ES) and designed and 3D printed new translucent shades that gave some
'coverage' of the bare lamp whilst allowing good light dispersal and
though cooling for the LED lamps and not impacting the airflow of the
fan.

Again, the shade was designed 'utility' but a mate, not known to give
praise freely said he really liked the design / solution.

To me they look a bit like the nozzles on a Saturn V's F-1 engine. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

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