A look inside a 'diamond' LED downlight.

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At first glance this looks quite a pleasing light, but its output is very low for the power consumed. This is due to the glass lens being mounted in an aluminium front with a very small hole for the light from the LED to shine through. More for decorative effect than as a useful lightsource.

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DIAMONDS !
I knew that this channel would make it to the top sooner or later.

vytenispr

Could you put an acrylic glass cylinder in that empty space? That would increase the efficiency, I think. Maybe even some good transparent silicone would do the job.

pvc

Congratz on hitting the 500 mark on Patreon btw!

EpicLPer

Hm, maybe you can remove the led and mount it on an aluminum rod off of the board (closer to the hole). The aluminum rod would still act as a heat sink. This would make a nice "night light" as well.

Bigrignohio

You see lights like this very commonly on Ocean Liners or Cruise Ships. More for decor than actual light.

MIKES

Drill that hole out and it will be a nice light, i like the design though .

loveheart

I was thinking of sanding down the outer threaded casing, this would allow the LED to protrude into the hole on the lens portion.

SpiderTalon

I actually think it makes a change to find a led light that gives out such a small amount of light. For instance, i have some G4 fittings that i have 5w halogen lamps in, i would love to upgrade to led, but i cannot find any led lamp that will give out the same soft light, all the leds i have tried have been way too bright for the location. I find that problem a lot when i want a nice soft dim light in a table lamp, a few choices with the old incandescent lamps (plus of course you could dim them), but finding led lamps with a similar light output is difficult.

SteveB