Outdoor Flood Lamp LED Replacement

JAS

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I had a quartz halogen flood light in the rear of my home. Since I have already switched most of my lights to LED or fluorescent, I decided to open the light to investigate. I barely put an pressure on it and it broke. So, I was left with the scenario of replacing it with a similar lamp or going with something else. I bought a Meridian 13159 14-Watt R7 900-Lumen LED bulb. It was difficult to install, but once I got it in I was unimpressed. Can I do better with some other LED in a fixture like that? It looks to me as if R7, or R7s, refers to the Base Type and the T3 refers to the Bulb Shape. I would like to get something with more than 900 lumens.

https://www.menards.com/main/electr...A65E73BBB1E35FE02.tndm-prodapp2-external-mcom

https://www.meridianlighting.com/catalogsearch/advanced/result/?category=all&name=R7s


I did find this one at LightIntheBox.com. I am looking for additional details on this.

http://www.lightinthebox.com/r7s-20...&litb_from=paid_adwords_shopping&sku=429_8584
 
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Qship1996

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agree on the whole new fixture! I would rather buy a cheap 2 head old fashioned floodlamp holder and screw in 2 led flood bulbs in it before using what you posted!
 

CoveAxe

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Also agree on buying a new light. Retrofitting that just isn't going to work well. Menards has LED floodlights like this one. Give it a look and see if it looks like it would work out for you.

If nothing else, just buy a replacement quartz bulb and put off replacing it for a few years.
 

mds82

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dont buy a replacement led. You can also build you own for not much either that will be much brighter.
 
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