Hi,
I'm new, but I searched the forum and found other R7s questions that didn't seem relevant to my situation. (Floodights with reflectors where directional LEDs may significantly reduce light output, etc.)
What I'm dealing with is a ceiling fan, which uses a 100W, 120V Halogen tube with what appear to be ceramic R7S bases. The tube is only 38mm long from base-end to base-end. If I measure the glass only, which goes a little into the bases, it is 32mm.
There are NUMEROUS large round replacements for this kind of base, but they will not work due to limited space. (also, most are 118mm long, I've found.)
As you can see, the LED replacement would need to be flat. Something like one of these:
I have the light above as my rear dome light in my Accord. It doesn't have to deal with 120 volts, so understand why it's thin.
I thought I struck gold with this one, but...nope.
Too fat. Also, it's on a dimmer, so it needs to be able to dim.
Ideally, the solution would be something like this:
Unfortunately, even that unit requires 9/16" depth.
The fan is from a custom fan manufacturer - original cost was around $300 10 years ago. It is the most quiet fan you could ever imagine.... I'm looking into solutions with them, but I get the feeling it's not going anywhere.
Has anyone dealt with a similar issue before? If not, any ideas?
I'm new, but I searched the forum and found other R7s questions that didn't seem relevant to my situation. (Floodights with reflectors where directional LEDs may significantly reduce light output, etc.)
What I'm dealing with is a ceiling fan, which uses a 100W, 120V Halogen tube with what appear to be ceramic R7S bases. The tube is only 38mm long from base-end to base-end. If I measure the glass only, which goes a little into the bases, it is 32mm.
There are NUMEROUS large round replacements for this kind of base, but they will not work due to limited space. (also, most are 118mm long, I've found.)
As you can see, the LED replacement would need to be flat. Something like one of these:
I have the light above as my rear dome light in my Accord. It doesn't have to deal with 120 volts, so understand why it's thin.
I thought I struck gold with this one, but...nope.
Too fat. Also, it's on a dimmer, so it needs to be able to dim.
Ideally, the solution would be something like this:
Unfortunately, even that unit requires 9/16" depth.
The fan is from a custom fan manufacturer - original cost was around $300 10 years ago. It is the most quiet fan you could ever imagine.... I'm looking into solutions with them, but I get the feeling it's not going anywhere.
Has anyone dealt with a similar issue before? If not, any ideas?