Halogen Torchiere Lamp Conversion, Part 3

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Since the CFL or LED bulb sits higher than the rim of the reflector, I make a lamp shade to cover it.
I used a Mylar inkjet photo quality paper to make the shade from. For Circline CFL or normal Edison type LEDs, 1/3 of the width of a sheet of paper works well to cover the bulb. The Mylar sheet is stiffer and heavier than normal paper so it holds its shape and stays put in the lamp very well. I have a couple of lamps that have been working like this for many years and the shade looks like new.
This lamp I used a CFL bulb, I'll show a couple of LED bulb options in the next video:
- • Halogen Torchiere Lamp...
And if you don't like the look of the shade, you can always go for a more recessed light. here's an example:
- • Convert Halogen Torchi...
That one is nice, but more money, time and energy consumption.
Another option would be one of those 10W, 20W or 50W square LED modules and a power supply or you could install a ring of surface mount LEDs around the rim of the reflector and put a driver in the middle. I like the simplicity of a single screw-in bulb that will be easy to change out in the future.
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@The4Crawler 6 лет назад

I've made a new version of this lamp without the lamp shade: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3LGKMTKSUWk.html

@mountanarivera4450 7 лет назад

Another Useful video many thanks 4 the share

@The4Crawler 7 лет назад

Thanks for the comment. The torchiere lamps I converted are still working great 2+ years later.

@mountanarivera4450 7 лет назад

thanks again for the response Are you an Electrician or you only like to Fix everything by yourself one of the torchiere Floor lamp that I have the Dimmer Switch stop working I'm wondering If you convert this Torchiere Floor Lamp to a Turn Knob Lamp socket do you still need the dimmer switch or you have to Install a whole new wire cord in there. Also do you think that the Turn knob Lamp Socket should Fit on the torchiere lamp without any modification PS: I bought several turn knob lamp sockets today, but I haven't change anything yet Sorry to bother you again TIA.

@The4Crawler 7 лет назад

Not an electrician, but I have some electrical engineering background. I also like to repair/modify things to work better. On all my floor lamps that had dimmers, I think all of them were 2 or 3 position dimmers, so a L-H or L-M-H setting. Some of the L/M settings stopped working but on the H setting, all the switches I have are just directly on and I think that mode bypasses the inoperative dimmer. I think one of the lamps I fixed many years ago had a variable dimmer knob and I changed that out for either and off/on rotary switch or a Off-Lo-High dimmer. You can get simple on-off rotary switches as most any hardware store and usually they are easy enough to swap into the tube of the lamp. If doing that, maybe take out the old dimmer to take with you to make sure and get a new switch that will fit in it's place as it's a fairly tight fit inside the tube. I've never tried a turn knob socket in a floor lamp.

@mountanarivera4450 7 лет назад

Thanks again for the detailed message most my Torchiere lamps had L-M-H setting, I really like the light they produce, but you have to be very careful when you turn them on @ 300 watts for instance my friend had a Torchiere Floor lamp and that Lamp smoke most of the time when he used @ 300 watts I told him to convert it to Standard, Led or CFL oh well, thanks again for the great information and for the video

@lvvry1855 7 лет назад

Isn't this a fire hazard?

@The4Crawler 7 лет назад

I suppose of one used that with the original 300W halogen bulb it might be. But with the CFL or LED bulb, there's so little heat away from the bulb that you can't even feel it with your hand.