NEW LED bulbs reviewed!

ECO Par 38 and E14 JDR LED Lamps

Up for the DJ Supply review this week are 2 newer products we recently began carrying. The ECO LED Par 38 Lamp, and the ECO E14 JDR LED. Both are replacement lamp solutions for those drab par cans, with traditional screw in bases, you’ve been hiding in your closet. These lamps can be screwed into any standard ceramic light socket that runs off 110v.

First I’ll discuss the real world application I used with these 2 pieces. The venue I performed at New Year’s Eve, had tall ceilings with long draped linens streaming the walls. I set up four par 38 cans from Eliminator on the floor http://www.djsupply.com/proddetail.asp?prod=66%5FEliminatorPar38 and screwed in a red, blue, yellow, and green Par 38 led lamp and pointed them straight up. At about 10 feet up the beam was about 6-7 feet wide NO HEAT. As far as actual light and coverage was concerned, I set up a few ADJ P36 LED RGB right beside my other cans. I found when comparing the same color in both pieces, that the LED Par 38 bulb came in just under the P36LED as far as output. Blue seemed to be brighter in the LED Par 38 bulb. The diffused lens on the LED 38 obviously ate up some of its output, but on the other hand it had a wider beam spread, than the P36 LED. I would use this bulb in a 4 par can chase with a stand like the LS-50 from ADJ or similar http://www.djsupply.com/proddetail.asp?prod=badjLS%2D50&cat=30.


Now to put the E14 JDR LED to the test. I used a simple Eliminator Octo bar E141 8 bank par chaser http://www.djsupply.com/proddetail.asp?prod=50%5FEliminatorOctoBar&cat=84. I used 2 Reds 2 Greens 2 Blues, and 2 yellows. I hung the fixture facing downward in front of my rig hitting some dance floor, but also still remaining visible to the dancers on the floor. The glass on the front of this fixture is actually molded around all the diodes, this made for some nice eye candy for the guests at the event. This specialty bulb draws attention because it looks cool. I will also say that some of the colors appear brighter than the others. Blue was a color that really stood out. On this lamp I found it is about half the brightness of a 50-watt reflector style bulb. The number one thing I noticed was not the effect of the lamp, but it was the guests staring at it. I would not use this bulb for color mixing, only as an accent or for eye candy. Either bulb would look cool in my recessed light cans at home too.

Anyone who has a standard color bar http://www.djsupply.com/proddetail.asp?prod=50%5Feliminatorcolorbar&cat=84 or Octo bar should take a look at either bulb option.. NO HEAT..NO Bulb color fade….ever have the color burn off you color bulb with a puff of smoke because of the heat?

To sum up if you need an eye catcher to add a bit of color at 5-8 feet the E14 JDR LED is the piece. If you need a little more bang then I would step up to the LED Par 38.

Finally for those who like to see it I will include some tech specs on these two pieces:


E14 JDR LED:

-32 LED diodes per fixture
-Approx. 50,000 hrs Life
-Voltage: 110
-Power Draw: 0.9-1.3 Watts
- Low Heat Operation

LED Par 38 Lamp :

-70 LED diodes per fixture
-Approx. 50,000 hrs life
-Voltage: 110
-Power Draw: 0.8 Watts
-Low Heat Operation

Both led bulbs are available in Red, Green, Yellow, Blue and White. Applications include: recessed lighting fixtures, color projection on walls or other surfaces, truss warming, backlighting a glass or smoked semi-transparent surface, and anything else you can dream up.

Par 38 led

http://www.djsupply.com/proddetail.asp?prod=72%5FEcoLEDPar38Lamp&cat=52

E14 JDR LED

http://www.djsupply.com/proddetail.asp?prod=72%5FEco%2DLEDE27JDR&cat=52


Dennis
DJS Commercial/DJ Supply
DJSupply.com