willbish Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Floating on my back recently I found myself staring at the ceiling of the local hotel pool. There must've been a hundred small led downlights about 30/40mm diameter. Im guessing they weren't all mini LED's but perhaps fibre optics. Something like this Anyone tried this? Im thinking a few rows of 10 across bathroom ceiling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 Saw something similar done with a small drill bit and a piece of Fermacell ... and about 300 tiny holes each with a fibre in it ..! Looked amazing but very time consuming ..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSB Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 33 minutes ago, PeterW said: Saw something similar done with a small drill bit and a piece of Fermacell ... and about 300 tiny holes each with a fibre in it ..! Looked amazing but very time consuming ..! well no one can go anywhere at the moment so there's a project 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I would work out how many lumens you need first. Typical kitchen downright is around 400 Lumens. I suspect most bathrooms would have perhaps 4 of those? So you need a total of around 1600 lumens. Sadly the web page for the light engines https://www.fibreopticfx.co.uk/fibre-optic-lighting/light-engines/ only has the power in Watts which isn't a lot of use. Think I would want to know the cost of replacing the lamp in the light engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbish Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 I will ask the question to a supplier about lumens but after further reading / consideration I dont think its possible to expect a comparable amount of light between a fibre and an led downlight. Also, if it was that easy I'm sure retailers would be selling it as an alternative to downlights. Would be nice though, having one light 'engine' per room and running fibre strands to every light fitting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nod Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 I built a series of descending circular ceilings at a synagogue The lighting was meant to resemble the constellation With each resembling a star They cost a small fortune The electrician was so clever with the placement and type of lights I think I will be a bit more imaginative with lighting on the next one Rather than lots of down lighters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 The night lights on an Emirates 777 has this star constellation rig and it looks fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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