They are all using spotlights, but would you really choose?
Whether it is home lighting or commercial lighting, we generally divide lighting design into two types: main light design and no main light design. The main lamp design refers to the lighting combination of the main lamp (relatively large lamps such as chandeliers and ceiling lamps) + auxiliary lamps (table lamps, floor lamps, wall lamps, downlights and other small lamps). Mainly use spotlights, downlights, light strips, auxiliary lights to design the lighting of the entire space.
Among them, spotlights are designed without a main light, or even an indispensable illuminator in the design of a main light. So, how to choose spotlights? The author summarizes the following points worth noting:
Taking the spotlight as an example, based on its advantages of strong directivity, good light and shadow effect, and flexible installation, it has a wide range of application scenarios. At the same time, the choice of spotlights is also relatively large. Usually, there are many choices for the beam angle of spotlights, such as 15°, 30°, 45°, 60°, 120°, 180° and other angles. The smaller the beam angle, the better the condensing effect, the "harder" the light, and the more general and softer the light.
Select Spotlight-Driver
As the core component of spotlights, the brand and quality of the driver often determine its lighting effect and service life. When we choose spotlights, we may wish to read the manual carefully, or consult the store to understand the brand and grade of the driver.
Select Spotlight - Chip
The importance of the spotlight chip is that it directly affects its brightness, life, light decay, etc., and has the same importance as the driver. To be honest, in terms of lamp chips, we still think that domestic big brands and imported ones are more reliable, and some unknown small road products are not recommended.
Select Spotlights - Appearance
It's like we say: buy clothes and look at the pockets, buy shoes and look at the shoelaces is the same reason, high-quality spotlights, it should be good from the inside out. For example, we touch it with bare hands to see if it is smooth and clean, and if there are obvious scratches and burrs that cut the hand. Shake it gently to see if there is any abnormal sound inside. If there is any abnormal sound, don't buy it.
Select spotlight-light body
Common spotlight body materials are metal, PVC, ceramics, etc. From the point of view of heat dissipation, we usually recommend choosing metal and ceramic, but the cost of both is relatively high.
Select Spotlight - Type of Light Source
The light source of spotlights is generally LED. Common light sources include energy-saving COB, SMD wafer, halogen lamp, and metal halide lamp. The first two belong to LED. The latter is mostly used in industrial and mining places and is not suitable for home use. The more popular commercial and household spotlights nowadays are COB spotlights. Among them, halogen lamps have been gradually eliminated by the market due to their poor luminous efficiency.
Select Spotlights - Glare
Glare (what is glare and how to avoid it?) is something we must avoid when lighting any scene, choosing any fixture. In some commercial stores (without reasonable design), we can often see the existence of spotlights, but often due to unreasonable selection and installation, glare widely exists, giving people a very bad feeling. At home, this situation is even more harmful to the body.
Select Spotlight-Brand
The four reference factors mentioned above, but in fact, many people do not sink their hearts to research and study. Then, we think that the more convenient way to judge is to choose spotlights from regular manufacturers and well-known brands. Relatively speaking, such brand products are less likely to make mistakes, and negative news has a greater impact on manufacturers. Therefore, they are more motivated to ensure product quality.
In addition, for high-quality spotlights, common parameters such as color temperature, color rendering index, luminous angle, beam angle, and luminous flux will be clearly marked on the outer packaging. Small factories and low-quality products are less reflected in this aspect, and these parameters are not even marked.
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