Halogen vs. LED

Halogen vs. LED

Recently you hear a lot about LED. It would be more energy efficient, last longer, but have uncomfortable white light and be much more expensive. This brought me to the question of what really is the difference between Halogen and LED lights. I figured it out for you.

A halogen lamp is really just an old incandescent lamp, but the halogen lamp is filled with bromine or iodine gas. This gas ensures that the filament becomes hotter than with an ordinary incandescent lamp so that a larger part of the energy is converted into light and has a longer lifespan than an ordinary incandescent lamp. The efficiency of a halogen lamp is therefore about 15 to 20% higher than the efficiency of an incandescent lamp.

A LED lamp has no filament, but 'light-emitting diodes or LED. A LED is an electronic semiconductor component that emits light when an electric current flows through it in the forward direction. The difference in return is huge. With around 15% of the energy, an LED lamp can produce as much light as an old-fashioned incandescent lamp and is also 8 to 10 times more efficient than the halogen lamp.

Compared to the halogen lamp, LED is therefore much more energy efficient, but the halogen lamp wins a lot in terms of purchase. You can buy a halogen lamp from € 0.45 cents and an LED lamp from € 2.25 a big difference. But the expected average lifespan is also large at 15,000 compared to 2000 that the halogen lamp lasts. It is actually a sum of purchases + consumption/burning hours. When you calculate this, there is no financial doubt about it. Led lamps to save you a lot of money over a long time!

Naturally, lighting is about more than just costs. Lighting gives atmosphere to a house. Nowadays LED lights are so well developed that it is available in different lumen and Kelvin so there is something for everyone. It is no longer just that chilly, white light but just like halogen lighting in warm white tones. LED filament lamps also incorporate the 'filaments' of the incandescent lamp, which gives a nostalgic and atmospheric effect.

In my opinion, LED lights is cheaper, more energy efficient and just as atmospheric as halogen lighting. So if the next light fails, do not replace it with halogen, but with LED!

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