Dimmable built-in ceiling spotlight, >450 lm, adjustable color temperature

  • Erstellt am 2020-11-03 18:51:15

Brainstorming

2020-11-03 18:51:15
  • #1
Hello everyone,

to the people who have installed recessed ceiling spotlights (often also referred to as spots) or generally have knowledge about the topic:
I am looking for a recessed ceiling spotlight that is dimmable, bright enough (>450 lumens), and adjustable in color temperature. I want to control it via an in-wall module (e.g., Shelly or Fibaro), which is connected to my smart home (Raspberry) and thus operable through it.
My electrician recommends recessed ceiling spotlights with a GU10 socket because the light bulb can be easily replaced in case of a defect. However, according to my research, these are usually not bright enough. Therefore, I tend to prefer recessed ceiling spotlights with integrated LED light sources, but I am generally open to results.

Thanks :)
 

Tarnari

2020-11-03 19:21:01
  • #2
Color temperature is called DTW or TW? You can check at Voltus or Brumberg.
 

Tarnari

2020-11-03 20:06:12
  • #3
I believe TW is really difficult to accommodate overall. You won’t just have recessed spotlights, but possibly also wall lights, ceiling lights, pendant lights, floor lamps, etc. They all have different light colors. We had the same idea at the beginning, but I think TW is hard to integrate into living spaces in a "nice" and "atmospheric" way. For my taste, TW is a "work light." DTW should be a bit easier. Or even simpler, lights and recessed spotlights that you like provide the "right" light in the planned spot and then possibly make them dimmable.
 

Brainstorming

2020-11-03 20:33:28
  • #4
I have an open living-dining area with an open kitchen, so for aesthetic reasons, the same color temperature should be used everywhere when adjusting the light. Of course, this requires that there is an in-wall module for adjustment in each lighting circuit. I would like to realize the change with scenes. For example, when cooking, I imagine a neutral white light (scene "cooking"). Afterwards, the scene "dinner" could be activated via Alexa or by phone, where the light switches everywhere to warm white and is dimmed a bit. Subsequently, the scene "TV" is started, and the light is dimmed even further. I could imagine that depending on the fixture, the neutral white mode might be too bright. Then I could slightly dim the neutral white light in TW without the color temperature switching directly to warm white as in DTW. Or what do you think?
 

Tarnari

2020-11-03 21:05:14
  • #5
And that's exactly what I mean. That sounds totally great and desirable. But if you don't exclusively go for the same lights/light sources, how are you supposed to get all the different lights to the same color temperature also by scene? I fear that in the end, you wouldn't be able to control the different lights to the same color temperature. At least not the way you might imagine it. Unless, as I said, you rely exclusively on the same lights everywhere. But I am anything but a professional, and a lighting designer (who of course costs a lot of money) would certainly manage that well.
 

Brainstorming

2020-11-03 21:14:10
  • #6
Okay, now I understand what you mean. Which products do you use?
 
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