Super bright Garage lights - Overheating worry?

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olly

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Berthoud, Colorado
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Master Electrician
I am sure 10's of 1000's of these 150w LED's are in garages. They seem like they would get good airflow... Would you fill cofortable installing them for a customer? I would guess your typical keyless is rated for a 60W definitely not 150W. Here is a picture:
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charlie b

charlie b

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Lockport, IL
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Semi-Retired Electrical Engineer
I installed one in my garage in Seattle. The installation work was nothing more than unscrewing a light bulb and screwing this into the same socket. It worked beautifully; it brightened the garage amazingly. I never noticed any heat issues.
 
kwired

kwired

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Location
NE Nebraska
LarryFine said:
Aren't they rated at 660w?
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Usually at least 600 but yes I think many do actually say 660.

Will most those with an aluminum screw shell hold up should you have that big of an incandescent lamp installed? Probably not. But there isn't nearly as much heat sunk into the base with the lamps like in OP as with a standard incandescent lamp either.
 
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garbo

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Always installed porcelain lamp holders rather then plastic type. At my first job we had hundreds of 200 watt clear incandescent lamps in huge chill & Sales rooms because nobody back then made another light source that government meat graders could properly clearly see color of fresh killed sides of beef to grade. Its been many years since I replaced a porcelain lamp holder but have more of a problem that never read where they had a weight limit. Wonder how long porcelain or worse get cheap plastic lamp holders would last in garages where these luminares with outstretched wings after getting hit a few times.
 
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