LED floodlights

[bugsysmum]

Hi all
Just wondering if anyone has used LED floodlights for their arena? I've got PP and am about to buy lights to go onto telegraph poles - I'm not sure whether the LED ones will be worth the extra money? Although apparently the cabling doesn't need to be so heavy duty as the wattage is lower...
I have no idea about electrics and will be getting professional help (!) but would appreciate any experiences of LED if you have them.
Thanks
BM

 

[lachlanandmarcus]

The floodlights Ive seen on eBay that were LED would not be anywhere near powerful enough in terms of equivalent to a metal halide light (500w + x 6 or 8 ) thats normally used. (Sodium lights are also available but horses can apparently struggle to see very well in the light they cast).

I would def speak to the electrician tho.

 

[Sunshine]

I have!

We have put ours up this winter and they are fab. We bought the bright white LED floodlights from internet and run them from a 12v leisure battery via an inverter using 240v cabling as don't have mains electric. There's just 4 (I think they are 50/70w) and not placed too high, we used scaffold poles, but they are bright enough to use for lessons, schooling, pole work and even had saddle fitter test rides with them.