Finally got a surgical lamp for my lab, now what?

[mapleLC]

After years of searching, I finally found a lamp from an operating room for my lab.  This is fairly large one, the span with both arms out is about 12 feet.

I want to do an LED conversion. Its currently halogen:

"The AMSCO Centra 360 surgical light features a halogen light type with two light heads, 9,000 ft-c light intensity, 5 intensity adjustment steps, a color temperature of 4,400° Kelvin, and a depth of field of 29 inches"

I'd like to keep the same lighting effect the lamp currently has, but that looks difficult as an LED package in the area where the lamps are is specific.

My initial idea is to use a diffuser like an LED TV uses, but wrapped in a cone around the concave area. LEDs would be underneath the diffuser, potentially attached to the concave area directly.

Anyone ever put one of these in their lab or done a similar conversion?

[jonpaul]

We use Luxo task lights with LED bulbs, and LED ceiling fixture screw in $30 at Costco.

Halogen to LED not worth the trouble

j

[u666sa]

I used to have 5 of these in my old lab
3 above the table, two behind the table

IN HOME LPU-02
https://www.vseinstrumenti.ru/product/universalnaya-svetodiodnaya-panel-in-home-lpu-02-36vt-prizma-230v-6500k-3420lm-595h595h19mm-ip40-4690612029634-1279218/

There was plenty of light day and night. Now I have no light whatsoever in my new lab. I need to get something similar going.

[Smokey]

ha!  you need to get an automated dentists chair (Up, Down, Recline, etc) to go along with that for your bench.  That would make one funny lab.

[Shock]

Gut them and retrofit whatever you want to run in them. I mean they look cool but I prefer something like this but adjustable along with under shelf lighting.

[mapleLC]

Gut them and retrofit whatever you want to run in them. I mean they look cool but I prefer something like this but adjustable along with under shelf lighting.

These drive me crazy because of the head shadows created.

I used to have 5 of these in my old lab
3 above the table, two behind the table

Wow. Must have been a large lab.  Up until now, I have been using a modified dentist light. I removed the glass head and replaced it with one from this set in the link. It spread the light out better, and is cooler to be around so you can get it really close to things.
 
https://www.harborfreight.com/4500-lumen-dual-head-led-work-light-64800.html?gQT=1

In there standard form, these medical lights tend to be highly directional, see photo for narrow field, how did you solve that or did you use them this way? 

[mapleLC]

We use Luxo task lights with LED bulbs, and LED ceiling fixture screw in $30 at Costco.

Halogen to LED not worth the trouble

j

I am considering epoxied light strips around the inside glass. How reliable are those strips really?  I think when one dies, the whole strip after that goes, like Christmas lights, right?

[jonpaul]

strips are OK depending on the source/quality.

Get a good electronic driver/ballast.

We use Sylvania  Helios (TM) LED filiment linear T5.

https://www.sylvania-group.com/professional/inspirations/innovations/helios/

Jon

[Kjelt]

I doubt you will get the same concentrated light spot with leds.
The reflectors are specially designed for those bulbs.
Just use it with halogens, if it was good enough for surgeons it is definitely good enough for an EE