SHOULD YOU OVER VOLT A LED MR16 BULB LIKE A HALOGEN BULB…?
I know a lot of people over volt 12v mr16 halogen bulbs to 14.4 to give them more white light rather than yellow, but what about a 12v mr16 LED bulb would you want to run that at 14.4 volts or could you get a clear bright white light out of it by running it at 12volts. Also same question about the Cree XLamp XR-E LED Bulb – 12V AC/DC, MR16 Base.
about 2 years ago
Absolutely not! LED’s literally use a fraction of the energy used to emit the same candle power… The LED MR-16 may be rated at 12 volt but the amps it actually uses is far less! So beware, over volting the lamp may cause it to burn out the LED’s almost instantly if not much sooner than the massive life span they should achieve. I hope that helps. I use all CFL and LED bulbs in my house so I have a quite a bit of knowledge on this particular subject…