Led gu10 bulbs

[hduz5]

Hi guys,

Anybody used a 7 watt led bulb? Any comments on the light quality? I've tried a 6 watt Aurora bulb which was sold to me as a 50 watt equivalent. It isn't awful, but it is definitely not equivalent to 50 watts. Also, if anyone is involved in r+d
on led bulbs are you expecting to see brighter bulbs on the market in the next year?

Cheers

 

[D80]

60 50w halogens? Ouch!

 

[mcauto]

60 50w halogens? Ouch!

3000 watts at least it wont be a cold room

 

[mackers]

just fit 50 4w and 5w dimmable gu10 leds in a bar 5 lamps gone already taking out 2 dimmers blown!

 

[D80]

just fit 50 4w and 5w dimmable gu10 leds in a bar 5 lamps gone already taking out 2 dimmers blown!

Incompatible dimmer/lamps?

Not had much experience of fitting dimmable LED GU10's to be fair. Where did you get the lamps from?

 

[mackers]

Incompatible dimmer/lamps?

Not had much experience of fitting dimmable LED GU10's to be fair. Where did you get the lamps from?

CEF with trailing edge dimmers as recommended. hoping just a few duds with the quantity but to be fare dimmers are abain of my life, where poss i refuse to use them!

 

[Petern]

Try these from eBay at £17.55 for five. Good light and easily equivalent to the halogens they replaced:
[h=1]5 x GU10 WARM WHITE 60 SMD LED SPOT LIGHT BULB LAMP[/h] Copy and paste the above into the eBay search.

 

[Dave 85]

Im installing a lot of JCC fireguard LED 7 downlights these days, and have 12 in my lounge, they dont have a removable lamp. I think they're awesome, might need 25% more lights in a big room for same effect as 50w halogens. LED lights are the future IMO and the technology is finally good. They cost me about £39 each tho so not cheap.

 

[telectrix]

wow 39 x 12 = 240 pints. almost a month's supply.

 

[Rauer]

My only problem with the jcc ones are they don't leave much room between the single and double layer of insulations for the connections, oh and you can't do test with it still connected as you can't get your probs in anywhere !

 

[Guest123]

Try these from eBay at £17.55 for five. Good light and easily equivalent to the halogens they replaced:
5 x GU10 WARM WHITE 60 SMD LED SPOT LIGHT BULB LAMP

Copy and paste the above into the eBay search.

Are you affiliated to the seller at all???

 

[Rauer]

Halers evoled ones are brighter than a 50w halogen

 

[andyyoyo]

Recently fitted some Aurora Solar LEDs they all come fire & bathroom rated as standard & give off a a good, bright, warm white- unlike some which claim to be warm white, but are 'orrible and shadowy

 

[Rauer]

I've fitted the aroura ones and found the beam angle not very good , literally was a SPOTlight! Whereas the halers and jcc ones spread the light a lot better

 

[Petern]

Are you affiliated to the seller at all???

Absolutely not! Separate sellers sell them in packs of 5 and 10 for about the same price each. I've also used dimmable ones from other suppliers, but they are very much more expensive. The only reason I suggested the ones from eBay was because I have used about 20 in different houses to replace 12v halogens which were failing due to overheating (and melting) of the terminal blocks and faulty transformers. It seems like a cost effective long term solution.

 

[Jel]

Look into ones that use the SMD 5050 chips, great output from them at a low wattage.
Nice spread of light off them as well unlike the high powered LED stuff which can be very direct.

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Just fitted 28 of these in a property, gives out a lovely light. Only problem is 16 all blew in one go, a week after installation. Made wholesalers send someone from manufacturer out to replace all lamps; have been perfect since.
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[Jel]

Halers all day long.
Also if anyone is going to be fitting any Arteor- by Legrand home automation systems, this is one of the only downlights on the market that is compatible with their dimmer modules.

 

[superadnim]

OK - what is the deal with everyone wanting a wide angle bulb? surely if you want a like for like replacement for a halogen that you should seek a anti glare bulb? Those SMD bulbs are fine for low ceilings and narrow hallways but in large rooms a narrow angle would be preferable - right?

I like this for high ceilings - throws the light into a nice focused area: