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Hi all,
I have a failed transformer in a bedroom and want to convert all the bulbs in this bedroom to GU10 (4 bulbs) This is so I can use LED bulbs without hassle.
Is there any type of notification needed for this type of work? Can I just get on with it?
Thanks
Those downlights are designed for ise with selv (12v) not 240v
There were, and still are loads of "open" downlights on the market which can be MR16 or GU10
MR16 is the size of the multifaceted reflector in 8ths of an inch. GU10 is a type of base.
Most GU10 lamps are MR16. Your thread title is meaningless, please explain.
How can you say that? His existing lamps are MR16, i.e. multifaceted reflector 16/8ths of an inch in diameter. MR16 lamps come in 12v, 24v, 120v and 240v. MR 16 is NOT a type of base.
Or both at the same time.
MR16 is the size of the lamp, not a base. GU10 is a base not a type of lamp.
In common parlance... GU10 is commonly used to refer to a 240v reflector spotlamp... MR16 is commonly used to refer to a 12v reflector spotlamp.
You've got a lot of convincing to do since nearly every single supplier I've seen uses MR16 to refer to 12v reflectors spots and GU10 to refer to their 240v equivalent.
Let’s not try and reinvent the wheel, they are 12v MR 16 - 240v lights are GU10 and an American boxcutter is a Stanley knife deal with it ........That does not make it right does it? We are professionals on here and should use the correct terms. The suppliers, and others, will never learn if they are not corrected.
George, you were banging on about this before.
Yet people still have not taken it on board. Using incorrect terms is confusing.
I agree with you that MR16 is the dimension of the lamp and the lamp base is GU5.3 but go into a wholesaler and ask for a GU5.3 lamp you are likely to get blank looks, say MR16 and all becomes clear.Yet people still have not taken it on board. Using incorrect terms is confusing.
I agree with you that MR16 is the dimension of the lamp and the lamp base is GU5.3 but go into a wholesaler and ask for a GU5.3 lamp you are likely to get blank looks, say MR16 and all becomes clear.
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