In my home I have about 20, 20 Watt Halogen downlighters all with MR16/GU5.3 lamps. I want to reduce my energy consumption so these have to be replaced with something more efficient
Over the past year I have purchased a few sample LED alternatives, but until historically these have proved to have completely inadequate light output. In fact absolutely pathetic in many cases.
Last month I finally identified a candidate LED lamp replacement, that is genuinely bright enough for the job but only about 3W power consumption.. In fact pretty impressive. (ebay 130328613774 for more info), not cheap but I purchased 4.
I have now encountered the problem that the PSU's in my lighting circuits won't "start" with a pure LED load. They need to have at least one incandescent lamp (minimum 20 Watts) to work properly.
Q. Does anybody have experience or opinions on the best 12V transformers for LED circuits? If so what do I need to look out for?
I see from TLC I can purchase a simple linear transformer like
But I also see
Any/all wisdom appreciated.
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