Hi,
I am looking for a source of EE GU10 bulbs for replacement of halogen bulbs. I have many recessed fittings in my kitchen and dining room and want to same some money/CO2 etc.
However all the ones I have seen are significantly bigger than the halogen bulbs and hence will not fit properly. Does anyone know of any suitable replacement bulbs that are not larger?
TIA, Mark
Don't expect to be stunned by the brightness of the fluorescent or LED types.
I put some CFL ones in my kitchen GU10 fittings (normally 5 x 50W ones). They were VERY disappointing and I quickly went back to the halogens. The CFL ones are just about OK in my study but they take a LONG time to reach brightness. For fun I also tried a couple of LED ones from CPC as these of course are instant-on. They were even more disappointing and a strange colour.
If TPTB are going to bring in a ban on energy-guzzling GU10s in the future I'd say start stocking up now!
(And maybe a chance for Bliar to set up YET another "agency" such as the "lighting inspection agency" staffed by hi vis yellow-jacketed officers in lavishly equipped Range Rovers to come round your house checking up on you. Hmmmm.)
Regards, Simon.
I think there are going to be some bruising sessions when they turn up at many doors. I for one will not lie down and be walked over in my own home.
Thumping an 'Environmental Lumens / Domestic Inspection Officer' [NALGO Grade iii with index-linked Pension-plan] will get you laid down in your own home while s/he walks over you to confiscate your illegal luminaries --- whereas walking quietly to the polling station and using your cross to strike BL-iars mob off the electoral map will give much more satisfaction. :) {Unless, of course, Tone uses the whip to enact his 'Continuation of Government (Modernisation) Bill' to 'modernise' the system so that elections, with all their tedious need for registration, ballot printing, counting etc. etc. are swept away as being .. 'so last century' - just like the incandescent filament. {Recall: Tone has said that he won't stand for re-election; not that he won't continue as Head of Government].
We're doomed!
In message , Simon Stroud writes
One thing to consider is the use of 12V 20 watt lamps with a small electronic power supply tucked up through the hole. The 12V lamps are much more efficient and last longer too.
The LED GU10 lamps are a novelty only suited to decoration at the moment. Most of them use a small capacitor based current limiter inside which means they die quickly when used on a dimmer.
Here's the inside of a cheap LED lamp....
Probably explains why the one I tried died after a couple of months.
Regards, Simon.
I doubt it's necessary. the halogen ones will all have failed within a year.
I've been using CFLs almost exclusively for over 10 years with few problems, (mainly from cheaper lamps). Don't base your opinion on supermarket special offers.
In message , Simon Stroud writes
There's nothing wrong with the circuitry really. It's a typical capacitive dropper. The problem with early lights was the quality of the LEDs themselves.
On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 00:18:01 GMT someone who may be wrote this:-
Indeed. It must have been over a decade ago that I bought a GLS bulb.
I just laughed, on my unix desktop...
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