Hi,
I was thinking about replacing my landing and hall lighting with LED GU10 type lamps. Are there any lamps available on the market now that can give a softer and warmer light (thats more comparable to a standard halogen spot). The ones I have seen historically all emit a blue-ish white that isnt going to be suitable for the area at all. Id also like to avoid using Halogen due to heat and running costs.
Cheers,
CM
Yes. They are available. You do know that LED lights are not in fact (at the moment, for white light) any more efficient than halogen? And that any power saving is only duer to lower output? If you are willing to change fixtures, perhaps consider warm white compact fluorescent uplighters.
Looking at the various marketting material around Im forgiving myself for thinking otherwise!
I didnt know this and it does come as a suprise. However I hadnt really considered the spec's closely and relied on marketting rather than fact to base my assessment!
Not going to be suitable for the area Im afraid.
Cheers,
CM.
On 3 Jan 2006 10:11:56 -0800,it is alleged that "Charles Middleton" spake thusly in uk.d-i-y:
They use a lot less power, but have a lot lower light output yes.
LED lights (esp GU10) have many uses, under cabinet lighting they're ideal for, even in our conservatory (the dim light is good for watching tv). The lamp life is pretty d*mn good even compared with cfls.
But on a stairwell I'd suspect the low light output and narrow beam (causing sharp and deep shadows) would be a severe hazard.
The technology's almost there, but not quite yet unfortunately.
Indeed, the bastards lie. Always look for a number in lumens - which will usually be less of a lie.
I did a little experiment, based on drilling into the vertical bit next to the stair treads (of which name I've forgotten), and inserting in at the proper angle one white LED per side - so that the LED is hidden, and illuminates the treads/riser. Worked well. The LEDs were plugged into a mono 3.5mm jack, and could be swapped if desired. I only did a couple of steps - as a test, but see no reason it couldn't be carried over the whole stair.
gu10 compact fluorescent lamps. They look too big but they are supposed to replace gu10s.
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