GU10 LED Bulbs

["mwgardner2000" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello,

Has anyone found any reasonable LED GU10 bulbs as a replacement for=20
50W Halogen GU10s?=20

Shocked by a recent electricity bill, I'm looking at a number of=20
power saving opportunities, and these are an obvious one. We have=20
quite a few 50w GU10s which I would like to replace with LED bulbs.=20
Google throws up quite a few, but I've not yet found anything that=20
meets the mark. There are several types available but I've not yet=20
found a 50W halogen equivalent, in terms of light colour, angle of=20
beam, and brightness. Also, the cost of replacement may not make it=20
worthwhile yet!

I've bought one bulb (at the cheaper end of the range - =A36) so far to=20
test - it ticks the power consumption box (1w), but is a very cold=20
white light, very narrow angle of beam, and not nearly as bright as a=20
50w halogen. I have places where I can use these, but cannot see=20
them  as a replacement for 9 bulbs in the kitchen.

At the higher end of the price range, this=20
(http://tinyurl.com/45umuu) might be
worth a try, but wholescale=20
replacement at that cost will make me think twice!

And I'm also going to take a look at some HA to control usage of the=20
lights better :-)

Cheers
Mark


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