RE: GU10 LED Bulbs

["Paul Gordon" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

My experience of the B&Q LED GU10's is pretty much exactly as you
describe.=
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- Far dimmer
- Far cooler light
- Far narrower beam

Nonetheless, since I had 8 x 50W halogens in the kitchen ceiling, I have
at=
least gone some way to making a saving by alternating each fitting between=
a halogen & an LED. Overall, this reduces the power requirement from
400W =
to around 230W, so almost halved, but with the mix, still gives a just
abou=
t acceptable level and quality of illumination. I've repeated this
strategy=
in a couple of other places where I have for example some 3-bulb fittings,=
I have replaced just one of them with an LED, - in those cases I can't rea=
lly tell much difference. The B&Q bulbs worked out at about =A35 each
IIRC.

HTH

Paul G.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> mwgardner2000
> Sent: 07 October 2008 08:19
> To: UKHA Group
> Subject: [ukha_d] GU10 LED Bulbs
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> Hello,
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> Has anyone found any reasonable LED GU10 bulbs as a replacement for
> 50W Halogen GU10s?
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> Shocked by a recent electricity bill, I'm looking at a number of
> power saving opportunities, and these are an obvious one. We have
> quite a few 50w GU10s which I would like to replace with LED bulbs.
> Google throws up quite a few, but I've not yet found anything that
> meets the mark. There are several types available but I've not yet
> found a 50W halogen equivalent, in terms of light colour, angle of
> beam, and brightness. Also, the cost of replacement may not make it
> worthwhile yet!
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> I've bought one bulb (at the cheaper end of the range - =A36) so far
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> test - it ticks the power consumption box (1w), but is a very cold
> white light, very narrow angle of beam, and not nearly as bright as a
> 50w halogen. I have places where I can use these, but cannot see
> them  as a replacement for 9 bulbs in the kitchen.
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> At the higher end of the price range, this
> (http://tinyurl.com/45umuu) might be
worth a try, but wholescale
> replacement at that cost will make me think twice!
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> And I'm also going to take a look at some HA to control usage of the
> lights better :-)
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> Cheers
> Mark
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