Fw: Aurora LEDZWORLD GU10 Dimmable LED - Best Price ?

[Gareth Cook <g@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Issue I have is that CBUS demands a min. of 25w per dimmer channel.
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cheap option are the Megaman LED Dimmables - =A310 a pop and are 11w each.



Indeed, just by chance only about a week or so ago, I decided to try a new
LED GU10 bulb I happened upon whilst in B&Q.

I have previously tried el-cheapo (still =A35 each though!) bulbs from
B&Q,
Maplin et al, and pretty much hated them, - harsh cold colour temp and a
fraction of the brightness.

This new kind though are like night & day... since it was (IIRC) about
=A312/bulb, I just got the one to try out... it has 3 x 1W superbright
LEDs=
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in
it (the old kind had about 10-12 LEDs in) and in the fitting it's almost
impossible to tell it apart from a 50W halogen type... the colour and
brightness are near as dammit identical... I am planning to swap out all=20
my
remaining 50W halogens with these over time... - even better if I could=20
find
a bulk supply to get them for a much more bearable cost!

Sorry, I can't recall who manufactured it - it was packaged as a B&Q
own
brand if I remember correctly... no doubt something on the actual bulb
itself would give a clue to its true origin, but it's in the kitchen=20
ceiling
now so I can't look.... - I'll probably get a couple more this weekend
though, so I'll have a look then...

Paul G.


-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Paul Gale
Sent: 01 October 2010 10:33
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Aurora LEDZWORLD GU10 Dimmable LED - Best Price ?

That's a massive improvement then - colour rendition and limited spectrum
output was one of the reasons I never went LED for downlights  - but if=20
you
say they're close to halogen now, it may be time to look again :)

Thanks Dean :)

Paul.


-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Dean Barrett
Sent: 01 October 2010 08:45
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Aurora LEDZWORLD GU10 Dimmable LED - Best Price ?

Paul

The great thing about the new Aurora is that the colour rendering, beam
angle and light intensity is near identical to Halogen.

Have a look at these people Halers http://j.mp/halersled this PDF shows=20
all
the photometric data of their LED fitting - which when we tested here was
virtually identical to Aurora.

We have fitted both types - the Halers are good but they are an all in one
fitting no actual lamp replacement so you throw the fitting away, but have=
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a
very low profile so great in shallow ceiling voids.


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Dean.
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-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Paul Gale
Sent: 01 October 2010 08:11
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Aurora LEDZWORLD GU10 Dimmable LED - Best Price ?

Hi Gareth,

How bright do you find the Aurora now, compared to a 50W Halogen say?

Paul.

-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Gareth Cook
Sent: 30 September 2010 20:11
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Aurora LEDZWORLD GU10 Dimmable LED - Best Price ?

I'm going to replace some of my downlights with LEDs on CBUS. Do one room
for now, but plan to change the whole house. I want to then seal up the=20
gaps
in the loft space that the 50w lights require with regards to the rock=20
wool
insulation.

I bought a Megaman and an Aurora unit - =A310 vs =A330 - and the Aurora is
better, faster startup, brighter beam, but 3 x time the price x the whole
house ? Not so sure.

Anyone able to get these Aurora units at a decent price , closer to =A320
?=
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http://www.aurora.eu.com/productpages/LampProductDetails.aspx?g=3D7274

tia





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