Energy Saving GU10's

[adam.h]

I saw some of the prices on GU10 CFL's in earlier posts......I know for them at £3 plus VAT

Actually I sell them for that - I pay somewhat less !

Where do you get them from? What wattage etc are they?

I just bought 2 11W cool white ones to try out. Says they are equivalent to 60 watts so we will see. Cost me 22 for the pair!!!!

 

[LED Bulbs Rock]

As you can tell by my name I am a true fan of LED bulbs. I agree with previous post that 5W LED bulbs are the way forward for 50W halogens. As I buy so many I get discount from my supplier (KOLighting). CFL's take a long time to get to full strength, LEDs are instant!

LED Bulbs Rock

 

[Richard]

Hi,

I got some LED gu10's from ebay a year or so back. 4w and about £5 each. They gave the equivlent to 50w halogen and I don't think they had a driver. They are very similar to the ones marked 'assent lighting', but are actually as bright as 50w halogen.

The conclusion was, If your the sort of family conciencious about turning lights off, then don't bother (with the cheaper ones anyway).

I always turn the lights off after my mother, and they quickly died. The ones in her free standing fitting, get left on hours at a time, and are still going strong now.

Basically, if the lights are constantly on/off, then don't bother with the cheaper ones!

this sort: GU10 21/48/60/78 LED Bulb Day/Warm White Brighter Ver. on eBay (end time 01-Mar-11 01:31:40 GMT)

 

[LED Bulbs Rock]

I have tried many of the 'cluster' LED bulbs and found them all to be poor brightness. The main thing I found through trial and error was the chip made a big difference. The better ones use CREE chips. I bought bulbs of the same wattage but if they had a CREE chip in them they were always brighter.

Also they last about 30 times longer. Standard halogen GU10's have a lifetime of about 1000 hours and LED bulbs can be anywhere from 30,000 to 50,000 hours.

 

[nickblake]

Forget all those gu10 leds in my eyes the are a load of old and install these they are not cheap but warrenty of 8 years 7.9 watts and will blow any GU10 down lighter out of the water , i was very sceptical till i compaired one with a 50 watt down light Fire rated and sealed so ok for bathrooms and no transformers and they are available in a dimmable version , i just bought 4 for my bathroom Fire Rated - LED Downlights oh they are from £39.95 plus VAT

 

[nickblake]

Where do you get them from? What wattage etc are they?

I just bought 2 11W cool white ones to try out. Says they are equivalent to 60 watts so we will see. Cost me 22 for the pair!!!!

11 watt cfl lamps 50p in home bargins

 

[grantr37]

Sylvania do fast start ones, they have a small circuit inside and a built in battery and they pulse once every thirty seconds or so to keep the gas inside warm so that they come on full brightness when you switch them on..

 

[Doomed]

Forget all those gu10 leds in my eyes the are a load of old and install these they are not cheap but warrenty of 8 years 7.9 watts and will blow any GU10 down lighter out of the water , i was very sceptical till i compaired one with a 50 watt down light Fire rated and sealed so ok for bathrooms and no transformers and they are available in a dimmable version , i just bought 4 for my bathroom Fire Rated - LED Downlights oh they are from £39.95 plus VAT

Saw some demo ones in eddies the other week - they are very good compared with alot of other LED lamps

 

[rick.oshea]

Adam,

I recently have been trying a range of LED GU10's and without a doubt, the newer SMD LED variants are a cracking lamps and much better than the standard LED lamps. There are two types 3528 & 5050 - the 5050's are producing more light (and I think are the later ones to come onto the market). Two shade, cool(or Pure) which is a very clinical white and warm white which I went for in the end after trying both. The light tends to disperse better than traditional GU10's and not give as much as a direct spot - Quite a few listed on flea bay (and if they are for your house and you are prepared to wait, a bit cheaper coming from Hong Kong) You'll need about 18-20 of the 5050 SMD's to give you the equivalent of a 50W or 60 of the smaller 3528SMD's.......

One here to take a butchers at - GU10 3528 SMD 60 LED Spot Light Bulb Lamp Spotlight New on eBay (end time 09-Feb-11 06:29:08 GMT)

 

[Amp David]

Megaman 11W Gu10's from my local wholesaler. £7.50 plus the soon to be 17.5%!

Happy days!

 

[adam.h]

I have just bought two of these....

Low Energy Bulbs and Energy Saving Lightbulbs. Supplied by tradelamp

But those on ebay that rick posted look promising. One question though, what do they look like in the day time with the lights off? Reason I bought the ones I did was because they do look a lot neater having a cover. But then for 99p a lamp whats to complain about!!!!

 

[BillyTheSparks]

Has anyone got any thoughts about the Aruora Range of LED down lights?

Ive seen them in the wholesaler and they look good, but I've never fitted any or seen them in situ.

If they're any good I'll try and sell them to my clients.

 

[rick.oshea]

I have just bought two of these....

Low Energy Bulbs and Energy Saving Lightbulbs. Supplied by tradelamp

But those on ebay that rick posted look promising. One question though, what do they look like in the day time with the lights off? Reason I bought the ones I did was because they do look a lot neater having a cover. But then for 99p a lamp whats to complain about!!!!

Adam,

I thought they were going to look naff (with yellow bits on them) but to be honest, you don't really notice them day-to-day (unless you go around staring at the ceiling), they are just different..... and probably become the norm in a few months When on, they look cool - the light wash off them is quite wide and not as directional as a std GU10 - I've got a few photo's for you (too big to attach, send us your email & I'll fire them over) - the photo with them switched on has warm white smd's on the left and std 50w gu10's on the right.... you'll notice the wall wash and wider beam on the smd's

 

[adam.h]

Coolio, adam dot hedley at selex-sas dot com, I'm just about to order two and then see how they go would be interested in seeing how long they last. 50,000 hours at about 6 hours a day is 24 years. wishful thinking