robus gu10

[Phil]

anyone used these
before? rather get opinions of them before i shell out nearly 20 quid a piece on a lamp the customers not happy with and especially when they want 30 of them it would be a fairly expensive let down

 

[telectrix]

no way jose! i buy 5watt for £20 inc vat. local so no shipping charge. electric center do a complete fitting with 5watt, 7 year guarantee on fitting. if lamp goes, replace whole fitting. £38+vat. look at kosnic lamps as well.

 

[Phil]

cheers. have you used the robus ones? not getting them online will be local. needs to be lamp only im afraid as it`s existing fittings. be an easy enough number re-lamping 30 fittings always guaranteed a sarnie and loads of cups of coffee at this one too

 

[telectrix]

why nhot get 1 and fit it for your customer, see if they like the thing. if not it's only cost you £20

 

[Phil]

its a bit far out mate tbh to do that just wondered if anyone had used them. might give them a shot and see, the other robus gear i have had before has been sound

 

[Spudnik]

None of the LED's are going to be as cheap at the moment, until they are accepted fully into peoples homes.

My wholesaler has just started doing these:

LED Downlights

They are near enough 40 a go, plus you cannot replace the lamp, you have to replace the whole unit!!!!!

They do, however, state that you should get around 7 years (i think) life out of the lamps.

 

[KCElectrical]

anyone used these
before? rather get opinions of them before i shell out nearly 20 quid a piece on a lamp the customers not happy with and especially when they want 30 of them it would be a fairly expensive let down

The lamp spec tells a story. 124 lumens output, that about 10-15 watts halogen equivalent tops, its also only 42 lumens per watt. CFL lamps are better and cheaper by a quarter! When 100 lumens per watt LED lamps are available for a fiver, then is the time to go LED. Until then I will wait.

 

[telectrix]

None of the LED's are going to be as cheap at the moment, until they are accepted fully into peoples homes.

My wholesaler has just started doing these:

LED Downlights

They are near enough 40 a go, plus you cannot replace the lamp, you have to replace the whole unit!!!!!

They do, however, state that you should get around 7 years (i think) life out of the lamps.

sounds like the ones i was on about. £38 +vat Electric Center, fantastic light output

 

[Spudnik]

sounds like the ones i was on about. £38 +vat Electric Center, fantastic light output

Sorry, you are correct....i just skimmed through the thread

 

[Phil]

sounds like the ones i was on about. £38 +vat Electric Center, fantastic light output

i was looking at them today. look well and they are selling a lot to the big home builders. the output is good on them. i was looking at something similar at the elex but they were 80 quid plus the vat each. ouch