What are the brightest GU10 LEDs.

[nickjaxe]

Hi guys...I'm not a spark but can I ask your advice.

We have 6 GU10 halogens in our kitchen...they use a lot of electricity and I would like to replace them with LEDs.

I tried this maybe 18months ago...and the result was disappointing...the bulbs where quite dim...but where supposed to be similar to 50w halogens.

I wonder if things have moved on with GU10 LEDs...can anybody recommend one thats as bright as a 50w halogen...or even brighter.

Nick in Cheshire.

 

[Taylortwocities]

You need to look at the lumens - that is the light output.

To replace 50W halogens I generally use these

Click Inceptor Micro Low Profile LED Downlight | LED4300 | Downlights.co.uk - https://www.downlights.co.uk/click-inceptor-micro.html

7.5W dimmerable ones. Plenty bright enough.

I prefer integrated fittings to creating a hybrid of shoehorning a GU10 LED into a halogen fitting.

As my old Dad used to say, you won't get a West End job for East End prices.

 

[Richard Burns]

You would probably be looking for a an LED lamp that has a 400lm output or more to get similar light intensity.

 

[Midwest]

I did an install for one lady, who wanted really bright downlights. So I installed some fittings by JCC, intended to reduce the actual amount of fittings, but give the same overall effect, i.e. normally 4 downlights could be installed instead of 6, so I installed 6. The result was, well too bright for me, burnt my retinas. But she was very pleased.

I mention this, because the downlights in question (JCCFGLED10), have a 850 lumens output and a 60' beam angle.

If you were unhappy with the lamps you bought last year, then you will have to find something approaching something like above. The vanilla flavoured replacement LED GU 10's, typically are 450 lumens and a 38' beam angle.

I primarily install the sealed units like the aforementioned JCC or Click Inceptor, but some other members might be able to direct you to some LED GU10 replacement lamps. You could also consider the colour (temperature) of the lamps, primarily warm white (3000k) or cool white (4000k), the warm white matches the colour of a typical halogen lamp, whereas the cool white is a bit more clinical, IMO. These colours vary slightly between manufacturers.

Here's an example; Superior - 7w GU10 LED Very Bright COB Spotlight - https://www.lightrabbit.co.uk/superior-7-watt-gu10-cob-led-spotlight-bulb.html

 

[Andy78]

You could try these at 510-550 lumen (colour dependent)

7 Watt GU10 LED Spotlight, a 70W Halogen Replacement - https://www.ledhut.co.uk/7-watt-gu10-led-spotlight-70w-replacement.html

 

[telectrix]

google minisun.

 

[1Justin]

If you are fitting them into existing fully enclosed "bean can" style downlight fittings, don't necessarily expect them to provide the manufacturers lifetime, especially with the brighter ones. There is not much chance for the heat to escape. 7W LED produces about 6W of heat which needs to get away by convection.

 

[Phil Thompson]

V-Tac do a 7 and 8w lamp. I have the 7W in my kitchen and they are plenty very bright. The 8w are brighter again.