LED Halogen replacements?

Lanz

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Ive moved into a new house and it has a lot of these spots all over the place. According to my energy monitor it costs a fortune to have these running.

Does anyone use those LED replacements for these types of lights?

Do they work ok, any recommendations?
 
They are rubbish, been there done that and gone back to halogen (35w ones instead of the old 50w though)
 
The few LED ones I've seen have been useless.

The compact fluorescent GU10 replacements are better, but seem to take an age to warm up, so not much good if switch lights on and off.
 
Depends on how you are going to use them, LED's are no good for reading, I have a lamp which has three seperate lights, two lights have LED's installed and the other light which I use for reading has a halogen.

If thery are to be used just for general lighting they can be OK.

LED's are getting better every year, but they are still quite not there yet for all uses.
 
I got three different types of GU10 replacement LEDs, not cheap, which I'm trialling. They're all pap. One is showing promise but it was the most expensive and even so, take a good 30s to get to bright (but dimmer than normal) light :(.

I have 28 50W GU10s in my apartment. If they're all on it's like running a hair dryer constantly: ££££.
 
I have a 3 Halogen spot light in my room and i replaced them with some GE LED bulbs, although for my bedroom they are fine, they dont produce even a quarter of the light normal Halogen bulbs and wouldnt be suitable for any other room than a small bedroom

Although, we have a problem with our Lighting wiring and 3 normal bulbs always tripped our lights fuse, not a had a problem with these due to the tiny amount of energy they use
 
The quality of LEDs can be quite dodgy. LEDs are a fantastic replacement if you get the right one's. A new nightclub beside me has everything done in LED and the sparky who done it has yet to be called to fix them and its been 2-years now but the money spent on them, you wouldn't want to see a sparky for a long time. Another mate of mine opened a restaurant and he a sparky himself wired all in LED and he has not had a single problem and that was a year ago. I think a single spot cost him around £15 and he says that was cheap for the one's he used.

You need to ask the sparks at DIYnot for their recommendations.
 
meghatronic said:
I got three different types of GU10 replacement LEDs, not cheap, which I'm trialling. They're all pap.
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I tried six of them in my kitchen last year. They were pretty awful to be honest - they were cheap (for LED GU10s) but still hugely more expensive than normal halogen GU10s.

Very cool "blue" light, harsh shadows, insufficient illumination - I left them in for one evening before I'd had enough.
 
If you want to go energy efficient compact fluorescent GU10 are the answer at the moment, they do take a while to warm up but do produce an acceptable level of light, you can even get dimmable ones now.
 
Ive seen some people use both the LED ones and normal together. The only problem is they are a completely different colour and look a bit odd. Still, if you can live with that then it could save you half the bill and still provide a decent amount of light.

I'm surprised there are no powerful LED versions about, some of these LED torches are very bright.
 
If the guys that have tried them are using the ones with multiple LEDs then that is your problem, you need one with a 3w+ single CREE LED.
 
meghatronic said:
I got three different types of GU10 replacement LEDs, not cheap, which I'm trialling. They're all pap. One is showing promise but it was the most expensive and even so, take a good 30s to get to bright (but dimmer than normal) light :(.

I have 28 50W GU10s in my apartment. If they're all on it's like running a hair dryer constantly: ££££.
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Which three different makes/models are you trialling?

After looking around the web, these look decent, but they aren't cheap! However, I don't really have a concept of how much my current halogens cost.
 
my parents redid the kitchen last september and put in LED GU10-style lights in for the worksurface lighting - they're excellent. comfortably warm, reasonable colour rendition and excellent brightness.

no idea how much they cost or where they're from.
 
Bar the price, some of the new LED GU10 replacmenets are excellent. I have 4 in my house at the moment by Deltec (sp), they are equivalent to a 50w standard GU10. Though they do cost a whopping £22 each!

You can find them here
http://www.energybulbs.co.uk/products/LED+Light+Bulbs/High+Performance+LEDs/High+Performance+GU10+LEDs/Deltech+Triple+High+Power+5W+GU10+LED+%285+Watt%29/3246949572

Be warned though as their are two vairents, white and warm white. The standard white ones are very bright and are instant on, but he light is somewhat clinical and not to everyones taste. The warm white ones are equally as good, but are less powerful (35w equivalent ).

They are a big investment at £20 eahc, but dependant on you lighting uses they should pay back in a around 18months. My only concern is the life expecatancy, as manufacturers normally over estimate the life of these things. I guess they are tested in controlled conditions with no volatage spikes?

I have also picked up some cheap'o LEd GU10 replacment bulbs, they are a complete waste fo time. Okay for cabinet lighting maybe, but that is.

Cheers
 
HypnoToad said:
less power = less light...
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lol :rolleyes: a LED bulb is just as (in)efficient as a 'normal' bulb

as has been said, it totally depends on the type of LED that you go for. Buying a bulb that is effectively a halogen reflector packed with 2.5mm LEDs is going to be rubbish. However, the high power "Luxeon Stars" type LEDs are much better. afaik they make a 5w version now (V-Star). You get what you pay for!
 
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