lighting advice

[jp_1]

We have a lot of GU5.3 MR16 halogen bulbs and i'm sick of having to replace blown or dim bulbs. Are LED any better? Can I simply replace with LED bulbs or do i need to change transformers as well?

Appreciate any advice.

 

[mhall]

LED are a lot more expensive but much, much better, we reduced our electricity bill by almost 60% and they paid for themselves in super quick time.

Depending on your fitting, you should be able to simply swap them over (we had to bend a couple of the housings to allow the fit but that was simple)

I would just advise you to go to a reputable place that will swap them if you get any rogue bulbs as, out of 50 that we bought, I think it was 5 of them that failed in the first month (sometimes stuff happens) but our guy swapped them without the slightest niggle. We can now afford to light the shop up 24 hours a day and we see loads of people peering in at night.

Funnily enough, the only bad thing was that we actually miss the heat the old bulbs gave off in winter, but we are VERY glad the LED ones don't give it off in Summer

 

[TheCandyCabin]

I had 12 halogens in my ceiling when I took over here. I've since swapped them all over to megaman LED's. They were expensive but an electrician told me they will pay for themselves quickly. I was worried they wouldn't be as bright but they are. I don't think the 'glow' is as nice as halogens but doesn't matter really. They look ok

 

[aussiecameras]

I'm about midway through replacing about 100 12v halogen globes and have found that in most cases the old transformers would work. Others produce a flicker in the LEDs.
The ones which work fine are the old style heavy ones with a wire core.
Having said all that the LED drivers which replace the transformers are supposed to be more efficient and save further power so I'm slowly replacing all of those as well.
The power savings are incredible with LEDs ! And the life of the LEDs themselves is fabulous.

 

[visagephoto]

My wife and I were in our local Pagazzi lighting shop looking for a new light fitting when we came across these LED lights.

I commented to my wife how expensive they are, but the salesman pointed out that they were actually good value for money as they have an estimated life span of (I think it was) 25 years?

I then noticed in small print at the bottom of the packaging "Guaranteed for 1 year"

 

[LANIX]

LED lights are definitely worth the investment, they have a greater lifespan than CFLs, turn on with maximum brightness (unlike CFLs that take a couple of minutes to reach full brightness) and due to not being made from mostly glass are more durable.

As for transformers that isn't really my area of expertise, however LEDCentre states that

"There are many types of transformers on the market, but not all are suitable for LED lighting. Most often a specific constant current/voltage stabilised LED drivers/power supplies are used.".

Hope this helps.

 

[jp_1]

Thanks for the replies. I'm going to try and replace the bulbs and see if that works first.

 

[aussiecameras]

They are in a few colours, I found 'warm white' closest to the halogens so I can slowly change them all over without noticing a colour difference.

 

[diviachi]

We sell LED lights and they're genuinely fantastic. Not only will they save on your electric bills but you can now get them in daylight, cool white and warm white colours. We tend to fit warm white in shop windows, lounges and kitchens and daylight in bathrooms, workshops and utility rooms, where people want a more natural light with better colour rendering. One of our customers worked out that they'll have saved over £5000 in electricity over a 5 year period, including the cost of the lamps, estimated replacement lamps and us fitting them for them.

The only problem that we've found is with 2-way circuits, where as someone above has mentioned, there may be a lamp flicker. In those cases a simple £4 suppressor sorts out the problem!

 

[smorris]

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[smorris]

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[Andrew Hui]

If your Halogen is in high power, induction lamp should be the best choice. 150W induction lamp can replace 250W halogen and 200W can replace 400W halogen. Color rendering from 2700K to 6700K, from cool white to warn white. The regular warranty for induction lamp is 3 years.

How ever, you need to replace the whole set of fixture if you choose induction lamp.