Osram Dot-it LEDs - are they any good

save-a-lot

Hi

Are Osram's Dot-It LEDs any good? I need something reasonably bright for under the stairs, anyone using these at the moment?

http://www.osram.com/products/luminaires/special/dot_it.html

John_3:16

We have torches and bike lights that are LED it is a dullish light but you can see with it. The bulbs, to look at, are very bright but they do not tend to give off normal light. Don,t expect to be the same as even a 20 watt bulb or less

I would suggets the way to go was a rechargable strip Light?

Cypher

I agree with John, I have one of those windup LED torches. To look directly at it they appear to be really bright, but in use they give off a very dull light, its definitely useable but nowhere near as good as a conventional torch bulb. The windup bit more than makes it for it though.

I would expect the LED conventional bulbs to have similar problems.

another alternative would be to use a low wattage energy saving bulb.

Tahiti

I couldn't have put that better myself.

save-a-lot

Hi

I'll look up rechargable strip light as I have no power under the stairs to wire in a light.

Thanks

24_hour_sparks

they got these in the wf wholesalers in brighton for 5.95 i beleive, but there not v good, loads of light if u look staright at them but they certanly wont light up an area of any size

thanks andy

kisbe

Does the job for me - a very small eye-level wall cupboard with my CD Collection. Wouldn't use them for anything bigger. May also be useful for replacing a car headlamp bulb on the road in the dead of night - keep it in the glove box.

£6 - £7 online? .....£4.99 in Dunhelm Mills

I must say the pictorial (and only) instructions particularly where or how to fix the magnetic bits are about as useful as a chocolate teapot !!

Moneymaker

save-a-lot wrote: »

I have no power under the stairs to wire in a light.

Is there a power point nearby? If so, you could use a 12 volt halogen lamp. Plug its Power Supply Unit into the power point and run the thin flex (carrying only 12 volts) under the stairs. A simple DIY job with no dangerous voltages.

lagi

Moneymaker wrote: »

Is there a power point nearby? If so, you could use a 12 volt halogen lamp. Plug its Power Supply Unit into the power point and run the thin flex (carrying only 12 volts) under the stairs. A simple DIY job with no dangerous voltages.

You did spot this was a 2006 post, it may be sorted by now.