LED light bulbs

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  • buglawton
    buglawton Posts: 9,235 Forumite
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    Yes, in the African bush it has suddenly become viable to charge using solar and have enough power to charge phone & batteries then read at night using led lighting. These are the key power uses there and there are theories that these people will never bother to connect to a main power grid.
  • John_3:16
    John_3:16 Posts: 849 Forumite
    I do have concerns when ording these type of new tech items from HK or China.

    Are they regulated and are they safe.

    In GB we have the BS system or kite mark, I would think that these type of items will have littlle testing, I would not like to use them if they are likely to catch fire?
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  • buglawton
    buglawton Posts: 9,235 Forumite
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    LEDs are low voltage, real safety issue. But mains adaptors to power things are all made in China anyway and are not new tech. Many Ebay sellers do have Kite Marked mains items from China.
  • thechippy
    thechippy Posts: 1,938 Forumite
    We had 18 50w gu10's in the house and gradually changed them over to the high powered led equivalent. The ones we use have 3 high powered led's, give the equiv of 35w lighting, but only use 3w each.

    We now have a £15 per month reduction in electricity consumption. Also, we were changing around 2 of the gu10's per month at £2 per time - they never lasted the claimed 2000 hours!! The led ones are rated to 50,000 hours!.

    Realistically, our savings are £19 per month without the hassle of changing the blasted things all the time. I paid 8.95 each with free postage.

    Long term, they are a great money saver.......;)
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  • buglawton
    buglawton Posts: 9,235 Forumite
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    Can you post links to any good quality LEDs that convincingly replace gu10s?
  • thechippy
    thechippy Posts: 1,938 Forumite
    Sure, gimme a few mins.
    Note though, that the ones I'll show state the equiv of a 50w gu10, but I would say the output is more like 35w. The diff is not that noticeable in our home though....;)
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  • thechippy
    thechippy Posts: 1,938 Forumite
    Here ya go

    ..http://brightlightz.co.uk/index.aspx?s=Product&p=43
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  • globalds
    globalds Posts: 9,431 Forumite
    buglawton wrote: »
    Can you post links to any good quality LEDs that convincingly replace gu10s?


    I have replaced 4 50w GU10's in my Bathroom with these

    http://www.lidl.co.uk/cps/rde/xchg//SID-6893E5F1-ECD2AD8F/lidl_uk/hs.xsl/index_15074.htm?offerdate=&idcheck=true&ar2=&id=511&country=GB&zipcode=EH16+4DT&city=Edinburgh&district=Craigmillar&street=Niddrie+Mains+Road&ar=11&nf=True

    They are rated at 35 w so not quite as bright but nobody has moaned about the brightness yet.

    These are a good price as I was not too happy paying about £20 for each bulb.

    The main problem is finding stock.
  • LEDlighting
    LEDlighting Posts: 17 Forumite
    edited 3 March 2011 at 1:01PM
    Coz wrote: »
    Does anyone use these in their home? What are they like? Are they any good? I want to try one, as the yellow energy saving bulbs make me feel sick. We got some Philips Eco ones from B&Q a few weeks ago which are fine, but they no longer sell them. But the LED ones are quite expensive if i find I don't like them. If I do try one, which one would I need to get if I need as much light as a 100 watt regular bulb gives out?

    Hi,

    I work for a company that has over 10 years of experience in the LED lighting industry. I can offer you some help when choosing LED products. Please just let me know.

    My first comment would be to stay away from LED products that come from large DIY stores. They are often only interested in volume sales, so price is all they care about, not quality. We have found all LED products from major UK stores to be poor products.

    Secondly, the large brand names are very expensive, especially when you look at the performance they offer. The price is high because of their brand name and marketing costs.

    You need to find an independent company that specialises in LED and ask many questions.

    LED is the future of all lighting, but be careful what products you buy and what advice you are given.

    The biggest problem we find is companies claiming their LED bulbs replace certain standard bulbs, such as a 2 or 3 watt LED Spot replacing a 50w Halogen, which in our experience is impossible.

    If anyone has any questions please feel free to e-mail me or pm message me.

    Thank you for your time.
  • LEDlighting
    LEDlighting Posts: 17 Forumite
    Steve_xx wrote: »
    I thought I'd try one of the LED bulbs and so did a quick scan on eBay and decided this one will do the job for £4. I ordered it yesterday and so it wont arrive for a while as it's coming from Hong Kong. It's a bit of an experiment really and although I have researched it a bit I can't work out the output watts easily:



    I've just had an email from Lidle shoing these LED's which are on sale there from Monday 24 January:

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    Lidl bulbs seem to only have a lifespan of 25,000 hours and their maximum wattage is only 3w - I'm not sure that will be good enough to replace even a 35w Halogen.
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