I know this has been posted about the bulbs in poundland but thought I'd mention the store near me in Norris green Liverpool has them DIMMABLE!!!
That's a bargain for dimmable LED GU10's
I'm sure they will be gone quick!
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m1chaels
14 Nov 155#4
104 lumens = sitting in the dark?
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Tiger786
16 Nov 15#23
iv got 6 gu10 in the bathroom I swer I'm sick of them they go so fast I'm thinking to go back to 1 main bulb....
Proveright
15 Nov 15#17
I am still using standard long life bulbs , and old incadescants still going strong ,so this may seem a stupid question, but where do you buy an adapter on what is it, to fit in a baynet fitting to convert or be able to use these led gu bulbs?
aceshigh to Proveright
15 Nov 15#18
You can get bayonet socket led light bulbs. I got some from homebase a few months back when posted on here
Besford to Proveright
15 Nov 15#22
These are GU10s - to go in GU10 fittings. You don't adapt these to fit bayonet fittings: different type of bulb. Just buy the correct bayonet fitting LEDs (or you can get adaptors for edison screw (ES) bulbs to go in bayonet sockets - eg at IKEA).
mwa
15 Nov 151#19
I got done leds to replace the halogen g4 capsule bulbs in some twin bulb wall lights. Trouble is if you switch one out they work but switching both results in then not working at all....presume thus us to do with the draw on the light being too low at 6w instead of the minimum of >10w the light would usually use with standard bulbs. Is there a way around this that doesn't involve replacing the fittings themselves?
aca03mk to mwa
15 Nov 15#21
I use LED resistors from MrResistor. That adds a dummy load of 10W onto your circuit. It's slight wastage of power but still works. It was needed to eliminate flicker for me.
darksideby182
14 Nov 15#3
These are not too bad but found in my local they had vtac 40w>5w led gu10s that are brighter , but for a quid all good and nice to see they are dimmable (vtac lamps are not dimmable)
daz73 to darksideby182
15 Nov 15#20
I just bought some of the V-TAC ones and they seem OK (assuming they last). The box says 350 lumens. They are definitely a bit brighter than the halogen ones I'm replacing, more then adequate for our kitchen. I reckon they'll pay for themselves in a couple of months as I've replaced three 50w bulbs.
Besford
14 Nov 151#16
Not so much 'dimmable' as 'pre-dimmed'!
MrPuddington
14 Nov 15#12
12V LED lights should all be dimmable, because they do not use a capacitor like the 240V lights to reduce the voltage.
Decent price, but cheap LED can be false economy. I had a few blow up, and those were 5 quid at Aldi.
G0OSE to MrPuddington
14 Nov 152#15
Not entirely correct, you may be able to dim some, but certainly not all (makes a difference what dimmer you have too). Also they may work for a while and then start playing up, blinking etc.
I'm with you on the false economy bit (I work in an electrical wholesalers) I have seen so many come back broken you wouldn't believe - that said they are gradually getting better as time goes on.
The main problem is you replace say 8 lamps, they work for 6-12 months maybe, then one breaks - by then a new range has come in and you can't match them up, even the same colour temperature ones look different in other brands (and even newer models of the same brand) due to the led /materials the diffuser is made of etc. Had this numerous times, you either put up with one looking different, or replace the whole lot especially true in GU10's, and certainly in sealed fireproof units. Robus or Amitex branded ones seem quite a good cheap GU10 at around £4 each, whilst Aurora were far and away the worst to the point we stopped selling them entirely.
Oh, and don't get suckered in by 5 year guarantees either - of no real use at all if you can't get one to match 1 year down the line, let alone 5 years! :wink:
aca03mk
14 Nov 151#14
I agree. I used Aurora which were extremely poor and then moved to Ledhut LEDs which are very bright (460lumen) and quite good price for everyone. Having got a consultancy I could open a trade account which knocked even more money for me so I still recommend them rather than these poundland ones.
Ps : I have used these in past when they were at my local poundland and found them to go very quickly under daily usage. Also narrow angle and low lumen.
m1chaels
14 Nov 155#4
104 lumens = sitting in the dark?
moob to m1chaels
14 Nov 152#13
Seems pointless being dimmable lol
fonzie2107
14 Nov 15#10
these are total crap
longatron to fonzie2107
14 Nov 15#11
To be fair they are ones snapped in half already haha!
229mel
14 Nov 15#9
Aldi has 14w -900 !!! lumen ordinary energy saving bulbs for £1.99 ,
was sick of these stupid poundland bulbs which consumes some 4-5w yet barely has 300lumens upgraded to aldi bulbs and now the colour is so much better and all my rooms are super bright for maybe an extra £2/month in electricity.
welshdad
14 Nov 15#8
As an electrician installing these regular my advice is swerve cheap LED lamps. Pay a little bit extra. A good source is ledhut website. Sign up to their 'trade' website for even more discount! :stuck_out_tongue::sunglasses:
Going_Digital
14 Nov 15#7
These are the horrible old style ones with a bunch of ordinary LEDs squashed into a the bulb. The other non-dimable one posted a few days back are much better quality and brighter.
gleechy
14 Nov 15#6
LED lamps need to be given a lumens rating an honest one otherwise you can't tell if they will be bright enough. The reason why it has taken so long for LEDs to catch on is because of the dishonest way they have been pushed as equivalent to 50w halogen etc when they are no where near. Just saying they are LED lamps is not very helpful.
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That's a bargain for dimmable LED GU10's
I'm sure they will be gone quick!
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Latest comments (23)
Decent price, but cheap LED can be false economy. I had a few blow up, and those were 5 quid at Aldi.
I'm with you on the false economy bit (I work in an electrical wholesalers) I have seen so many come back broken you wouldn't believe - that said they are gradually getting better as time goes on.
The main problem is you replace say 8 lamps, they work for 6-12 months maybe, then one breaks - by then a new range has come in and you can't match them up, even the same colour temperature ones look different in other brands (and even newer models of the same brand) due to the led /materials the diffuser is made of etc. Had this numerous times, you either put up with one looking different, or replace the whole lot especially true in GU10's, and certainly in sealed fireproof units. Robus or Amitex branded ones seem quite a good cheap GU10 at around £4 each, whilst Aurora were far and away the worst to the point we stopped selling them entirely.
Oh, and don't get suckered in by 5 year guarantees either - of no real use at all if you can't get one to match 1 year down the line, let alone 5 years! :wink:
Ps : I have used these in past when they were at my local poundland and found them to go very quickly under daily usage. Also narrow angle and low lumen.
was sick of these stupid poundland bulbs which consumes some 4-5w yet barely has 300lumens upgraded to aldi bulbs and now the colour is so much better and all my rooms are super bright for maybe an extra £2/month in electricity.