Why would you want to be able to dim the 3.5w ones? :wink:

I agree with pibpob on this. ive just had all the issues with the low wattage problem on my dimmable light fittings. i even tried increasing the wattage of the mr16's to find the minimum level for it to fully work (as my transformers dont state a minimum) we even had 6 mr16's working off one transformer and it still wasnt right, however my solution was to buy 'gu10 lamp holders' and scrap the transformer completely as it was more hassle than i wanted. these were 20 for £7 on amazon

Yes and no. MR16 transformers designed for halogen lamps have a minimum wattage for stable operation. If you replace all the halogen lamps with LEDs you will probably no longer reach the minimum wattage. You can keep some of the lamps as halogen to get round this but as they look different the effect might be nasty.

Thanks for the picture. Don't think it would fit my soffit lights due to the length. Looks good though, must be loads brighter than 50W halogen.

Yes, my phone auto 'corrected' the part number, should have been LP0793607. :smiley: Photo below shows one next to a CPC Pro-elec 5 Watt GU10 which is pretty much tungsten GU10 size.

I use the 9 Watt daylight version of these, cpc part number LP0786407, which are currently just under £5 each for 5 or more. Very bright (810 lumens).

Thanks

That's not what I've heard. Apparently to swap to MR16 LED you need to change the transformers

At least make sense if your going to make a **** comment! ****.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ZUIDD74?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 these were a good purchase for a 10pack. avg £2.99 per bulb. i only need 4 for kitchen now so looking for a smaller pack of similar price then majority of house is done

And a hearing aid :stuck_out_tongue:

Hi all. I've just bought a new kitchen ceiling light fitting which came with 4 x GU10's (halogen). They are 50w ( the max allowed per the warning sticker).

If I switch to LED's I assume I can buy ones that are >5W (which have a halogen equivalent of 50W?) My reasoning based on the basis that they emit much less heat? Thx

LED MR16 bulbs are direct replacements for halogen MR16. The same goes for any LED lamp marked with the equivalent model number.

What?

​you need to remove transformer before replacing mr16 with gu10 led

I have MR16 halogen at the moment. Do you know if I can swap with MR16 LED?

Costco have similar ones on offer, £5.99 (normally £8.99) for 2 , I've just bought 12 for the kitchen , seem very good, 3 year guarantee, as always any problems just take them back for a refund.

Too dim to start off with.

Not dimmable in reality

Can you simply swap-out halogen GU10s for these or do you definitely need a new transformer? What's the worst that would happen...these bulbs would blow immediately or would it kill my current halogens' transformer too?

Asda 10pk 5w dimmable for £27 = £2.70 per bulb. in store

3.5 watt is like a 35 watt std bulb.. too dim for me... but good deal if you want these

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It's actually min £6 for free delivery

Why would you want to be able to dim the 3.5w ones? :wink:

£5.76 inc postage op

Got the 5w version of these and they seem decent

These don't dim very well

Brilliant price - thanks. Not that they last 30000 hours, at least the useless Philips ones don't, more like 30000 seconds.