I am currently planning a new house and I would like to use LED lights but the price is putting me off. Because of their low power consumption, LED lights seem to need special transformers and dimmer switches. You can't use the standard transformers that you would use for halogen lights - you need constant current or constant voltage ones and these seem to cope with a maximum of 16w or 25w load. Similarly, existing dimmers do not seem to be geared up for LEDs as they are designed to handle much greater power loads.
Can anybody think of a way that I could start with a halogen downlighter setup, complete with touch switches, where I am not going to have to rip out all the switches and transformers should LED lamps become reliable and cheap enough to make them a reasonable choice? Is anybody aware of any products that are designed to handle both halogen and LED?
Thanks for your help.
AA
Can anybody think of a way that I could start with a halogen downlighter setup, complete with touch switches, where I am not going to have to rip out all the switches and transformers should LED lamps become reliable and cheap enough to make them a reasonable choice? Is anybody aware of any products that are designed to handle both halogen and LED?
Thanks for your help.
AA