Integrated LED ceiling lights - best to avoid?

I never really like the idea but for my kitchen round light panels were ideal as they are only about 2-3cm deep and give a really even light so much so that I no longer need under cabinet lighting.
 
ericmark said:
If only, bitter experience seems to be, more they cost the more the manufacturer makes in profit. There are of course exceptions.
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The fittings I installed in the hall and landing here ate 4 sets of G9 LEDs at a cost of way over £50 in a very short time, the irony is I started buying very cheap things off ebay and haven't replaced one yet in something like 5 years
 
SUNRAY said:
The fittings I installed in the hall and landing here ate 4 sets of G9 LEDs at a cost of way over £50 in a very short time, the irony is I started buying very cheap things off ebay and haven't replaced one yet in something like 5 years
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I ave a light fitting that takes G9 bulbs and I too have experienced failures on them. I dont think they can make reliable G9 leds
 
G9-comp.jpgI got 5 of the cheap larger LEDs shown here, after the smaller ones were flashing, when switched off. One failed, so ordered 4 more, but opened the bulb out of interest, found a dry joint, resoldered and put back in use, that was some 3 years ago, and still working.
 
I don't recall the sequence but I tried some cheapies, Philips, Energiser and another known make which I can't recall. IIRC the Philips and energiser were something in the order of £3 each and if so; 3 fitting with 3 each made £54. I'd resigned myself to the purgatory of unreliable lighting and refitted a pendant upstairs leaving the 6 downstairs. The final cheapies are something ridiculous like 10 for £5 and checking now I still have 4 spares.
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