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Evening all, I'm a bit behind in the world of LED lighting as before having a baby earlier this year, we didn't really use the main lights very often. However, the existing halogen spotlights are now getting a lot more use (and some of the transformers have died) so I think it's time to look...

There seems some confusion, As said: one transformer/switched mode does not like LED's. And already said: The high street seems favor either 230v GU10's or 12v GU5.3's LED. So as I already had 12 - 12v MR16 GU5.3's Halogen's with transformers/switch modes and tried being clever to just change...

The GU10 LED tends to have a tight beam and as such where used the light needs to bounce off a light surface. In my bed room and bathroom I have the little 50mm GU10 and MR16 lamps in pods of different types but all allow me to aim the light where I want so I can aim at the light walls or even...

OK yes I can see this can take 5 kg, assuming good wood screws into a beam, but most seem to have a weight limit of 5 kg when weight supported by the cord, some say static weight 10 kg. I know my mother has a ceiling rose moved by council to fit a winch to get her in and out of bed, and when...

I have 4 of these lights in my bathroom. Untitled by stem posted 24 Jan 2013 at 8:19 AM They were installed 5 years ago and are connected to a single driver. There is no dimmer in circuit, and each is fitted with an mr16 12v 5w LED lamp. Yesterday, after being switched on for a few seconds...

42W not 40W sounds like a quartz lamp, so should not have been using dimmers to start with, as already pointed out at 4W you need 15 bulbs at least to hit the 60W minimum, however since bulbs can work without a dimmer can hardly blame dimmer for failure of bulbs unless marked as not dimmable. I...

I have the problem that i cannot access the hidden transformer(s) as behind wall units somewhere and i don't have time or energy to remove my 5 wall units to locate and replace them! I have read that the problem of LED requiring constant voltage can be got around by keeping one halogen bulb...

Individual RCBOs - definitely. Conduits - no, since that will only help if replacing the wires in the exact same places. By the time that is needed in 30+ years time, who knows what kinds of sockets and other things will be required. Separate circuits for fridges - no, since contrary to...

I removed from the skip, back in around 1998, some toroidal lighting transformers which I still have today. So not sure how far back they go, a shop refit, so likely late 80's. Not bad 40+ years old and still going strong. But the front loading video recorder and the development of the switched...

I agree the ceiling rose design seems to be ample to take 16A even if it is only rated at 6A. However I had a problem using a 16A supply for an outside lamp, I used a 8W Ikea bulb which went faulty clearly without any internal fuse which should be included with a BA22d cap which resulted in the...

That's a vague term. Which Zone(s) will the lights be in, and does the maker say they are OK to use in that Zone? http://www.diynot.com/wiki/Electrics%3Abathroom_zones http://www.diynot.com/wiki/Electrics%3AVoltage-Bands 1mm² or 1.5mm² twin & earth. Even if the lights don't need...

Direct replacement of MR16 lamps with LED equivalents can cause problems depending on your transformers. It is difficult to tell if you'll have trouble without actually trying a replacement, but in general "electronic transformers" fitted from about 2000 - 2010 (?) is likely to give trouble...

Hi, I've just had my first year in my apartment, and nearly died when I got a 4K electric bill (now paying out £490/month).... :( I'm looking at every possible way to save energy. We have a total of 29 50W MR16 Halogen spot lights in the apartment and I have a wife and 2 kids that don't...

I'd recommend something like these, if you want recessed lights. Don't forget that all the issues of sealing the holes and reinstating insulation with enough clearance etc applies to anything where you cut a hole in the bathroom ceiling, not just with MR16 type lights...

You say the same thing every time this comes up, when will you accept that your opinion does not match up with many others on this topic, proof is this post itself, you replied to somebody asking about converting from halogen to LED with the above pile of bilge about torches etc. If people...

I will not say all MR16 12 volt Lamps are AC, there are exceptions as stated, and I will not claim the DC types will not work from a driver, they may well work from a driver, however some drivers advertise ripple free, which makes one think some are not ripple free and it would seem the ripple...

The MR16 lamp was first sold in 1965. Emmett H. Wiley of General Electric (USA) was awarded patent #3,314,331 for a miniature reflector lamp in 1967. As to when they arrived in the UK not sure. But the early lamps had tordonal transformers, however these were hard to dim, the inrush would...

In their latest email, they want me to post it back to them, at my expense. I have written back to say I will happily post it back, but only if they pay for postage or arrange it's collection. As this was dragging on and the lamp was needed to light a Christmas tree, I took a look in Home...

12 volt lights can have a number of devices to power them, these toroidal lighting transformers were the original method and these will power both LED and quartz lamps but did not have built in regulation and were heavy and expensive, so then came the switched mode power supply called an...

I know there are countless articles on this topic across the web but am really getting differing views/ opinions so figured best I post here my exact issue/ set up. Basically I have a total of 23 MR16 Halogen downlighters controlled with one dimmer for 12 and one for 11. I have decided to...