12v vs 240v downlights Taking into account High Lumina LED

[champagnecharly]

Hello,

I'd be interested to hear peoples thoughts.. pro/cons of 12:240v downlights with LED bulbs.

Wiki points to this //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=87040&start=15 which was last update 5 years ago and LEDs have come on a lot since.

Any thoughts?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

The LEDs will still run on the same sort of voltage - the difference is where the driver is located. It's not like the difference between a 230V and a 12V filament.

But if you're talking about MR16 type lamps, one important thing that won't be different is that they are basically not designed to be good for general room illumination. That type of lighting came out of the retail display market, where they were designed to throw small pools of light onto individual items. Ever noticed how a common term for them is spotlights?

They are actually specifically designed to not be any good for providing general room illumination.

Larger diameter lights are much better - if you want LED there's the Thorn BaseLED, for example, which looks good on paper:

http://www.thornlighting.co.uk/download/Base_LED_Brochure.pdf

http://www.thornlighting.co.uk/PDB/Ressource/teaser/E2/TLG_BaseLED.pdf

http://www.thornlighting.co.uk/object/PDF/datasheet.aspx?CompanyID=7&GroupID=12650&CL=E2&CC=GB

What room are you planning to put them in?

 

[champagnecharly]

Hi,

Thanks for reply..

Idea was, Kitchen/ diner. Bathroom. possibly hall.

I was thinking about the M16. To be more specific these:http://www.simplyled.co.uk/Philips-MR16-36D-Dimmable-LED-10W-50-watts-equiv_AYW9C.aspx?nh=1
but sourced elsewhere.

Yes I see these only have a 24deg angle which is not much use for anything other than "spots".

These that you point out look fairly decent.. however at 167- 203 RRP maybe out of most peoples budget.