Garage door light

[Rekusu]

Ho Ho Ho one and all,

I have a Hormann garage door operator that when it opens / closes activates a 12v MR16 halogen spot light for a few minutes. The bulb has now stopped working and I would like to replace it with a wider beam angle LED.

Having difficulty finding a 12v MR16 LED but there are plenty of 240v around.

1/ If I can find a 12v light, can it just plug into the bulb holder or will I need to do something to the transformer?
2/ If I buy a 240v MR16 LED, can I just 'rewire' directly to the bulb holder to by-pass the transformer?

Thanks and toodle pip

 

[ericmark]

Is it AC or DC? The DC bulbs are still used in caravans and boats. They are rated 10 - 30 volt, but not sure how they will work with AC. Seem to remember father in laws door was DC and had back up battery so you could still open it with power cut.

 

[bernardgreen]

I have several 12 V DC floodlights from

https://www.sunshinesolar.co.uk/Category/LowEnergyLighting.

They are used as temporary / emergency lighting so get treated badly but so far after 8 year only 1 of 14 has failed,

 

[EFLImpudence]

Having difficulty finding a 12v MR16 LED but there are plenty of 240v around.

There are plenty around.

Amazon.co.uk : LED Bulbs

 

[Rekusu]

Apologies regarding difficulty in find them. Yes, there are plenty but I only want one, not packs of four, five or six. And where there is one listed, it does seem to be be rather expensive when compared with the packs of six.

Since the door is mains operated, I guess it is AC. But mu understanding is that one cannot just stick a 5W LED into a bulb holder that is intended for 35W, 12v halogen. Or am I missing something?