lighting question -

[mrsail]

hi all,

does anybody know about lights... I have just moved into a new home and all the bathrooms have these CFL 11w GU10..... (they are rubbish and take about a minute to warm up!)..

I understand they are low energy but cant find a suitable replacement anywhere as they are odd size approx 50mm(Dia) x 72mm(length)

Ideally just want one a bit bighter and one that comes on straight away.. either LED or Flouresent

this is a pic of one i found...

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• mrsail
• 4 Jan 2014
• 1

cheers John

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[RF Lighting]

Can you post us a picture of one of the fittings without a lamp in it?

There should be a direct LED replacement available, which will come on to full brightness straight away, be brighter and use even less electric than your existing lamps.

 

[Iggifer]

what kind of fitting are they in? Recessed down lighters?

you could fit an LED version, you can get longer ones of those (often a problem, but in your case, perhaps a solution)

something like this:

http://www.screwfix.com/p/osram-parathom-advanced-gu10-led-lamp-warm-white-220lm-5w/71540

 

[mrsail]

hi this is a pic of fitting.

an led one would be good, ideally it would be good to get one that just fits existing fitting..

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• mrsail
• 4 Jan 2014
• 1

 

[RF Lighting]

I think the lamp iggifer links to will be a bit short for your fitting and may sit too far inside as the lamp holder is fixed in place.

If you go for something like a 9W LED, you can see they are much longer, so should be more suited to your fitting.

Unfortunately they're out of stock at tool station, but I'll have a look else where and get back to you.

 

[RF Lighting]

These are a similar size to yours, but I have never used them so can not vouch for the quality.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/4Pcs-X-5W...0166789275&hash=item1c3609fbfe#ht_4140wt_1006

The ones on tool station are really good. I fitted them in my sisters kitchen, and they've been perfect, with good colour, brightness and light spread if you can wait for stock to come back in.

 

[ericmark]

I have been surprised at LED lamps. Years ago my son got a 11W cold cathode and a 1W LED and both were rather useless the 11W to start with was OK but month by month got dimmer.

However using 2W LED at 3 for £10 so not expensive I was rather surprised on how they have moved on.

Light angle is the problem it states 30° which is quite tight but OK for what I use them for.

And 2W LED is much brighter than my old 11W cold cathode both GU10 fitting.

 

[bernardgreen]

Some LED lamps use a pulsed operation to get an apparent increase in brightness.

The LED element is driven with a current several times it's rated continuous current for a few milliseconds and then turned off for a much longer time. The pulse current is less than the absolute maximum current and the over all average current is less than the normal continuous current so the LED element does not over heat. The light output during the pulse is several times the brightness that the normal continuous current would create.

The LED is brighter and using less power so all is good. Not quite. The light is a series of pulses that can have a strobe effect on moving objects or create a "string of beads" ( a line of spots of light ) if the lamp moves across the person's field of vision.

 

[mrsail]

cheers for help everyone.... really appriciated!

I think I will give one of the 7w on ebay a go...... Ive been out today to several shops with no solution..

could you recommend whats best light for bathroom, warm or daylight?

 

[RF Lighting]

Warm white every time. It is the nearest colour you'll get to tungsten / halogen lights, which you'll be used to. Daylight can look very harsh and 'too' bright.