Am in need of some halogen light bulbs for lounge ceiling, I need 35w high voltage ones but normal diy shops charge like a rhino for them. Didn't know if anyone knows of a cheap online supplier etc. Can't seem to find them on ebay either

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Matt

 

Matt

Bought some off ebay recently - have details at home will pm you later.

 

Cheers mate

 

screwfix also do them ...

 

Have a look at: http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...31274&id=20085

While you're on that site, have a look at the LED spotlight bulbs, and the coloured Halogen ones too. I have two white LED mains spots, along with one 35W Halogen, above a vanity unit in the youngest's bedroom and they are superb. The light they give out makes halogen lights look yellow!

Alcazar

 

Where are the LED ones on the site? I'd be okay replacing them with LEDs as they blow or all in one go?

TIA

 

Might be worth trying warehouse direct,bought some myself ( £1.00 For 2 ),
not sure if what you want,but worth a look..

www.whdirect.co.uk

 

LED lighting: http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...02500&ts=32567

Personally, I'd be careful buying cheap bulbs unless they were branded.

Alcazar

 

They seem to be ok, but i know where your coming from..

 

www.lyco.co.uk ???

 

Thanks for that - are they really worth it as there about £10 per bulb and the normal halogens Ive seen about £1.50-£2 each - they look good but worth the £££?

 

£25.45 for 5 delivered

Seems alot of £££

 

Just read that the LEDs can't be dimmed so think I'll be sticking with normal ones as were about to have all plug sockets and light switches changed to metal ones and at the same time dimmers.

 

Agree about buying cheapy bulbs. They wont last. I know from experience

Chip

 

They can be dimmed. Well, mine are in the kitchen, two bathrooms, and both kids bedrooms.

Chip

 

How bright are the LED ones compared to the normal 50w GU10s, Chip ?

We have some outdoor spots that use GU10. and debated to swap them for flouresent or LED types.

 

Oops sorry, thought he was referring to halogen.

Must pay more attention in future.

Chip

 

LEDs (red, blue or white) were eight quid in Focus/Do-It-All this lunchtime (Tamworth Ventura Park)

mb

 

cheers boomer - Im in Coventry so will have a look at my local one

 

Have ordered some online - me and the g/f decided last night that the 35w are a bit dim and as we about to have a dimmer fitted have ordered 10 x 50w for under £15 delivered

Bargain

 

In future have a look in your local electrical factors, soemone like City Elecctrical Factors, Newey & Eyre (although can;t remember it they were bought out or did the buying out).

Oue local independent electrical factors sells three for the same price as one in focus.

In they are new fittings don;t forget you may need firehoods aboove the fittings.

 

Thanks mate - they were fitted about 4 weeks ago so all have fire hoods on them

 

Question - if I want to buy some GU10s, and my current fitting says "max 50w", what happens if I want to buy LEDs? Is the "max" rating based on wiring, heat output (they're ceiling-mounted), what?

I also had a slightly separate question about lighting and ratings. I've got 2 GU10s in a fitting, 50w each, no way do they give out the same light as a 100w tungsten filament. Should they?

 

Brendan

LED's give out virtually no heat at all (we have some floor mounted in our house and perfectly safe for little hands and feet. I think 50w is the standard max you can get a GU10 in so an LED is actually 1.5w and gives the same light output (but whiter and brighter)...

I think halogen bulbs are different to tungsten - certainly, I think we have more of them, although the light is brighter, it is more focussed in a downward beam rather than a tungsten which gives a more rounded illumination. If you think about it, in a room where I would normally have one tungsten I would have 4 x 50w GU10. Brighter overall....