LED lights

What makes should I be sticking to? Where's best to get them?

[tigersaw]

I've used a lot of the diall from B+Q and they are great. Expensive, so wait until they are 3 for 2 and send your grandad to get another 10% off
Others brands I've found OK are Philips and Megaman
http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/lightin...skuId=12939671
http://www.diy.com/nav/decor/lightin...skuId=12939673

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by phil24_7

What makes should I be sticking to? Where's best to get them?

We're using fusion lamps. They're not cheap but the light is very good
City electrical factors do a good range

sent from a weapon of mass distraction

City are dire and overpriced. And massively corrupt. GE lamps are good and cost me £5 for a GU10 but worth it. ledhut.co.uk got 15% off this weekend and i've ordered some odd ball LED G9's. Will report findings this week

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by thefallenangel

City are dire and overpriced. And massively corrupt. GE lamps are good and cost me £5 for a GU10 but worth it. ledhut.co.uk got 15% off this weekend and i've ordered some odd ball LED G9's. Will report findings this week

Newys ain't much better, Edmundsons are comical with orders and delieveries

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Newys ain't much better, Edmundsons are comical with orders and delieveries

That's why i use local wholesaler who i can trust. But city, lockwell are dire. Anyway to stay on topic, anyone who buys a lamp because "It's a quarter of the price of them LED ones makes them expensive" is incredibly short sighted. They aren't in their infancy anymore. And i'm starting a project in work to replace flourescent tubes with LED replacements. No choke or starter required either.

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by thefallenangel

That's why i use local wholesaler who i can trust. But city, lockwell are dire. Anyway to stay on topic, anyone who buys a lamp because "It's a quarter of the price of them LED ones makes them expensive" is incredibly short sighted. They aren't in their infancy anymore. And i'm starting a project in work to replace flourescent tubes with LED replacements. No choke or starter required either.

You got a spec on that, for the flouro tubes?
I do now of a rather large accountancy firm thats doing that in their offices up north, paybacks good on it. From the info I've got from the contractor leading the job, it worked out at about £100 a fitting

[tigersaw]

Weve got some LED flouro tube replacements. You keep all the same fittings, but bung out the choke and starter and just fit the LED size tubes.
Not overly keen on them, would be better with a complete new fitting designed for LED's rather than trying to retrofit

[andrewsmith]

Work well if they are uplighters type set-up.
Going to see what the price will be and if this works out cheaper http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/rgb-10m-p...y-kit-c10.html
having that fitted instead

[tigersaw]

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

Work well if they are uplighters type set-up.
Going to see what the price will be and if this works out cheaper http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/rgb-10m-p...y-kit-c10.html
having that fitted instead

Thats a bit like what I have used in my kitchen, white under the cabinets and blue above. Quite bright, about 70 watts consumption over two transformers. However, mine came from a place in Portsmouth at £8 a roll (5m) and the transformers from RS for about £10