tinkertiler
13-09-2012, 08:43 PM
I installed downlighters years ago and last year i changed the bulbs for LED GU10 bulbs and thought they was ok at best but they cut my electric bill down by alot so i put up with them tbh.
I started to hunt around for something a bit better and was very nearly tempted to go back to the old halogen bulbs as the LEDs were giving me a headache as the light was so dim off them. The original LEDs that i got was from B & Q and they were cheap ?1.50 each including the holder, yes they are great for shelves but thats about all main lighting a big no no im afraid so i got some off Ebay they was about ?20 for 15 if i remember correctly and they were a bright white but tbh they wasnt that bright lol so i kept them as the cost of running them was so low i just thought i would grim and bear it.
Ive just been redecorating and i realised that the bulbs were below par tbh as i was struggling with light while i was painting ect so i thought after i had finished i would look for some new ones. I found some SMD bulbs 24 smds per bulb and thought they sound ok but the price was putting me off somewhat as they was ?7 each!! So i carried on searching and i found these - To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I thought for the price they have got to be worth a shot so i got 24, enough to do all the ones in my flat :) I started in the hallway put one in flicked the switch while looking at the bulb and bang! Nearly blind pmsl Oh i thought better get the others in did them all and now it all looks different! I can see what im destroying pmsl
If anyone is thinking that their LED bulbs are a bit dim and they need something a bit brighter or they are looking to upgrade to a LED from Halogen then i would highly recommend these bad boys as they are the nuts! They give off the equivelent or better that a 50 watt halogen they say 60 watt but im not sure all i know is they are 1000% better than the others i had in and thought i would share this info as i know how frustrating it is when you get a LED bulb, be prommissed the sun and get a match stick instead!!
Hope this helps someone in the future as i could have used with this info a long time ago :)
I started to hunt around for something a bit better and was very nearly tempted to go back to the old halogen bulbs as the LEDs were giving me a headache as the light was so dim off them. The original LEDs that i got was from B & Q and they were cheap ?1.50 each including the holder, yes they are great for shelves but thats about all main lighting a big no no im afraid so i got some off Ebay they was about ?20 for 15 if i remember correctly and they were a bright white but tbh they wasnt that bright lol so i kept them as the cost of running them was so low i just thought i would grim and bear it.
Ive just been redecorating and i realised that the bulbs were below par tbh as i was struggling with light while i was painting ect so i thought after i had finished i would look for some new ones. I found some SMD bulbs 24 smds per bulb and thought they sound ok but the price was putting me off somewhat as they was ?7 each!! So i carried on searching and i found these - To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 1 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. I thought for the price they have got to be worth a shot so i got 24, enough to do all the ones in my flat :) I started in the hallway put one in flicked the switch while looking at the bulb and bang! Nearly blind pmsl Oh i thought better get the others in did them all and now it all looks different! I can see what im destroying pmsl
If anyone is thinking that their LED bulbs are a bit dim and they need something a bit brighter or they are looking to upgrade to a LED from Halogen then i would highly recommend these bad boys as they are the nuts! They give off the equivelent or better that a 50 watt halogen they say 60 watt but im not sure all i know is they are 1000% better than the others i had in and thought i would share this info as i know how frustrating it is when you get a LED bulb, be prommissed the sun and get a match stick instead!!
Hope this helps someone in the future as i could have used with this info a long time ago :)