The definitive low-energy GU10 lighting thread

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Cob is just chip on board is it not plenty of them in gu10 fitment

[E36GUY]

DrDoofenshmirtz said:

Link?
Cob bulbs and GU10 bulbs are quite different?
Also, at that K rating they will be very white and quite harsh. I would tend to go with warm white in any domestic environment.

Not necessarily. COB is Chip On Board which usually indicates a large single LED diode on a small printed circuit board rather than a big cluster of little LEDs in an array. The GU10 part is simple the cap (mounting point with the feet)at the rear. GU10 doesn't necessarily indicate a type of lamp as you can get loads of different shapes and sizes with the GU10 cap on the back.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

They haven't blown up yet they aren't the 700+ lumen they claim IMHO but hey ho when they blow I will replace them with a quality unit

[GP335i]

I may regret this as I'll probably want to buy more (just bought 10 off this guy!) but some very cheap EcoLED Zep1's here...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ecoLED-ZEP1-LED-Downligh...

No use for them just now but difficult to pass up at that price, I have one as a porch light just now and it's awesome! Hoping the wife doesn't have a use in mind so I can put them in my garage when it's built.

[GP335i]

Bumping up again as it's too good an offer to miss!

I'm now going to have 20 off them sat in a box until my extension is eventually built

The 10 I've just bought may go in the garage

[Max M4X WW]

Can't help but look at these now they are so cheap.

We currently have 4x 6w BELL GU10's in our bathroom and by some calculations earlier in the thread would we only need two ZEP1's in a small room that is 2.3x1.6m?

[Gazzab]

Try calling ecoled. I have bought some 40 lights from them.

[smn159]

Gazzab said:

Try calling ecoled. I have bought some 40 lights from them.

+1
You really should talk to Guy before ordering that many from eBay

[Max M4X WW]

I only want 2 to try!

[GP335i]

smn159 said:

Gazzab said:

Try calling ecoled. I have bought some 40 lights from them.

+1
You really should talk to Guy before ordering that many from eBay

Will be giving Guy a shout for some more saucy items once I've got my lighting plan done for my extension

[hairyben]

GP335i said:

Bumping up again as it's too good an offer to miss!

I'm now going to have 20 off them sat in a box until my extension is eventually built

The 10 I've just bought may go in the garage

I'd leave off until you need them.

LED lighting is improving and falling in cost at a rate that embarrasses computer technology currently.

[GP335i]

Wow, Guy is obviously able to offer some crazy deals then! I didn't think better than 33% off RRP would've been possible but I know now where to get the rest of them from

[Gazzab]

So I'm writing down some instructions for the electrician... At Guy's suggestion I am only putting the Zep 1s around the edges of two small / med size rooms.
The distance apart is pretty much dictated by the room layout but I am not sure how far to distance from the walls. Any thoughts?

[Super Slo Mo]

A metre or so, perhaps 1.2? They're powerful lamps, and have a very diffuse beam, so will wash down the walls quite comfortably at that distance, ceiling height dependent of course.
Why not fire one up on a short flex and hold it in place on the ceiling to see what works?

[CAPP0]

smn159 said:

Gazzab said:

Try calling ecoled. I have bought some 40 lights from them.

+1
You really should talk to Guy before ordering that many from eBay

I'm in the market for so me LED downlighters - do you just call the number on the EcoLED website and ask for Guy?

[Pheo]

I'm looking for something with a smaller dispersion angle than the ZEP1, with a gimbal for direectional control.

Anyone used the Zep2? Any other suggestions?

[E36GUY]

GP335i said:

Wow, Guy is obviously able to offer some crazy deals then! I didn't think better than 33% off RRP would've been possible but I know now where to get the rest of them from

He can. Only to PHers mind.

[E36GUY]

Pheo said:

I'm looking for something with a smaller dispersion angle than the ZEP1, with a gimbal for direectional control.

Anyone used the Zep2? Any other suggestions?

ZEP6 with the adjustable face. More expensive mind but awesome

[Dr Interceptor]

Hi Guy,

Wonder if you could help... My showroom mainly has Fluorescent Strip Lighting in, but one small section has 6x 50W GU5.3 Lamps in. Obviously these six lamps cost a fair bit to run when they're on 12 hours a day, six days a week.

Dad picked up some LED replacements a few months ago, but they flickered badly when fitted so reverted back to the Halogens - they will likely have come from the Electric Centre, I don't have the boxes to know what make they were.

Are there better lamps available that won't flicker, or is that down to the transformers we have? I'd really like to get some LEDs in there so I can leave those lights on without thinking about the energy they're using!

Any advice gratefully received...

Jon

[Harry Flashman]

I have a question. I have a 6 lamp spotlight, and actually need dim, yellow (incandescent bulb) low energy bulbs. I have some LEDs in it at the moment, but they are too white and too bright!

Suggestions? Will consider dimmable LEDs - the main issue is the colour...needs to be properly warm.