Ikea have reduced all LED lightbulbs

Do-more

ted1 wrote: »

Eurosales

And just to double check, is that €8.50 inc VAT or €8.50 + VAT?

Capt'n Midnight

paddyp wrote: »

I wouldn't hold my breath for super efficient leds at consumer prices.

Like I keep saying buy CFL's today, but expect to replace them with LEDs

Capt'n Midnight

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

http://cpcireland.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=411+2006+207556&Ntk=gensearch&Ntt=gu10&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial

for the benefit of those who didn't look up the link
Those G10 LED's start at 0.8W €2.34 (€2.87)
3.5W is €6.79 (€8.35)
5W €7.97 (€9.80)

ted1

Do-more wrote: »

And just to double check, is that €8.50 inc VAT or €8.50 + VAT?

Inclusive of VAT

vibe666

ted1 wrote: »

Inclusive of VAT

last time i bought a batch (admittedly a while ago) of the Phillips Master GU10 LED's they were €8.50 each, but it was €8.50 + VAT, not inc. VAT, so have the prices gone down recently?

vibe666

dunnes have the regular white philips 4w LED bulbs in stock for €9.99 at the moment.

http://www.usa.philips.com/c/led-light-bulbs/led-4w-35w-gu10-bright-white-dimmable-046677420345/prd/en/



not the master ones, but still handy enough if you can't get to eurosales.

Capt'n Midnight

why are MR16 LED's so expensive ??

and how do you know if any of them are able to take the ~15v or so you'd get from an unregulated transformer used for halogens

because if you have to replace the transformer then might as well fit a totally different lighting system

http://cpcireland.farnell.com/jsp/search/browse.jsp?N=411+2006+207556&Ntk=gensearch&Ntt=mr16+led&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial

Yamanoto

vibe666 wrote: »

dunnes have the regular white philips 4w LED bulbs in stock for €9.99 at the moment.

Now that the usual suspect's gone, I thought that'd be the end of the pictures.

At least you spared us a shot of the receipt!

vibe666

Yamanoto wrote: »

Now that the usual suspect's gone, I thought that'd be the end of the pictures.

At least you spared us a shot of the receipt!

at least i compressed the pictures a bit!

Kintarō Hattori

Yamanoto wrote: »

Now that the usual suspect's gone, I thought that'd be the end of the pictures.

At least you spared us a shot of the receipt!

Haas Paddy been banned? What on earth could he have done?

paddyp

Kintarō Hattori wrote: »

Haas Paddy been banned? What on earth could he have done?

You can read the thread in the prison forum, apparently he consumed moderator hours at the same pace he consumed briquettes.

Kintarō Hattori

paddyp wrote: »

You can read the thread in the prison forum, apparently he consumed moderator hours at the same pace he consumed briquettes.

Wow I had no idea. I'm not as frequent a poster here as most of you chaps so I had no idea he was such a nuisance.

Esel

I'd be scared now if my username started with 'paddy'. :eek:

Capt'n Midnight

Esel wrote: »

I'd be scared now if my username started with 'paddy'. :eek:

From 2004 - it was funny at the time
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=1327556&postcount=72

Anyways,
Back to the business at hand:

Paddy18, Paddy19 and Paddy20 walk into a bar. The barman turns to them and says "Is this some sort of joke?".

manonboard

Bought 2 of the 4W ledar LED 2700 GU10 lights today in IKEA. This thread inspired me to make the purchase.
Replaced 2 of my 50W GU10s with them. Very happy with them.

After burning my hand with the halogen, I popped in the new 4W and was very happy with the result.

It's slightly dimmer, and a little more towards the red spectrum, but I'm very impressed with the brightness.

I've tried using the CFL GU10 but they suck in light output comparing to a halogen.

I will be replacing all my Halogens with LEDs over the next couple of weeks.

paddyp

manonboard wrote: »

Bought 2 of the 4W ledar LED 2700 GU10 lights today in IKEA. This thread inspired me to make the purchase.
Replaced 2 of my 50W GU10s with them. Very happy with them.

After burning my hand with the halogen, I popped in the new 4W and was very happy with the result.

It's slightly dimmer, and a little more towards the red spectrum, but I'm very impressed with the brightness.

I've tried using the CFL GU10 but they suck in light output comparing to a halogen.

I will be replacing all my Halogens with LEDs over the next couple of weeks.

Have they repackaged the mr16 style as gu10 then or is this a new bulb? Cause the gu10 i saw was 3.4 watts and only 140lm per watt which is rubbish.

JJJJNR

Does IKEA stock gu9 LED bulbs, mine are always failing.

rozeboosje

As long as they don't produce LED bulbs with a light output comparable to a 100w incandescent bulb I see no point in moving to them for my main lighting, especially not in areas such as bathrooms or kitchens. In sitting rooms where more mellow lighting is required, maybe. But even there you may sometimes want to be able to switch on the big, glaring overhead light that allows you to see exactly what you're doing...

Tockman

rozeboosje wrote: »

As long as they don't produce LED bulbs with a light output comparable to a 100w incandescent bulb I see no point in moving to them for my main lighting, especially not in areas such as bathrooms or kitchens. In sitting rooms where more mellow lighting is required, maybe. But even there you may sometimes want to be able to switch on the big, glaring overhead light that allows you to see exactly what you're doing...

Brightness is measured in lumen's and candela's not watts.

rozeboosje

Tockman wrote: »

Brightness is measured in lumen's and candela's not watts.

I understand that, but you still have a certain expectation of brightness from an ordinary 100 watt incandescent bulb, and in order to replace one with a LED bulb I would have to find one the light output of which is comparable to that. I don't really care that it's measured in lumens or candelas. Point is that the light output of current LED bulbs does not come anywhere near what's required. As I pointed out, I can probably find a LED bulb to replace a 40 watt incandescent bulb. I think an 8 watt LED bulb would be similar in brightness. I think there are LED bulbs bright enough to replace the 60 watt incandescent bulbs that I use in other places in the house. But I don't think there are LED bulbs bright enough to replace my very bright ceiling lights in rooms like the Kitchen where I need a clear, well illuminated view of what I'm doing. With the light sockets that are already there.

L1011

manonboard wrote: »

I will be replacing all my Halogens with LEDs over the next couple of weeks.

Depending on how many halogens you have, prepare for the room to become a fair bit colder!

manonboard

paddyp wrote: »

Have they repackaged the mr16 style as gu10 then or is this a new bulb? Cause the gu10 i saw was 3.4 watts and only 140lm per watt which is rubbish.

All the stickers on the shelves referenced GU10 lights with 3.4 watts with 140lm for 5 euro. However, every light on the shelves there was GU10 4W 200lm for 5 euro. There were no MR16 lights available above 1W.. which was annoying as I wanted 8 for my families home.

Do you mean the light output 140lm is rubbish for watts? Do you have any links to better performance at comparable prices? I'd love to obviously get better ones for my other 6 lights if I can.

JJJJNR wrote: »

Does IKEA stock gu9 LED bulbs, mine are always failing.

I seen no GU9 lights, however I was not looking for them. I may have missed them but only remember seeing GU10, MR16 (very small output), E27, and another Esomething.

MYOB wrote: »

Depending on how many halogens you have, prepare for the room to become a fair bit colder!

Do you mean temperature wise because of the heat dissipation from the halogen lights?
If so, Yeah i'm preferred for that. It's probably better that it happens and i learn to regulate my heating with my Gas rather than my electric by products!
I have 6 more lights to replace. Shouldn't be too bad.

L1011

manonboard wrote: »

Do you mean temperature wise because of the heat dissipation from the halogen lights?
If so, Yeah i'm preferred for that. It's probably better that it happens and i learn to regulate my heating with my Gas rather than my electric by products!
I have 6 more lights to replace. Shouldn't be too bad.

Yeah. And yes, the gas is going to be cheaper and the room might not need cooling in summer (if you have any). I had 10 or so GU10 in the kitchen of my last house and the temperature drop when I went to LED in one go was drastic.

SpaceTime

MYOB wrote: »

Yeah. And yes, the gas is going to be cheaper and the room might not need cooling in summer (if you have any). I had 10 or so GU10 in the kitchen of my last house and the temperature drop when I went to LED in one go was drastic.

Not very many Irish houses with cooling. It's a major consideration in hotter climates though!

LooksLikeRain

Just converted all my MR16 to GU10 over the weekend. I needed to do it now as adding insulation in the comming weeks.
I was able to purchase the new fitting from my local expert hardware for only €2! its the GU10 flex connector in the link.
the attached link shows you how its done.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/LED-Spotlight-down-lighting-conversion-guide-for-GU10-and-MR16-/10000000177609363/g.html
Has anyone used the GU10 LEDs from Dunnes?

Thanks

Rainer

manonboard

LooksLikeRain wrote: »

Just converted all my MR16 to GU10 over the weekend. I needed to do it now as adding insulation in the comming weeks.
I was able to purchase the new fitting from my local expert hardware for only €2! its the GU10 flex connector in the link.
the attached link shows you how its done.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/LED-Spotlight-down-lighting-conversion-guide-for-GU10-and-MR16-/10000000177609363/g.html
Has anyone used the GU10 LEDs from Dunnes?

Thanks

Rainer

Thanks very much for posting that information. I need to do this to my families home who are MR16. This will really come in handy. Would you mind naming your local hardware expert just incase I can't find it locally myself?

LooksLikeRain

The address is Rathfarnham but its really ballinteer\marley

http://www.experthardware.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=24:devines-hardware-rathfarnham&catid=7

ted1

MYOB wrote: »

Depending on how many halogens you have, prepare for the room to become a fair bit colder!

nonsense i have replaced 8 50W GU10s with 8 4W gu10s (more matchign 35W but 50W) were to bright and i'm more than happy with the performance

manonboard

ted1 wrote: »

nonsense i have replaced 8 50W GU10s with 8 4W gu10s (more matching 35W, but 50W were too bright) and I'm more than happy with the performance

Oh I think he was referring to the room getting colder in temperature because the LEDs don't generate heat like the 50W Halogens do (enough to burn skin easily!)

ted1

manonboard wrote: »

Oh I think he was referring to the room getting colder in temperature because the LEDs don't generate heat like the 50W Halogens do (enough to burn skin easily!)

Well colour is used a unit do descrbie the output from light