iBood LEDs

johnayo

Is this a bargain?
http://ie-en.forum.ibood.com/products/541-141130/eight-philips-led-spotlights/

Saw this on iBood earlier. Is this a bargain for this particular Led. Lighting wise, are they a good replacement for the gu10 50 watt?

Soarer

Well they're only 25W equivalent, so that half your current ones.

Corkey123

Also they are spots and will have a narrow angle of beam. This has to be considered depending on how you have spaced you existing units

johnayo

Soarer wrote: »

Well they're only 25W equivalent, so that half your current ones.

According to the add they are replacements for 50watt. I take it that the specs are saying otherwise.

johnayo

MartinCorcoran wrote: »

Also they are spots and will have a narrow angle of beam. This has to be considered depending on how you have spaced you existing units

What angle of beam would the standard gu10s have?

johnayo

Soarer wrote: »

Well they're only 25W equivalent, so that half your current ones.

Sorry, had a look down along the specs and they are indeed 25watt equivalent.
My bad. Thanks again

Corkey123

johnayo wrote: »

What angle of beam would the standard gu10s have?

It will depend on whether you are replacing existing bulbs. If so you should be aware that LEDspots sometimes have a narrow beam and therefore may not replicate the light/bulbs you are replacing. have a look under the electrical forum under Rec there is plenty of info about LEDs. I have invested in spots previously only to find there were not a wide enough beam. If you are placing units you can ensure they are close enough to get the light required, but you are just replying bulbs it might be necessary to the widest beam possible. At the moment I have 45 degree bulbs

braddun

30 euro and 12.50 shipping


only 3 watts and 2700k will not be bright

L1011

If you're close to IKEA, these are better value

http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/catalog/products/80255907/

2 quid cheaper for 8, 200 lumens rather than 150

They patchily have availability of "400" lumens (a few forums seem to suggest that they're actually higher than 400 depending on the batch) but they're not on the website atm. They had them in stock last time I was there but not the previous time despite being on the website then with a claim of hundreds in stock; they're usually 8 or 10 quid. They are very close to a 50w halogen in output and beam width and much better than the ~35w Solas halogens I had in before.

johnayo

L1011 wrote: »

If you're close to IKEA, these are better value

http://www.ikea.com/ie/en/catalog/products/80255907/

2 quid cheaper for 8, 200 lumens rather than 150

They patchily have availability of "400" lumens (a few forums seem to suggest that they're actually higher than 400 depending on the batch) but they're not on the website atm. They had them in stock last time I was there but not the previous time despite being on the website then with a claim of hundreds in stock; they're usually 8 or 10 quid. They are very close to a 50w halogen in output and beam width and much better than the ~35w Solas halogens I had in before.

Thanks for the advice. Living in Cork so a bit of a distance from IKEA. Have a few mates living out that side so will get one of them to check that out. Thanks again.

Capt'n Midnight

If you want cheap and nasty 3W LED's ,and you believe the figures there's always these firestarters at €1.19

http://www.buyincoins.com/item/44016.html

Base Type: E27
LED Type: SMD 2835
Material: Plastic
Voltage: 220V AC
Chip Power: 3W
Lumens: 200-250 LM
Light color: Warm White(3000K-3500K); Pure White (6000K-6500K)

unbranded and possibly dodgy as fu*k but I've put an amp through these other 10W Led panels and yes they do glow like the sun for 88c retail, delivered. Of course you need the heatsink and voltage regulator , housing etc, but it's clear that LED bulb prices have a long way to fall given the cheap ones just use a capacitor in series to limit current.
http://www.buyincoins.com/item/17637.html

[edit] 5w B22 http://www.buyincoins.com/item/54871.html €2.07 64 Led's and no heat sink ??

Special Circumstances

Ahh capn, durnt they all come outta the same factry?



Most cheapy chinese stuff on mains voltage frightens the life outta me.

johnayo

I have 12 GU10's in different rooms that I'd like to replace. It would be good to get a bargain but not at the price of safety. I will go back over the posts in the electrical forum and decide from there.