GU10 400lumen €4.50 IKEA

delahuntv · 06-02-2015 5:38pm #1

Ikea have GU10 400lumen lamps for €4.50 - its a "Family card" offer - but that takes 20 seconds to sign up for on the spot.

A standard 50w halogen is between 300 & 330 lumen, so these are about 30% brighter.

I've used them in a showroom display and they are exceptionally bright - the brightest I've see so far.

Wattage is 6.3w

L1011 · 06-02-2015 6:35pm

Have a load of these from when they were a tenner - would buy again except I don't need to as none have failed.

gar · 06-02-2015 6:40pm

Is that too bright?!

delahuntv · 06-02-2015 9:15pm

gar wrote: »

Is that too bright?!

Possibly if you have a few in a room. Handy if you use them outdoors or other areas that need strong light

cgarrad · 07-02-2015 3:13pm

http://www.screwfix.com/p/halogen-lamp-gu10-600lm-50w/38285

Zonda999 · 07-02-2015 4:07pm

cgarrad wrote: »

http://www.screwfix.com/p/halogen-lamp-gu10-600lm-50w/38285

Thats a Halogen GU10 that minces 55W about. The one in the OP is LED so as well as saving a load, it'll last way longer

moodrater · 07-02-2015 4:09pm

gar wrote: »

Is that too bright?!

How long is a piece of string. Depends on room area and number of fixtures. Irish houses tend to be dungeon like. You can work out appropriate lighting by looking at the lumens per m2 otherwise known as lux.

Guidelines are absolute minimum 50lux for hallways, 100 lux for a stairs, 160lux for background lighting, 300lux for general kitchen/living/bathroom/bedroom, 500lux for general tasks/kids bedrooms/ office, 700lux for office tasks/kitchen counter, 800 lux for detailed tasks, 1100 lux for workshop tasks.

In an average irish home you'll probably see 100lux or less in all the rooms.

ted1 · 07-02-2015 4:20pm

cgarrad wrote: »

http://www.screwfix.com/p/halogen-lamp-gu10-600lm-50w/38285

What's the point of your post? In 6 months you'll have spent more in electricity

A Law · 07-02-2015 5:34pm

Picked 3 up today. Normal price is €6 so great value even if you miss out on the discount. Dimmable which could solve them being too bright. Have them in my kitchen and they're as good as ones I paid €12 ea for in b & q. Perfect for a kitchen imo.

moodrater · 07-02-2015 6:16pm

joefuss1986 wrote: »

Picked 3 up today. Normal price is €6 so great value even if you miss out on the discount. Dimmable which could solve them being too bright. Have them in my kitchen and they're as good as ones I paid €12 ea for in b & q. Perfect for a kitchen imo.

Thats a cracking price for dimmable! Is the beam very defined or diffuse?

A Law · 07-02-2015 6:30pm

moodrater wrote: »

Thats a cracking price for dimmable! Is the beam very defined or diffuse?

I've a small kitchen so they do the job perfectly. Theres a picture of the angle of the light on the front and the number 36. Is this to do with the spread of light they provide?

_Jumper_ · 07-02-2015 7:33pm

These yokes are a rip off.

I ordered 6, 5 Watt 450lm magnesium cased (i think) GU10s for €11 during the week.

Edit: not dimmable but they were available for half the price of these.

degsie · 07-02-2015 7:36pm

_Jumper_ wrote: »

These yokes are a rip off.

I ordered 6, 5 Watt 450lm magnesium cased (i think) GU10s for €11 during the week.

Edit: not dimmable but they were available for half the price of these.

*cough* link?

L1011 · 07-02-2015 7:43pm

cgarrad wrote: »

http://www.screwfix.com/p/halogen-lamp-gu10-600lm-50w/38285

Out of stock and not even available on their Irish site, so effectively useless - even if they weren't space heaters that give out some light masquerading as lightbulbs...

sweetie · 07-02-2015 7:44pm

got these before and too long for mine and my parents fittings.

_Jumper_ · 07-02-2015 7:59pm

degsie wrote: »

*cough* link?

Aliexpress.

On phone at the min.

ted1 · 07-02-2015 8:48pm

_Jumper_ wrote: »

Aliexpress.

On phone at the min.

What's the quality like? There are some real bad LEDs ours there? Are they single CREE or cluster LED?

moodrater · 07-02-2015 9:00pm

_Jumper_ wrote: »

These yokes are a rip off.

I ordered 6, 5 Watt 450lm magnesium cased (i think) GU10s for €11 during the week.

Edit: not dimmable but they were available for half the price of these.

I'm sure if/when they arrive from china in 3-6 weeks you'll find that they're a very cold temperature, or a mawkish greeny/yellow - nowhere near CRI 87, with a dodgy voltage dropper circuit instead of a proper current limited supply, they will run hot, have super short lived electrolytic capacitors, they will either emit an audible buzz or be potted in such a way that they will overheat and when they fail it won't be worth sending them back so you'll bin them.

Anyone can buy chinese **** but it doesn't make it a bargain.

LeBash · 07-02-2015 9:07pm

I found the Ikea CFLs rubish. Bought 3 fittings that hold 3 lamps each and 3 werent working when i got home. Got them replaced and 1 wasnt working and within 4 weeks another 2 were blown.

No more Ikea junk for me.

_Jumper_ · 07-02-2015 9:36pm

moodrater wrote: »

I'm sure if/when they arrive from china in 3-6 weeks you'll find that they're a very cold temperature, or a mawkish greeny/yellow - nowhere near CRI 87, with a dodgy voltage dropper circuit instead of a proper current limited supply, they will run hot, have super short lived electrolytic capacitors, they will either emit an audible buzz or be potted in such a way that they will overheat and when they fail it won't be worth sending them back so you'll bin them.

Anyone can buy chinese **** but it doesn't make it a bargain.

And if they do do any of that il get my money back and order again. Ive bought before with no probs. No sign of that seller now though.

You can save €13 per B22 Bulb on Ali over prices here.

€13 EURO!!! Gangsters.

J_E · 08-02-2015 12:09am

LeBash wrote: »

I found the Ikea CFLs rubish. Bought 3 fittings that hold 3 lamps each and 3 werent working when i got home. Got them replaced and 1 wasnt working and within 4 weeks another 2 were blown.

No more Ikea junk for me.

The LED bulbs seem fine though - I have two running regularly and they're just wonderful.

exaisle · 12-02-2015 10:28pm

I'd second the previous poster...bought some of these yesterday. They're substantially brighter than the €10 a pop phillips LEDs I bought a while ago.

They have a cluster of 6 cree-type leds. However, the front protrudes about 6mm and they may not fit all light fittings that the old flat faced halogens would....so perhaps just try one first.

If they last, I consider them a steal at €4.50 each although I expect LED lamps to continue to fall in price.....

dodzy · 04-03-2015 12:43am

Bought 12 yesterday. Work fine and happy with the light tone & spread. Now I'm just gonna leave them all on permanently for 3 yrs to see if the advertised "25000hrs" holds true. If so, I'll replace the rest &#55357;&#56836;

colcatscar · 04-03-2015 11:46pm

Bought 4 of these LED's a few weeks ago to replace 4 50W halogens and am delighted with them. Just waiting for an excuse to head out to Ikea again to pick up a few more. Couldn't find family card at checkout, but assistant swiped one for me so I still got them for €4.50 each.:)

tall chapy · 05-03-2015 9:59pm

Bought the Ikea LEDs they work fine bit disappointed with the dim on them. They dim in 3 stages, rather than a wind down dim. They never get to dim at a very low light. For €4.50 not bad value.

paddylonglegs · 05-03-2015 10:35pm

Does the light give off a warm or cold light?

hfallada · 05-03-2015 10:58pm

Do these run on 220/240 volts. Or do you remove the transformer from them?

cletus · 05-03-2015 11:21pm

hfallada wrote: »

Do these run on 220/240 volts. Or do you remove the transformer from them?

I think gu10 are always 220/240, mr16 are 12v

dodzy · 06-03-2015 1:38am

paddylonglegs wrote: »

Does the light give off a warm or cold light?

Warm

hfallada wrote: »

Do these run on 220/240 volts. Or do you remove the transformer from them?

220/240 v

jArgHA · 06-03-2015 8:36am

Just to second the warning about buying cheap bulbs from China, it's not just that you can *try* to get your money back if they're $hite, it's the fact that you are putting yourself at risk using them. Note this is not a warning about the Ikea bulbs which I'm sure are fine - just the suggestion that you can pick up cheaper on Ali / eBay etc...

Here's a good explanation from a guy I follow on Youtube:

Access · 06-03-2015 9:34am

jArgHA wrote: »

Just to second the warning about buying cheap bulbs from China, it's not just that you can *try* to get your money back if they're $hite, it's the fact that you are putting yourself at risk using them. Note this is not a warning about the Ikea bulbs which I'm sure are fine - just the suggestion that you can pick up cheaper on Ali / eBay etc...

Here's a good explanation from a guy I follow on Youtube:

Holy crap! No CE mark... High risk of electrocution... The shoddy connections. They are a fire hazard waiting to burn someones house down.

09-03-2015 6:19pm

delahuntv wrote: »

A standard 50w halogen is between 300 & 330 lumen, so these are about 30% brighter.

The lumen scale as perceived by the human eye is logarithmic so twice as bright = 4 times the lumens.

jArgHA wrote: »

Here's a good explanation from a guy I follow on Youtube:

I used to follow him too but got fed up with his eejitry. He's alright when it comes to electronics and reviewing cheap Chinese crap. But hasn't a clue about power and batteries.

GU10 400lumen €4.50 IKEA

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