LEDs suitability

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    theboyg

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    Do we have a list of suitable LED lamps (240v or 12v) that will work happily with the 8 channel dimmers?

    I've looked at these on and off for years now, and not found a solution. I need to retire the halogens!

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    Not Australian only parts please :) #UK
     
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    Re NOT AUSTRALIAN ONLY... UK.

    Recently been in UK and heard from others also: its a fiercely competitive market there, and there are vast numbers of LED fittings sold in the UK market. It's also a market that changes quickly.

    There are also two UK markets: the professional, and the everything-else. The professional market is the one where products are higher quality, and are not cheap. You will likely find some decent products there.

    The everything else market is fast moving, driven by price, and products come and go. You take a gamble in this market with dimming, being able to buy a replacement later on, even safety. Regulators don't care about anything so long as they see that prices are coming down and CO2 emissions are lower due to lower power use.

    Summary: you'd best off buy some and try. Any recommendation will be obsolete within 3-6 months. There are some here who know the decent products in the Australian market, but such recommendations won't help you a lot.
     
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    I'm Ok with paying decent money for decent lamps. But the question is - what lamps.

    Are there some basic checks to be done with regards to compatibility at least? LE or TE for example?

    I know about the 25W min. load per channel so I can discount super low wattage lamps.

    Thanks
     
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    Hi Gareth,

    I am using JCC's fire guard LED's both the 6W and 7W dimmable versions with the standard 1A dimmers.

    I have set the minimum dimming level to 10% and I am getting perfect dimming across the range with no odd effects - I may drop the min down to zero and see if anything happens.

    Lowest light count so far is 3 lights on a circuit - I will be trying a single light on a circuit but expect to have to use the load correction gadget mentioned on here a lot.

    The LED7's are the old model and in the dimmable form my local wholesalers is doing them at about 16+vat but not sure what he has left as I have bought up a fair bit of stock for jobs I am doing and my own house.

    The LED6 is the new model and in dimmable format are about 25+Vat.

    The other good thing about the LED 6 units is that they can be placed in insulation unlike older lights.

    Both lights are eligible for a 10 year warranty from JCC via their website for residential use.

    They also do 3watt and 10watt(dimmable as standard) versions, some round and square profiles , tiltable and all available in white, chrome or brushed nickel.

    Also two colour temps, cool white and warm white - cool White is very clinical but great in a kitchen say, warm White is still a fairly clean white by comparison to any halogen or even the budget ?5 Gu10 replacements you can get in the big diy sheds.

    Send me a private message if you want info on the wholesaler.

    Cheers

    Paul
     
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    Using osram parathom 5.3watt on 8ch and 4ch standard dimmers working well
     
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