Replacing Dimmable Halogen Downlights with LED

I want to replace our dimmable halogen downlights with dimmable led lights. The Victorian Government Replacement Scheme doesn't cover dimmable halogen downlights, I am told. What cost effective replacements are there? We have about 100 downlights.

Thanks in advance,

 

Given that you now know you have an HPM iControl system and not Cbus you may be better off trying a different forum. Just because a LED works on Cbus dimmers doesn't mean it will work on HPM.

 

I would, but there aren't any for forums for iControl. Search engines do not show any. Maybe there are some members here who know iControl?

For what it's worth, here are photos of the dimmers...

 

Led not lasting?

Hi Nick
That's interesting, How many starbursts failed over what period of time?
Is it driver failure not diminished output due to life?
And more concerning is the Haneco replacement.....which are known to be cheap

 

Hello Mathew
I installed 6 Pierlite Starburst Star 2 into my office in 2011.
http://www.cbusforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7217&highlight=starburst
They have worked flawlessly on leading and universal CBus dimmers until they don't.
At least 8 hours a day every day.
Most failed before 3 years and were replaced under warranty.
There is 2 left running now.
Every one which failed was the driver.
The output of the old LED with a new driver was definitely diminished somewhat so I didn't keep the ones which failed outside of warranty.

Currently I have 2 Pierlite Starburst Eco which have been in my office for about 12 months.
I've used them widely on customers houses but mostly not CBus or dimming.
Some are coming up to 3 years old and I haven't had a failure yet.

I'm pretty happy with the Pierlite products and really like to use them because they supply specifications for CBus dimmers and have good dimming characteristics.
They were not cheap and I'm looking forward to hearing other peoples experience with different brands.

 

Hi Nick
My original Starbursts failed mostly into a gradually increasing flickering state.
Some just became very dim.
Fortunately none of them failed in a way to burn my house down.

I did try the old LED's with the new drivers from the warranty units and it definitely was the driver.
I'm relatively happy with their performance over the 5 year period.

When I spend a good deal of money on an energy saving product I'm just happy if it pays out in the end.
I think the Pierlite LED's did that.
It's not just the total cost but saving energy is something many people are trying to do.

I have some customers with newer Pierlites going very well after 3 years.
Also some Atoms and Osrams but I wouldn't use them on CBus dimmers.
When a reputable manufacturer like Osram says not to I listen.
When companies say they are compatible but don't provide specs for lamps per channel I am very wary of using them.

I looked at the Viva product you linked and it is a very different light source to the Pierlite products I think you and I had.
Maybe even a more practical one.
I still like the idea of a bare 36w fluro batten as the ultimate in energy and cost savings

 

LED Replacements

I have been testing some Osram MR16 LED Superstar (latest version). So far they work well, with little flashing or flickering. There may be some minor issues with flickering in the lower range.

 

To stop flickering, replace the transformers with Osram Redbacks. Also, do not mix transformers with different brands, otherwise the LED's will not work corrctly. My LED's all work fine.