An LED Light to Replace Halogen Downlights - well almost
LED May 24th, 2009Hello All
This is the moment that you have all been waiting for and the moment that I thought would never happen. Yes if you have read my other posts I am almost going to have to “Suck Eggs”. I have told a lot of people that there will never be a MR16 halogen replacement in LED that will produce as much light as the MR16. Well we now have a LED replacement that will produce as mush light as a 20 watt halogen but better still we have an LED light fitting that will produce as much light as a 35 watt halogen. 35 watts equivalent will be more than bright enough for most domestic situations.
The biggest problem that LED manufacturers have had in the past is getting the heat away from the printed circuit boards that LEDs are soldered to. Contrary to popular belief LEDS still operate at high temperatures - not as hot as halogens but still damn hot! This latest release actually incorporates a heat sink into the fitting to assist with the heat problem which means they can add brighter LEDs and because there is less heat this means a longer LED life. The 5 watt LEDs which a lot of you have bought from me in the past produce good light (150 lumens) but this new fitting delivers an amazing 600 Lumens.
This is not a retrofit replacement for your MR16 bulbs but a complete new fitting! If you arent up to changing the fitting over then the 6.5 watt Galaxy High Output LED MR16 Halogen Replacement producing 280 lumens is pretty amazing as well. But you may need a a new transformer.


