LED GU10 Downlights Wattage question.

[Deactivated] on 04/06/2017 - 10:35

Hi guys, I was wondering if you guys could help. I'm currently doing a home renovation, and the builder needs some lights for a section of the renovation. I ultimately will replace the lighting I am installing with Philips Hue GU10 bulbs, but at $80 each, I can't justify another $3k right now, as the renovations continue.

So in the mean time, I've bought a couple of multipacks which include fittings and bulbs from Bunnings, that will fit the Philips Hue in the future. The fittings I bought are similar to below (I think I have an updated version which isn't on their website or the Arlec website). My kit is basically identical, but it's 5.5watt.

https://www.bunnings.com.au/arlec-5w-white-finish-warm-white…

The wattage is where the issue lies. The Philips Hue GU10 bulbs are rated at 6.5watts, but the multipack only says 5.5 watts. I have a feeling that the rating on the packet is for the included bulbs, but there is no accompanying documentation or documentation on the Arlec website which verifies this. Will the included transformer part of the bulb be able to supply the full 6.5watts or are my Philips Hue going to be as dim as I am?

Any help would be appreciated.

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Comments

  • onetrickpony on 04/06/2017 - 12:18
    +1

    The Gu10 bulb, has no separate external transformer. You can put a halogen GU10 straight into the same fitting if you really want to, can't imagine why though. As far as brightness goes, its the Lumens of the bulb which will give you an idea of the brightness more so than the wattage.

    I have installed some of those Arlecs for clients (as supplied by them)in the last few months, and found them to be of reasonable quality, but not really super bright, 6 of them in an average sized kitchen, was the bare minimum.

    • poboy on 04/06/2017 - 12:23

      Yup. 450 lumens is right at the bottom of acceptability for general room brightness. If you have them spaced close together it isn't an issue. But if your lights are far apart, aim for 700-800 lumens. Mine are 1.8m apart and are 850 lumens. Work like a charm.

    • [Deactivated] on 04/06/2017 - 13:37

      Ok so I'm dumping the Arlecs as they are a stop gap and replacing them with more powerful Philips Hue LEDs down the track. From what I understand the LED takes the full 240V so it doesn't matter what the box says as the new LED GU10 to replace the Arlecs will be able to draw the full 6.5W?

  • AlanI on 04/06/2017 - 14:12

    As as a random thought - I was in a similar position, wanted to replace about 14 downlights with Hue ones, but I'm not rich enough to pay $80/unit for the colour ones.

    As a compromise, I ended up buying the White/Ambiance downlights instead. They're not sold in Australia, but you can import from Amazon EU for about half the cost of buying the colour ones locally.

    (In the end I went with 4 colour + 10 white/ambience).

    • [Deactivated] on 04/06/2017 - 15:10

      Yeah I'll ve doing this but it depends on the room

  • shangoz on 04/06/2017 - 15:06

    depend on you have kid for study or old generalation want to read newspaper, in that case, should think about at least 2000lux, otherwise 1000lux for lunch etc, Philip Hub or Wemo smart lighting etc good for TV room only, you can adjust to the best light level when watch TV.

    • [Deactivated] on 04/06/2017 - 15:11

      Wemo lighting is very poor compared to Hue. It's a very bright light, but it's like a hospital and it's smart funtionilty is very limited. Hue smart functionality is excellent at the expense of brightness.

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