Toshiba GU10 LED Bulbs

nheather

Have been looking to replace the 240V 50W GU10 spots in my kitchen with LEDs for some time.

Last time I looked even the zenigata lamp light output was falling quite a bit short of the 50W GU10s so I didn't follow it up.

Lighting is quite poor in my kitchen so I'm concerned about making it worse.

Looking recently, I see there is a new boy on the market, a Toshiba 9W whose light output is quite close 390 lux versus 440 lux.

They are quite expensive - would be about £300 to do my kitchen but I don't mind that if they are up to the job.

Wondering if anyone here has tried these and have any comments.

Cheers,

Nigel

ojock

Are these the ones you mean?

Toshiba Dimmable 8.5w GU10

I bought one to try out - very impressed with it. Much better than the GU10 11w CFL energy saving ones I had already - brighter,instant start up and even lower wattage. I also like the warm white which produces a more "traditional" light.

It's so good that I will eventually replace all my GU10's with them, BUT not so quick though as at almost £30 a bulb, that's crazy money and will wait till they come down in price a bit. Plus I want to run this one for a while to see what the longevity is like.

Overall, seems like LED have come on leaps and bounds - well at least this Toshiba one anyway.

nheather

Would you agree it is comparable with a 240V 50W halogen.

I've read the specs and marketing blurb that it is, but would appreciate a real world opinion.

Yes they are expensive - about £300  to do my kitchen.  I'm happy to do that if they are as good as the claims though.

Cheers,

Nigel

ojock

I've put the 50w halogen, 11w cfl and the 8.5w LED in a rack of three. I would say the LED is slightly less bright than the halogen. The 11w cfl is the least bright. I also prefer the colour of the LED as I'm now finding the Halogen rather yellow.

I've only done a simple test and don't own a light meter or such like, but I would say the LED is probably closer to 40w-45w than 50w. However, for me, I would be more than happy to install them in my kitchen (which isn't extremely tall) when they come down in price a bit.

The other thing I forgot to mention is the LED is quite bulky, you may want to check their compatibility beforehand.