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Spotlights that do not use LED lights?

5 years ago

Is it possible to get spotlights that do not use the LED bulbs?

I've searched but no luck as yet.

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PRO
Ikonografik Design
5 years ago
Unlikely to be able to get new spotlights that are not LED now. Why don't you like LED? If it's the harsh white colour you should be able to get different colour LED lamps that match old tungsten type colours, i.e. warm yellow type colour. It's to do with the colour rendering in Kelvin or K.
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PRO
Darklight Design Ltd
5 years ago
Hi Katkin

It is indeed possible to still get halogen lamps be it 12v or gu10 . As a designer I still prefer the light output of a 12v halogen, but leds are improving all the time and are not far away from a perfect match. But, halogens are likely to be obsolete within the next few years to reduce energy costs and waste. However, if you did decide to buy a gu10 downlighter such as the Star 360 then once the halogens are obsolete, you could use a retro fit led which will fit the same cap . These are of course not as good as dedicated leds (downlighters with a large heat sink and not changeable led) as they have a smaller heat sink but they still have a good life. I now only ever specify dedicated leds as the energy saving is large, the maintenance is almost zero and they are close the the output/colour temperature of halogens.

I hope this all makes sense.
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catkin001
Original Author
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
Yes, thank you it does make sense and I have heard about holgens likely to be obsolete in the near future. LED produces a lot of blue light which does make it clinical and harsh. I will take note of different colours available in warm tones. I have never seen these and researching this type of LED.

About the Star 360, no I have not considered this type of lighting but re-thinking about this style as it will have to be LED. It does remind me of cold clinical unlived show rooms and retail shops but perhaps it might work in the dining room if I put ideas together.
PRO
Darklight Design Ltd
5 years ago
Hi Katkin,

For a bit of 'light reading' on LEDs you can check out our Wordpress blog on LED Lighting - What You Need To Know.

Hope it's useful, especially the part about light colour temperature and how to avoid the blue light - you basically want to look for 2700K to 3000K
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