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A customer last week has a halogen 75W PAR20 GU10 that has lamp failed..
One of two lamps each individually controlled off a double gang dimmer...

So I am looking to source LED dimmable PAR20, (2.5 inch diameter), GU10 lamps.....

But from initial "googles" it looks like they could be rare items?

Any suggestions for suitable supplier(s) from the combined wisdom base of the forumbulator??




Cheers gents/ladies.

 

[poni]

not that hard to find

 

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not that hard to find

But that is a screw thread...
NOT GU10?????

(Every Tom D1ck and Harry has ES PAR20 LEDs!!)

 

[SJD]

Perhaps Lampwise: https://www.lampwise.co.uk/75w-240v-63mm-gu10-halogen-spot-lamp.html

They list it as an aluminium coated reflector, but then also describe it as dichroic, so not sure which type it actually is.

 

[ProDave]

What is the original lamp doing?

A lot of those are used as a "heat lamp" to keep something warm, if so swapping for an LED might not give the result you want.

 

[poni]

oppps sorry

But that is a screw thread...
NOT GU10?????

 

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Perhaps Lampwise: https://www.lampwise.co.uk/75w-240v-63mm-gu10-halogen-spot-lamp.html

They list it as an aluminium coated reflector, but then also describe it as dichroic, so not sure which type it actually is.

I have seen various Halogen options still available... (but expensive to buy and run).
I just assumed there would be a reasonable choice of LED equivalents by now?
Clearly not though!!

 

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What is the original lamp doing?

A lot of those are used as a "heat lamp" to keep something warm, if so swapping for an LED might not give the result you want.

Part of a set of kitchen ceiling lights, supplied by the "kitchen fitters" approx 15 or 20 years ago..

Kitchen is in two sections.. Each section has five recessed downlights in a typical 'dice No'5 layout'..

The two centre lamps are the PAR20 75watt halogens switched from a two-gang dimmer..

Then the two groups of four lamps around then are standard 50mm GU10's off standard two-gang switch.

The bog standard 50mm GU10's have been swapped out for LEDs..

Now the one PAR20 has actually failed..
So was looking for an LED replacement, that would offer some actually light over the kitchen table rather than heat!
Plus to complicate things, they need to be dimmable!!

The original arrangement had 8x50watt & 2x75watt Halogens (550watts of 'kitchen lights'!!)
I was hoping to get the whole lot down to around 50w to 70watts max?

 

[ProDave]

Well for the time being a normal 50mm GU10 would go in but might look a bit lost in the larger fitting.

Consider changing the fitting. You can get fittings that take standard size GU10's that are made to fit an over size hole.

 

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After further searching I have found some LED PAR20, GU10 base lamps on Amazon & another on-line lamp supplier...
But none are dimmable..!!

So I am now considering just getting another 75watt, Halogen Par20, as they are still available..
and leaving the "LED" issue as a problem for another day.

It's becoming too much hassle, for what should have been a simple faulty lamp replacement.
plus I'd need to convert the dimmer switches as well!

 

[ProDave]

So I am now considering just getting another 75watt, Halogen Par20, as they are still available..
and leaving the "LED" issue as a problem for another day.

Buy at least 3 while they are available, a spare for each after you have replaced the dud one. Kicking the can down the road.

 

[UNG]

After further searching I have found some LED PAR20, GU10 base lamps on Amazon & another on-line lamp supplier...
But none are dimmable..!!

That is exactly what I found searching a number of the LED lamp suppliers there also seemed to be a lot of eye watering prices on the non dimmable ones as well