Syke wrote:

Having some time ago fitted (5) 12v halogen downlights, I am now thinking it
may have been a mistake. Even after swapping the MR16 50W bulbs for 20W, I
feel they are a bit wasteful. I note that there are fluorescent replacement
bulbs available but are about £10 each, and I'm not sure how these would
compare in terms of light output. Bearing in mind I don't want to replace
the wooden ceiling,(which I would probably need to do in order to mask the
resultant holes if I removed the halogens) I wondered if there were any
other options I could pursue, not being totally up to speed with all the
modern developments.

The consensus, at the moment, seems to be that CFL don't give
good, or enough, light output, and LED technology hasn't quite
got there yet.

So, whilst available solutions continue to evolve, feed them via
a movement detector like
http://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/DNCEFLPIR.html
so you don't waste energy when there is nobody present.

It works very well for me.
Chris
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Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK


Have dancing shoes, will ceilidh.