On 4 July, 23:33, John Rumm wrote:
Adam Aglionby wrote:
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Strongly suggest you look for a different lighting technology for any
new installations. Downlighters are so bad for general lighting, and
you may well find the EU outlaws the bulbs for them over the next 5
years (certainly the mains ones, and 12V may follow later).

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Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

Again , your suggestions for currently availabke suitable replacement
lighting?

Your source for beleiving MR16 will be "outlawed" within 5 years?

I did not see Andy make reference to MR16 in particular. However the
general EU timetable is described at the end of this document:

http://ec.europa.eu/energy/efficiency/ecodesign/doc/committee/2008_12...

I took the inference that he was refering to MR16 both LV and GU10
being ill advised for a new installation because of an uncertain
future.
The timetable relies on suitable alternatives being developed , for a
lot of uses of MR16 lamps there is no current or on the horizon
replacement.


Really there is some crap talked about lighting by the half informed.

Alas you need to include the law makers in that category.

Very regretably so.

Adam


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Cheers,

John.

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