"Roger Mills" wrote in message
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On 04/10/2011 15:00, TheScullster wrote:
Hi all

Have I made a mistake in my choice of light fitting?

I wanted near instant fairly bright light for the hallway, so bought a
fitting with 4 halogen spots.
It has the usual 1/2in deep circular termination cover tight to the
ceiling,
then a shaped rod along which the spots are mounted.
This thing goes through bulbs about one every 6 months.
Are halogens susceptible to vibration (i.e. foot fall on the landing
above)?

If so what type/style of fitting would be more appropriate in this
application?

Thanks

Phil



As others have said, low voltage halogens are far better than mains - but
you would then have to swap the fitting for one incorporating a
transformer.

The alternative is to replace the bulbs with LED-based ones. You can get
mains-powered LED bulbs with GU10-type fitting which should be a straight
swap, and will save you lots of electricity. I have a fitting in my
hallway which uses 3 x GU10 spots and, when one of the 50w bulbs failed, I
replaced it with a (6w?) LED bulb from Lidl - and it's hard to see any
difference in the brightness between that and the other two.
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Cheers,
Roger
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Thanks Roger

That sounds like a plan

Phil