On Tue, 08 May 2018 18:43:33 +0100, Andy Burns wrote:

If anyone still has any reason for halogen lamps, Homebase are dumping
them cheap (e.g. 6x 50W MR16s for £1) presumably in advance of the
September phase-out ...

https://www.homebase.co.uk/search/products?
q=halogen&sort=PriceAscending

That link was no good on its own. I had to insert "50W MR16" in the
search box before finding a pack of 6 for £1.00.

The technical info and description were no help in establishing their
vital statistics (no voltage rating mentioned and the wrong wattage -
40W). However, if the picture is anything to go by (there's nothing
else), then they might come in handy as a pack of spares sometime during
the first decade or so that you might blow a 12v MR16 in your transformer
(50Hz or electronic) powered down-lighting setup. :-)

For just a quid, they're worth a punt, especially if they're actually
12v rather than the horribly fragile 240v lamps (mind you, even a box of
six 240v MR16s are worth splashing out a quid on, assuming you're cursed
by such 240v fittings that is!).

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Johnny B Good