John Not.responding.@dotcom wrote:
I have a ceiling fitting with G9 bulbs - Halogen 40 watt.

The heat and a bit of arcing has damaged a lampholder and I can't work out
how to replace it.

Ideally I would like to go with LED - but dimmable ones are not bright
enough.

I was wondering if there could be a way to rebuild it with a power supply
in the ceiling and low voltage LEDs in place of the G9s.

Are there any low voltage LEDs that are brighter than the halogens in a
similar size?


Weve several lights which use 2 x G9 40W. While they are fine heat/arcing
wise ( the bulb holders are ceramic) they are terrible life wise.

Ive tried a few LED replacements which claimed to give an equivalent or
higher light output but none were even as good. All were 240V. Im still
hoping to find some, meanwhile I have a stock of 40W G9 bulbs and a ladder
handy.


As for the lamp holder, our G9 holder is secured by 2 small screws, visible
from the bulb position on some and the reverse ( back) on another one. You
can buy ceramic fittings on EBay.