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Default G4: halogen or LED?

On 15/04/2020 11:58, Chris B wrote:
On 15/04/2020 11:10, charles wrote:
In article ,
Â*Â*Â* newshound wrote:
We have a number of those "bedside lights" with a transformer in the
base and a pair of "radio aeriels" taking 12 volts AC to the light unit
containing a 20 watt halogen G4.


I've just used my last spare halogen bulb, I see there are loads of LED
replacements around.




I am using an LED replacement in the transformer equipped desk light
beside
me. No problems


+1

(just be a bit careful you can get 1.8W (~20w Halogen) and 1.0W (~10W
halogen) I can only speak for the 1.8W which seem to be fine. I expect
as always you need to make sure that you get the colour temperature that
you prefer - presumably warm white for bedside.



or maybe a cooler/blue white for reading. I find with my ageing eyes
that the blue white light gives better contrast when reading from a book.

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