On Monday I got some LED lamps from Ikea as they're the cheapest retail that
I could find and I needed ES[1].

My ex could do with some BC golf ball and candle format; there are plenty on
e-bay BUT how can I tell if they're any good or just el cheapo crap?

Pointers towards good items/traders much appreciated.

[1] Ikea doesn't have BC or SBC - and the lamps aren't dimmable anyway (a
local pub would like some dimmable ones and doing the landlord a favour...)

Thanks.

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In article ,
PeterC wrote:
On Monday I got some LED lamps from Ikea as they're the cheapest retail
that I could find and I needed ES[1].

My ex could do with some BC golf ball and candle format; there are plenty
on e-bay BUT how can I tell if they're any good or just el cheapo crap?

Pointers towards good items/traders much appreciated.


megaman fluorescent golf balls are good and come in BC. Don't know about
their LEDs, though

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On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 18:12:45 +0100, charles wrote:

In article ,
PeterC wrote:
On Monday I got some LED lamps from Ikea as they're the cheapest retail
that I could find and I needed ES[1].

My ex could do with some BC golf ball and candle format; there are plenty
on e-bay BUT how can I tell if they're any good or just el cheapo crap?

Pointers towards good items/traders much appreciated.

megaman fluorescent golf balls are good and come in BC. Don't know about
their LEDs, though

mmm, the Megaman spiral CFLs that I have don't impress me - take too long to
get going, so that's why I've put LEDs where the fittings get cold.
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On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 17:59:33 +0100, PeterC
wrote:


Pointers towards good items/traders much appreciated.

I can vouch for this supplier...
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Yescompany-...Company?_rdc=1
I got a set of 7W dimmable PAR30 E27 LED spots from him months ago and
they've been absolutely fine. Not the cheapest, but about a third of
the price retailers/onlineUK were wanting for the same lamps. Unlike
another supplier, where two of three failed in a fortnight, but they
were far cheaper. Price seems to be an indicator - the failed ones
weren't total crap, just badly assembled and with buggral QC.

On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 00:57:38 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 17:59:33 +0100, PeterC
wrote:


Pointers towards good items/traders much appreciated.

I can vouch for this supplier...
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Yescompany-...Company?_rdc=1
I got a set of 7W dimmable PAR30 E27 LED spots from him months ago and
they've been absolutely fine. Not the cheapest, but about a third of
the price retailers/onlineUK were wanting for the same lamps. Unlike
another supplier, where two of three failed in a fortnight, but they
were far cheaper. Price seems to be an indicator - the failed ones
weren't total crap, just badly assembled and with buggral QC.

Thank you very much - just what I was after.
It's easy to find LEDs but, as you've found out, more difficult to get good
quality.
Off to have a browse.
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On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 09:13:30 +0100, PeterC
wrote:

Thank you very much - just what I was after.

NP.

It's easy to find LEDs but, as you've found out, more difficult to get good
quality.

The supplier of the duff ones refunded my return postage and offered
to send replacements or a refund. That was fasttech.com , who are
quite good at customer relations.
If they've addressed the QC issue and/or changed their supplier, I
might just get some more from them, but if the second lot go toes-up,
then never again from them. FT are ok for torches, etc.

On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 00:57:38 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

On Wed, 11 Sep 2013 17:59:33 +0100, PeterC
wrote:


Pointers towards good items/traders much appreciated.

I can vouch for this supplier...
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Yescompany-...Company?_rdc=1
I got a set of 7W dimmable PAR30 E27 LED spots from him months ago and
they've been absolutely fine. Not the cheapest, but about a third of
the price retailers/onlineUK were wanting for the same lamps. Unlike
another supplier, where two of three failed in a fortnight, but they
were far cheaper. Price seems to be an indicator - the failed ones
weren't total crap, just badly assembled and with buggral QC.

Ah, they turned out to be all ES or SES as far as I could see.

More searching hasn't yet come up with anything definite, but I did find a
guide to LEDs that looked sensible (to me):
http://www.ebay.co.uk/gds/LED-Lamps-...7064387/g.html
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Peter.
The gods will stay away
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On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:17:46 +0100, PeterC
wrote:

Ah, they turned out to be all ES or SES as far as I could see.

I take it there's no space for a converter socket in the fitting,
then. That's all I used, but there are no fittings here with space
restrictions on the lamp.

On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 22:06:25 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

On Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:17:46 +0100, PeterC
wrote:

Ah, they turned out to be all ES or SES as far as I could see.

I take it there's no space for a converter socket in the fitting,
then. That's all I used, but there are no fittings here with space
restrictions on the lamp.

Most of the fittings for which I require them look weird with just a 40W
ordinary bulb as it pokes out of the top or bottom, so the extra length
would be worse unless golf-ball lamps were used. ISTR that she prefers
candle type.
Although the adaptors are about 60mm long, I don't know the nett addition to
length - any info, please?
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Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway

On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 08:43:24 +0100, PeterC
wrote:

Most of the fittings for which I require them look weird with just a 40W
ordinary bulb as it pokes out of the top or bottom, so the extra length
would be worse unless golf-ball lamps were used. ISTR that she prefers
candle type.
Although the adaptors are about 60mm long, I don't know the nett addition to
length - any info, please?

I measured one up - it adds about an inch to the overall length.

On Fri, 20 Sep 2013 01:51:17 +0100, Grimly Curmudgeon wrote:

On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 08:43:24 +0100, PeterC
wrote:

Most of the fittings for which I require them look weird with just a 40W
ordinary bulb as it pokes out of the top or bottom, so the extra length
would be worse unless golf-ball lamps were used. ISTR that she prefers
candle type.
Although the adaptors are about 60mm long, I don't know the nett addition to
length - any info, please?

I measured one up - it adds about an inch to the overall length.

Thanks for that. Not as bad as I'd feared. It's too much for a small fitting
with a candle lamp but should be OK with golf ball.
I noticed some reviews for these adaptors on Amazon where there are really
cheap 'n' nasty ones that are reminiscent of the old, crumbly, Bakelite ones
of yore.
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Peter.
The gods will stay away
whilst religions hold sway