Commercial Lamp Supplies News

Some really good LEDs have been added today, a single LED 12volt which is stunning and an amazing colour changing LED with remote control.

We get lots of enquiries and orders, thankfully, for 50mm low voltage lamps.
It is a common misconception that these are low energy because they are low voltage -IT IS NOT TRUE!
The 50 and 35mm dichroic lamps are often used in kitchens and for highlighting alcoves and features. They were designed for display lighting, they give a crisp intense light of high quality but even at 12 volts a 50 watt lamp still uses 50 watts of electricity!
The Philips Masterline ES is one good alternative, you keep the quality of light and uses 40% less electricity, you will find them in the low voltage section.
The Megaman twist and lock reflectors are another choice, these are tiny fluorescent tubes so the light output is more like a fluorescent tube than the dichroic spotlight, they are more of a floodlight than a spotlight. They use 80% less power and pay for themselves, on an average of 8 hours per day, in less than a year, and working on those numbers they should last around 5 years! In following years they are worth £10 off your electricity bill for each one you install and you won’t be changing lamps so often.

We all are being hurt by the new electricity prices, low energy light bulbs have been around a long time but they have not always been up to job. Yellowing, not bright enough and very slow starting have made them less popular than they could have been.
Philips make the best ones in our opinion and yes you cannot dim them and yes they don’t start immediately but they are quick enough, bright enough and they don’t yellow prematurely.
The cost savings are enormous! Have a look at the example below.

Despite a teething problem of a loose connection Marlene is now happy with her new lights.
Hi Alan