jonnyboy
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Nov 27, 2005
- Messages
- 2,564
- Location
- Camberley, Surrey
- Car
- 1991 sl300-24 project,s124 280,w115 no interior, w108 project no engine
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Got loads of lights around Chez JB with g4 capsule halogen lamps (yes I know everyone calls them bulbs). I have one pair of table lamps with loads of these in that eats them at a fearsome rate. Most expensive lamps of all we own too!
I tried to replace them with LED equivalent at the turn of the year but they didn't work - I got flickering. Seemingly its something to do with either my lamp transformers being dc and the lamps ac or vice versa. My local independent said that he expected by the end of this year that with technology moving forward there would be some lamps introduced that would work with all. Unfortunately I can't tell if my transformers are ac or dc because they are built in and the lamp fittings are still under warranty. My indi still has no news, he's very slow and steady, there are bound to be ones out there that work well and are aesthetically pleasing (lamps form part of the effect). anyone got any real world experience/links? We've loads of visitors heading our way, and the nature of the fitting is that the lower 4 or 5 of the lamps are a total ballache to replace !!
Cheers, J
Got loads of lights around Chez JB with g4 capsule halogen lamps (yes I know everyone calls them bulbs). I have one pair of table lamps with loads of these in that eats them at a fearsome rate. Most expensive lamps of all we own too!
I tried to replace them with LED equivalent at the turn of the year but they didn't work - I got flickering. Seemingly its something to do with either my lamp transformers being dc and the lamps ac or vice versa. My local independent said that he expected by the end of this year that with technology moving forward there would be some lamps introduced that would work with all. Unfortunately I can't tell if my transformers are ac or dc because they are built in and the lamp fittings are still under warranty. My indi still has no news, he's very slow and steady, there are bound to be ones out there that work well and are aesthetically pleasing (lamps form part of the effect). anyone got any real world experience/links? We've loads of visitors heading our way, and the nature of the fitting is that the lower 4 or 5 of the lamps are a total ballache to replace !!
Cheers, J