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Roger Ramjet wrote:mtainternational,
According to my electrician, the set-up is basically the same with both having an identical two pin receiver. I initially bought three "racks" that took three separate lights each and then changed the halogen globe inside for clear LED. Very very disappointing result, the halogen lights were 5 times brighter than the LED replacements. The cost saving would be minimal for a disappointing result. I'd stick with the halogen lights.
MGV12 wrote:What is the brand and wattage of the halogen bulbs? Total wattage for all lights in the pool?
What is the brand, wattage and type of the LED bulbs? Total wattage for all lights in the pool?
Roger Ramjet wrote:MGV12,MGV12 wrote:What is the brand and wattage of the halogen bulbs? Total wattage for all lights in the pool?
What is the brand, wattage and type of the LED bulbs? Total wattage for all lights in the pool?
I've already posted on my building thread or on another thread (I searched for an 20 minutes and couldn't find it) the types of LED and halogen bulbs I've used (the only ones available at Thai Watsadu and HomePro) and, as they were the only ones available without driving to either Chang Mai or Pattaya or searching dozens of electrical outlets in Bangkok, they're the ones I'm sticking to. Both were 12V though and worked off the same step-down, even though it's not recommended.
We had this discussion before, with you adamant that LED were far superior to halogen, however, if you look at all the people who have LED installed, they all complain about the inicial cost and the short span the LED lights have in some cases. Add to that the cost of changing the step-downs, the fact that the LEDs do not give off the same light as the halogens and you have the reason why I went for spiral fluorescents throughout the house and have gone back to halogen for the three racks, along with the pool lights. Along with that the cheap Chinese and Thai LEDs that are being flogged by the big stores are totally disappointing and have a life expectancy of getting out of the store only with miserable light quality, and it all adds up to a dismal failure at this stage. Perhaps, when the Chinese and Thai improve their quality, then I'll reconsider, but at this stage it's a waste of money.
Perhaps you should tell the Chinese and Thai about "industry standard" because so far they are years behind the rest of the world.
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