led bulbs

[dreadnought]

hi all, can anyone on the forum recommend a good g4 led bulb replacement please,i`m not happy with the one i have as i think there running a bit hot,and i would sooner be safe than sorry,many thanks

[Momac]

I bought LED replacements in 2106 from Bedazzled . They have been no trouble at all which is what I had hoped for as they were not cheap. I chose the equivalent of 20 watt, warm white, and they are a lot brighter than the 10 watt halogens they replaced , which is okay with me. 

https://bedazzledledlighting.co.uk/product-category/led-bulbs/g4/

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Edited December 29, 2017 by MartynG

[Dr Bob]

I am using the Bedazzled ones

https://bedazzledledlighting.co.uk/product-category/led-bulbs/g4/g4-vertical-back-pin/

Everyone will say they are expensive but they work very well and have not let us down.

 

edit - Martyn beat me to it by 10 secs

Edited December 29, 2017 by Dr Bob

[Guest]

Another vote for Bedazzled, replaced all halogens with LEDS,  they are voltage spike protected as well.

[Onewheeler]

Bedazzled have always worked well for me, mostly running 10-30 V bulbs from 24 V. I did have some bulbs from Litecone which burnt out almost immediately despite being run well inside the rated voltage. I think that was just unlucky, the proprietor offered to replace them and I never quite got around to sending them back.

[Detling]

Bought bedazzled in 2012 still all working. Bought e-bay for house in 2014 some (10%) have failed.

[Nightwatch]

Bedazzled for us too. Helpful. Good to order on line and quick dispatch.

[Keeping Up]

And another vote for Bedazzled. We replaced 8 fluorescent 6 halogens and 2 festoon bulbs about 5 years ago, all still working and bright, also they were very helpful when I phoned with some queries. Expensive yes but very good. Our only problems have been that the colour match on two of the warm white tubes was poor, and they knock out the DAB radio in areas of poor reception.

[tree monkey]

Just bought some from bedazzled,  visited the "shop" more of an office with loads of electronic stuff spread over the desks

Very very helpful they spent ages explaining things to us.

Well worth the visit

[Dr Bob]

That's 8-0 for Bedazzled then!

[ditchcrawler]

I use Ultraleds  https://www.ultraleds.co.uk

[sharpness]

2 hours ago, Dr Bob said:

That's 8-0 for Bedazzled then!

9 - 0

[tree monkey]

27 minutes ago, sharpness said:

9 - 0

More like 9-1, it seems ditchcrawler hasn't been fully indoctrinated yet.

 

 

 

 

 

Soon we will have him

[Mac of Cygnet]

1 hour ago, tree monkey said:

More like 9-1, it seems ditchcrawler hasn't been fully indoctrinated yet.

 

 

 

 

 

Soon we will have him

The difference is that Bedazzled specialises in 12/24V systems for boats, motorhomes, etc.  and have a very easy to use website.  Neither applies to Ultraleds.

Make it 10-1.

[Sea Dog]

11 - 1

My Bedazzled full outfit of lamps are over 5 years old and all are still fine.

Edited December 30, 2017 by Sea Dog
Thought I ought to add more than the score update.

[alan_fincher]

12 hours ago, Dr Bob said:

That's 8-0 for Bedazzled then!

 

12 hours ago, ditchcrawler said:

I use Ultraleds  https://www.ultraleds.co.uk

I have also used UltraLEDs for 3 different boats.

All 100% reliable, and good they say for 8V to 30V.

They may not be specifically a canal supplier, but that doesn't make the products inferior.  I suspect the products are near identical, and certainly contain visually identical componentry.

Last time I looked, UltraLEDs were about half the price of Bedazzled, so I'm not sure why people are so wed to the latter, particularly as we regularly get people suggesting for other products that you buy from a non canal supplier to avoid huge mark ups.

[mrsmelly]

mmmmm my stuff is all from Limekiln. Doesn't mind voltage upsy downsy stuff all still going strong. Nowhere near as expensive as Bedazzled though so it cant be any good.

[Boat&Bikes]

16 minutes ago, mrsmelly said:

mmmmm my stuff is all from Limekiln. Doesn't mind voltage upsy downsy stuff all still going strong. Nowhere near as expensive as Bedazzled though so it cant be any good.

Mine are from eBay. No failures in 3 years. Had same on last boat had one fail in five years. 65p each. Current boat has around 40 lights...

[mrsmelly]

17 minutes ago, ianali said:

Mine are from eBay. No failures in 3 years. Had same on last boat had one fail in five years. 65p each. Current boat has around 40 lights...

My previous boat was all from ebay. Mostly as you say all good but on occasion there would be some that soon burnt out but even adding those in the cost was hugely less than many places.

[Sea Dog]

4 hours ago, mrsmelly said:

My previous boat was all from ebay. Mostly as you say all good but on occasion there would be some that soon burnt out but even adding those in the cost was hugely less than many places.

It's not necessarily that the cheapest burn out and need to be replaced, so much as how some of the cheapest burn out. I'm not convinced about the conscience of some cheap Chinese manufacturers, and I'm pretty sure British Standards mean little over there other than another logo to fake and don't see the Chinese Government clamping down on the counterfeits. I don't know how to tell which products might fail safe and which might literally burn out, otherwise, if it's just the odd light going out, I'd probably also go for cheaper ones too.

[ditchcrawler]

18 hours ago, tree monkey said:

More like 9-1, it seems ditchcrawler hasn't been fully indoctrinated yet.

 

 

 

 

 

Soon we will have him

I am not saying they are any better or worse, its just the company that I have bought all mine from that have lasted more than a few months like the ebay ones did

[tree monkey]

13 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said:

I am not saying they are any better or worse, its just the company that I have bought all mine from that have lasted more than a few months like the ebay ones did

I was being flippant but bedazzled suited me, being an electrical ignoramus they were happy to answer my questions and offer no question asked return.

With the bonus the office is an easy drive away so no problem with delivery either.

There are plenty of other suppliers and plenty of people happy with them

[jonathanA]

Aten lighting are good too but since the cheapo Chinese stuff on eBay is a tenth of the price of  bedraggled, ultra pricey or amen I think it’s always worth a look there too 

Aten do a comprehensive range of adapters which means you don’t have to change or bodge your existing light fittings

[rgreg]

I bought a cheapo pack off ebay a couple of years ago and so far so good.

[Sea Dog]

15 hours ago, rgreg said:

I bought a cheapo pack off ebay a couple of years ago and so far so good.

Do you mean good that they're all still working or good that the ones that have blown so far haven't set fire to your boat?