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What To Look For When Buying LED Spotlights
These compare very favorably with the light emitted by standard halogen lamps and in most cases give a slightly more crisp and, well, white light than the yellowish hue associated with incandescent lighting.
There is also the issue of mains versus low voltage lighting as these not only have different wiring requirements but the actual lamp bases are different. To replace mains powered halogen spot lamps you need to be looking at LED GU10 format lamps, whereas for low voltage systems you ... Solar Garden Lighting
There are some solar garden light kits that use a separate solar panel (often a group of lights will share the panel) but even these are self-contained systems that are easy to move around.
People sometimes think that you can simply extend the cable for a conventional low voltage lighting circuit and thus reach into the furthest corners of the garden but in practice there is a maximum length to any cable run. This is often stated on the transformer (or the box containing the cable) and as you add more spurs to feed individual light fittings, this maximum length reduces. Basically the cable itself ... Are Solar Garden Lights Any Good?
The main difference is that very few solar lights are designed to make it through the night and start to fade after a number of hours, but again that's usually not a problem unless you really do want to be out there till dawn.
For ease of installation it's a clear win for solar landscape lighting as anyone who has installed conventional low voltage lighting using cables will agree. A normal 12v electric garden lighting system typically involves locating a transformer in a secure and convenient (so you can turn the lights on and off) location indoors, routing the cable to the outside (often by drilling a hole ... Replacing Halogen Lamps With LED Spotlights
Note however that it is possible to obtain MR16 and MR11 lamps that have smooth (non-faceted) reflectors.
Most people associate MR16 spot lights with 12v low voltage lighting, but many MR16 lamps are suitable for use with unmodified mains voltage. The difference is in the type of base. What most people refer to as MR16 spotlights use the 2 pin GU5.3 base whereas main powered MR16 spots use the ... A Simple Guide To Buying And Installing LED Home Lighting
Confused? If you can afford it there is always the option of an adaptive dimmer that as the name suggests dynamically adapts to work with resistive, inductive and capacitive loads. Now you know why so many low voltage light fittings with built-in transformers (ones that use G4 halogen bulbs are a prime example) state "non-dimmable". They're just covering their backsides - they often can be dimmed, but you need to establish what type of transformer it is using and purchase a type of dimmer suitable for that transformer.
Finally, be aware that whereas dimming an ... 
