replacing halogen bulbs with cfl (heat, installing, light, better)

[brook2ga]

I have a fixture that uses 50w MR16 GU10 120v Halogen bulbs. They give off too much heat. Is there anything I can replace them with (such as a compact fluorescent)? tia

[jimboburnsy]

Those are the little bulbs with two stud connections on the back, right? My first instinct is that you're probably out of luck. I believe you can find the same bulbs in a lower wattage, though. I'm certain I've seen some 35 watt variants. That may mitigate the heat problem a bit.


EDIT: Look what a google search turned up... As a bonus, free shipping and no sales tax in most of the lower 48.

http://www.bulbtown.com/SM7GU10_30K_...SE_p/05405.htm

http://www.bulbtown.com/SM9GU10_30K_...SE_p/05438.htm

[harry chickpea]

2.5 watts LED. Doesn't get much cooler than that.

LED GU10 MR16 FLOOD LIGHT BULB 2.5 WATTS/50K DAYLIGHT WHITE LED LIGHT BULB

[jimboburnsy]

Originally Posted by harry chickpea

2.5 watts LED. Doesn't get much cooler than that.

LED GU10 MR16 FLOOD LIGHT BULB 2.5 WATTS/50K DAYLIGHT WHITE LED LIGHT BULB

Good point. Difficult to argue with a 70,000 hour 2.5W bulb. I would like it a lot better if the output was more than 155 lumens, though.

I hope there is a team of scientists and engineers working around the clock to deliver more functional LED bulbs by 2010.

[xs2vishalsharma]

how can we replace of helogen in 12w from cfl which will be sufficient with cfl

[d4g4m]

If a bulb fixture is controlled by a wall switch, you can control the heat and light output [but not a cfl] by installing a reostat [dimmer switch]

[jimboburnsy]

Originally Posted by d4g4m

If a bulb fixture is controlled by a wall switch, you can control the heat and light output [but not a cfl] by installing a reostat [dimmer switch]

Does anyone still make rheostat dimmers? They may all be solid state nowadays.

[texdav]

The CFL will cause the cheaper reostat dimmers to actually hum very lightly.