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Bunnings has this very second started dropping prices on their LED globes to obviously counter Woolworths. Keep an eye on them using the link below as other sizes are bound to drop in price as well. Enjoy :)
½ Price Philips LED Globes | eg. BC & ES 6W 470 Lumens $3.45 | @ Bunnings
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tightarse on 11/04/2017 - 20:33 bunnings.com.au (2091 clicks)
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What, only react to competition, not create it?
The "competition" shut down at the end of last year, if I recall correctly…
The major competitor did but this special is a direct reaction to Woolworths.
how bright are they?
6w - 470 lumens
Roughly equal to a 13W CFL or a 55-60W incandescent bulb
Charts online seem to indicate the following? (could this be a 110 vs 240 volt conversion issue?)
450lm = 40W Incandescent = 6-7W LED
800lm = 60W Incandescent = 8-12W LED
1100lm = 75W Incandescent = 9-13W LED
1600lm = 100W Incandescent = 16-20W LED
2600lm = 150W Incandescent = 25-28W LED
how bright are they?
Well, matching Woolies' prices means they don't have to beat them by X%, so they seem pretty bright :)
so far its just the 6w units?
That 13 watt is half price or less too. Basically the whole top row i think.
Wonder if the smart lights like the Philips hue or lifx bulbs will come down too?
They don't sell them.
They sell something that has a remote and changes colour, I was playing with it last weekend.
Yeah it's not a Hue. Big difference.
Philips Hue goes on sale regularly on Amazon France and Amazon Germany.
Oh can you please post a bargain next time they're on sale? Thanks heaps :)
Don't think it's all globes. The 10.5w appear to be standard price of $13
they will only price match/beat the globes available at woolies
Off topic but Costco is selling their A60 and A70 LED lines for around $3.5 each in a pack of 3. 10W - 1520 lumen. I personally found them a lot brighter than the Philip selling at Burnings
Do they come in B22 or just the E27?
should be both. I've bought both there previously
I bought one yesterday from there… :(
Come on, JV. I expect a better comment from you.
Karma…
Now you can answer a question. How much are they normally lol.
do you just disconnect the LED globe from the room you are leaving and then connect the same LED globe when entering another room?
That is ridiculous…
I just take a video of the light on my iphone and play it back in the other room…
Nice fine, thanks OP.
I bought some of the 10.5w when they were on special last week. I find them really bright (like the old 100watts incandescent). I was hoping they'd put the 6 or 7's on special soon.
Regarding the colour, I find the 'cool daylight' painfully sterile in appearance and even when mixing one warm white and one cool daylight in my kitchen it still looks too "hospital". The warm white is less yellow than the compact fluoros that i'm replacing anyway.
Can't wait for the day that bunnings comes up with some kind of online shop where you can buy things from.
They don't really need to and probably don't want to. Getting you in the store and wandering around the aisles is exactly what they want. How many times have you gone there looking for one or two things and come out with half a dozen?
That's my online shopping experience… on Amazon :)
It is so much faster to browse lots of things online…How many times have you gone there looking for one or two things and come out with half a dozen?
Only once.
Are you still in there? :)
Apply for the PowerPass card and then you can order online.
How come all my LED globes have similar life span as my tungsten globes. I thought they have way longer running hours.
Do you have them in enclosed light fixtures? If you do that will explain the reduced lifespan.
No. They are all opened. I believe if they are properly designed with good heat sink, they will last a long time and the company will go bankrupt :).
If you do that will explain the reduced lifespan.
why ?
Heat is the enemy of kangaroos
My LED globes had reduced lifespan in enclosed light fittings. I've gone back to fluoros for those.
I've found that the globes for the garage door opener kept blowing when using tungsten, halogen and fluoro due to I'm guessing the vibrations from the motor. But the LED globes have lasted the longest so far.My LED globes had reduced lifespan in enclosed light fittings
Why? They hardly emit any heat.
http://www.ledsmagazine.com/articles/2005/05/fact-or-fiction…
Your link just confirms that they don't produce any heat.
Fact or Fiction – LEDs don’t produce heat
In one sense this is true: LEDs are cool to the touch because they generally don't produce heat in the form of infrared (IR) radiation
@jv: The base gets hot, you can get LEDs specifically for enclosed fixtures but these aren't them see product description Recommended for use in a well ventilated light fitting to ensure maximum product life - Not suitable for fully enclosed fixtures.
See here also https://www.cnet.com/au/how-to/five-things-to-consider-befor…
@jv: From the article
heat is produced within the LED device itself, due to the inefficiency of the semiconductor processes that generate light. The wall-plug efficiency (optical power out divided by electrical power in) of LED packages is typically in the region of 5-40%, meaning that somewhere between 60 and 95% of the input power is lost as heat.
The energy consumed by a 100-watt GLS incandescent bulb produces around 12% heat, 83% IR and only 5% visible light. In contrast, a typical LED might produce15% visible light and 85% heat.
Especially with high-power LEDs, it is essential to remove this heat through efficient thermal management. Without good heat sinking, the internal (junction) temperature of the LED rises, and this causes the LED characteristics to change.@jv:
This is because the heatsink isn't exposed but wrapped with a thin layer of plastic that, guess what? Prevent the heat from dissipating. Some cheap ones have very little amount of heatsink. Anyway the LEDs will burn bright and it will slowly degrade due to heat.If you touch a 13W LED poorly heatsinked it will burn your fingers.
If you want long lasting LED bulbs buy those with fins. Avoid the ones with smooth surface all round.
@Rodo: Never bought them myself so not sure, but I'm guessing you would be able to get them at Bunnings just check the box to see if they are suitable for enclosed fixtures.
We had sealed unit leds installed to replace halogen downlights in the kitchen. Work week, but I fear there not dissipating heat well, as at least one of them makes a loud click noise soon after switching it off if it's been on all evening, like the housing is contracting as it cools.
What sort of lifespan should I expect from these types of units?
LEDs do produce heat! That is why they are soldered to a heat sink then screwed onto another heat sink plus the electronics produce heat! Heat is the reason they can not be enclosed. Any thing that uses electricity will produce some heat!
They usually overdrive the LEDs for the amount of heatsinking they have (not sure if this applies to filament LEDs), and the electronics in LED globes will probably die before the LEDs will anyway.
GU10 are not discounted.
MR16 not on sale either.
Not showing up as on sale on the Woolies website either, only the bayonet types are..
Just make sure the boxes are sealed in case they've been swapped with screw types from the last deal lol
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What's the point of paying more for this:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/philips-g93-9-6-60w-bc-led-globe…over this:
https://www.bunnings.com.au/philips-9-5w-warm-white-bc-a-sha…
Cheers TA, went to grab a couple from Safeway but they didn't have the bayonet cap ones, remembered you and belted down to Bunnings. You sexy bastard.
Thanks got 8 bc warm white for $4.95
Nice spotting - I wondered if they'd do this again.