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Seems like a fantastic price for 240v LED globes. No idea on quality, so hold on to receipt. Enjoy :)
6x 10W 806 Lumen LED Luce Bella Globes $14.95 (Equates to $2.49 each) @ Bunnings
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How's the quality of this brand?
I'll be honest… I prefer Philips where I have seen them as low as $5
That being said, it is INCREDIBLY hard to 'stuff up' an LED bulb. Think of how many LED torches there are in the world and how many are from China. They've been making them for years so I wouldn't hesitate to buy if I didn't already have too many (which is not enough).
Haha I know what you mean. Currently owning two quality Chinese-made ThruNite and Fenix torches, a cheap UltraFire torch and converted an old waterproof Dolphin torch to run an LED bulb.
hard to stuff up a led bulb but easy to stuff up a driver circuit specially when 240v is involved. I wouldn't expect much from these bulbs.
@oxymoron: I thought about that to be honest, but hey… I figure since they use the same voltage (close enough) in China they would of had to perfect it by now. Lest half their country burns to the ground.
If you are concerned, there are always Philips bulbs on sale somewhere
That being said, it is INCREDIBLY hard to 'stuff up' an LED bulb
Not if you care about the colour temperature
Australia moved from 240 volts a long time ago.
Nominal voltage is 230 V, and the allowable voltage to the customer’s point of supply is, +10% to –6%. However, the preferred operating range is +6% to –2%. (243.8 V to 225.4 V)
nah I was talking about longevity of these bulbs. Lower quality components are being used on these bulbs and those won't last.
No such thing as perfect, especially not as far as the Chinese go. Always looking to make it cheaper, shave off a few cents here or there, even if reliability goes down the toilet
@spaceflight:
Not really .
I've questioned this ages ago with an electrician mate because I tested our voltage at the plug and it was 256V which is over the +10% supposed tolerance . Globes never last anywhere near their supposed MTBF . No doubt the voltage rises even higher at other times .
While Australia has adopted the 230V (1983) +10%-6% our 240V+6%-? is still sort of in spec .
https://www.ecdonline.com.au/content/business-and-management…@roller:
Electrician mate checked it with a very expensive fluke box costing thousands . Was within a single volt of my $100 voltmeter . My $15 Jaycar special multimeter was also within a couple of volts . I doubt any multimeter has an accuracy that poor .
@troyww: Price and name don't mean it's calibrated. I doubt your electrician is sending it to a NATA lab each year. For a simple 240v measurement, you're right a $15 special should be within a volt of a $1500 pro model.
@spaceflight: Thanks. I had no idea about this. It makes for some interesting reading;
http://electricalconnection.com.au/when-voltage-varies/Queensland is moving to 230V in 2018;
https://www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/network-voltage-queensla…Western Australia is still on 240V;
https://memberarea.necawa.asn.au/Admin/ViewContentPage?pageI…@edfoo:
What was involved in converting the dolphin torch? Does it make the battery last longer between uses?@kiitos: I just swapped the stock incandescent globe with an 3V 3W LED bulb. Much brighter but not sure how long the two rechargeable NiMH AA batteries will last?
@edfoo:
Ah, I thought you meant the big dolphin torches with the 9V battery. I find whenever I need to use it, which is infrequentently, the battery has gone flat, and they're not cheap.@kiitos: You mean the big Dolphin torch with 6V lantern battery. Actually my father has one and I have also replaced its weak stock incandescent globe with a Dorcy 40 lumen LED bulb. Slightly brighter and more energy efficient.
I bought a few, all broke within 18 months or so.
IKEA ones seem decent for a similar price though.
Do you mean glass of the globes broke. of the internal circuitry broke?
Thanks, maybe I will skip this brand for now.@edfoo: pretty sure all these types of globes use a hard plastic rather than glass. The ones I had stopped working.
Very good price
Hope it was 1000 lumensLol at Bunnings nearest store - apparently it's Mentone in Victoria despite having GPS/location services on & allowed, and that small thing about how I am in NSW.
Great price though :)
ha weird, mine also defaults to Mentone (I'm in Vic but nowhere near there)
I bought a pack of these last week for $19 which I thought was a pretty good price.
Mine are the same item number and model, but the box says 9W, not 10. and 870 lumens, not 806. Note sure what's going on there. Looking closer at the box, 806lm refers to the equivalent 60W incandescent output.The cool white is very bright. I like them.
Does the pack have any Warranty info?
The Luminous branded LED bulbs from Costco have a stated 3year limited replacement warranty on their packaging, varying levels of expected lifetime between 15,000-25,000hrs. They were about $14 for pack of 3.
No mention of warranty other than 15,000 hours run time (in 25C operating environment) and "Under Australian and New Zealand laws, this product is guaranteed to be acceptable quality and fit for purpose"
These were rubbish last time I tried them. All of them failed pretty quickly. Better off waiting for a sale on a decent brand.
Maybe I got some from a dud batch.
Have had this brand for around 2 years with no issues
I assume these wont work with a dimmer? Nothing on the Bunnings site
It says non dimmable in all the descriptions.
BS how 99% of providers only offer warm white (2700-3000K) and cool white (6000-7000K).
IMO the best is neutral white, which is around 4000K.
I have all 3 in my house, and the warm is noticeably yellow (and makes things look old and dirty), the cool is noticeably blue (and has an industrial/clinical feel to it) whilst the neutral just makes things look natural, as if it were daylight.makes things look old and dirty
That could be the horrible CRI on these cheaper bulbs.
Just a heads up read the last post about this brand of bulbs https://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2258070
I have these globes they work fine. Nice white but probably not a warm white. Seem more of a cool white to my eyes. I've had them since Nov last year
I've been using these for about 4 years now (3 years warranty) https://www.beaconlighting.com.au/ge-10w-led-bright-stik-es-… and https://www.beaconlighting.com.au/ge-10w-led-bright-stik-es-… . They come in warm (2850K) and cool (4000K) and both flavours come with BC or E27. They are not cheap at $11.95 (I bought at about 8$) but they look like going the distance. They don't get hot which helps. I just noticed that Bunnings has a similar product with 10W but a much higher light output (1100 lumens approx.) and a cheaper price. The catch is a lower estimated lifetime.
Dollar for dollar you will NOT find a better investment (coming from a standard bulb).