LED GU10 bulbs

[hammerman]

I recently purchased some of the above for my bathroom to replace the 4 GU10 halogen bulbs (50 watts each !!!!!). The LEDs (3 watts each !!!) give a lovely crisp blue, white light.

They were up for a few weeks when i noticed some of the LEDs within the cluster on one bulb had gone out. There are about 35 LEDs to a bulb and 1/3 to 1/2 were not working. The next day, they came back on again but the same happened to a different bulb.

This has been happenning for a number of weeks now and in the end, all 4 bulbs had some of the LEDs not working.

last night, 2 of the bulbs packed up completely.

Any suggestions ? They are definately rated for mains 240v supply, not 12v.

Many thanks

HM

[gingejbee]

I'd take them back and ask for replacements or refund (hope you still have receipt!).
By coincidence, from today (Thurs) , Lidl have these same lamps, 3W LED GU10, at £5.99 each and state a bulb life of 25,000 hours.

[36TEAK36]

I have been having the same problem for over a year now, and must have spent a fortune on bulbs. I tried the cheap ones at first and gradually built up to the more expensive ones, but they all kept blowing. In the end I decided to buy a low wattage, so purchased some 20W bulbs. This was 2 weeks ago, and they are all still working.

[gingejbee]

Sounds like these domestic LED lamps haven't QUITE reached perfection, just yet!

[BillyBB]

Where are they from, I was looking on ebay but am worried now.

[hammerman]

believe it or not, i got them from ebay :-( I have emailed the company and they've asked for photos, which ive done.

[gingejbee]

Well, if you get them from Lidl and you do have problems with them, at least you'll get your money back with no problems. They are £5.99 each and have a choice of four different fitting-types.

[BillyBB]

Thanks