Browse Forums Lighting + Lighting Design Re: 12V or 240V Down Lights - What's the difference? 12Sep 27, 2009 5:50 pm Kodiak Data Cabling onFaceBook Consult*, Design and Installation Data, TV, Home Theatre/ AV Cabling, Multi Room Audio, IP CCTV and Door Intercoms Ask for a Quote. *DIY DATA Cabling Is Ilegal Re: 12V or 240V Down Lights - What's the difference? 14Oct 05, 2009 8:13 am buildingadreamhome MICA Hi there again Seeing that you have based your setup on halogens and not cfls, then either 240v or 12v is fine. 12v was introduced to save you money, and it's a lot safer. Alternatively, if you go the 240v setup, then later down the track, you could convert them to CFL's. Now there's an idea! Hope this has helped. Hi Mica - Can you please explain why the 12V are safer than the 240V? not sure about safer but it allows the average joe to change them out when they are stuffed as they are 12v. Otherwise with a 240v you need to get a sparky in Re: 12V or 240V Down Lights - What's the difference? 15Oct 06, 2009 12:17 am Hi there all, Just to add my 2cents worth ... Halogen downlights are rated at AC, and led's are rated at DC. Therefore, to simply change the globe over, there are 2 outcomes: 1- It will not work. 2- It will work, but not for long. Like anything people, when a job is half done, the result is only half as well. Hope this helps!! Re: 12V or 240V Down Lights - What's the difference? 16Feb 20, 2011 10:37 pm We went to Beacon Lighting today and bought the 240V Murano downlight setup for our small kitchen... it looks very smart and you can mount them in what ever position you like - shall show you the type we went for: http://www.beaconshop.com.au/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=shop.flypage&sku=150038&category_id=18&manufacturer_id=0&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=1# Will show once installed in a few weeks Re: 12V or 240V Down Lights - What's the difference? 17Feb 21, 2011 11:50 am Let me give a summary of 12V versus 240V lighting 12V lighting: Requires a transformer to convert from 240 V to 12 V. This will have a cost and there will be some power loses (get an electronic, rather than magnetic transformer to minimise these losses). So when the bulb is rated at 50W, you need to add another 10W or so for the power used in the ballast. You can get LED and halogen bulbs, but I haven't seen any CFL bulbs. They use the MR16 fitting 240V lighting: Cheaper to install, one less part to go faulty, easier to insulate the roof (no need to worry about clearing the transfomer) and you can get LED, halogen and CFL bulbs. They use the GU10 fitting. Both are safe. To me, I can't see an advantage to 12V lighting, but I'm open to hearing any good reason for using 12V except for some application such as outdoor or pool lighting. (There are some suggestions that 12 V lighting is more effecient, but this area is a bit fuzzy.) Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: 12V or 240V Down Lights - What's the difference? 18Feb 21, 2011 8:05 pm mel buildingadreamhome MICA Hi there again Seeing that you have based your setup on halogens and not cfls, then either 240v or 12v is fine. 12v was introduced to save you money, and it's a lot safer. Alternatively, if you go the 240v setup, then later down the track, you could convert them to CFL's. Now there's an idea! Hope this has helped. Hi Mica - Can you please explain why the 12V are safer than the 240V? not sure about safer but it allows the average joe to change them out when they are stuffed as they are 12v. Otherwise with a 240v you need to get a sparky in Why do you need a sparky? Re: 12V or 240V Down Lights - What's the difference? 19Feb 22, 2011 11:33 am I think mel means that you need a sparky when you want to change the light fitting, not the light bulb. (Although the way everything is being regulated, you'll soon need a registered person to wipe your ar** for you.) Demolition August 2009, Construction Started September 2009, Completed December 2010 Re: 12V or 240V Down Lights - What's the difference? 20Feb 22, 2011 11:33 am For 240v GU10 you don't. Some old MR16 fittings used to be 240v which required an electrician to connect new globes.
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