Other Lamps & Bulbs

Welcome to our miscellaneous lamps section that contains a selection of our less popular bulbs, known as 'the others'.

Our other lamps and bulbs is an eclectic mixture of the following types:

GX53 lamps were originally invented with CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lamp) technology, now superseded by the far superior LED (Light Emitting Diode). LED GX53 lamps are a compact low energy light bulb with 2 stubby pins. All GX53 lamps are mains powered and have the necessary components built into them. While CFLs took up to 80 seconds to achieve full brightness, LEDs are instant.

The main advantage of using a GX53 lamp is the physical size. GX53s have a shallow depth of around 24mm (varying from brand to brand. This once made the GX53 lamp the ideal and often only choice for use in areas where space is limited. Other advantages of using the GX53 lamp are:

• Negligible heat output
• Long lasting, around 10 times longer than halogen
• Ultra slim design
• Wider beam angle of 106 to 120 degrees

R7S LED Lamps are available in 2 sizes of 78mm and 118mm. They are great for replacing inefficient halogens.

2D Lamps are an energy efficient version of the 2D CFL which in turn were a longer lasting and lower energy alternative to incandescent.

Most of forms of lighting technology such as incandescent and halogen bulbs are now banned in the EU.

Halogen, once loved by all, now revered by the lighting community. Like coal, this energy guzzling technology's days are over. Cheap to buy but expensive to run, R.I.P. the halogen, now a relic of the past, may your light continue to shine beyond this plane of existence!

Thanks for all your service halogen and CFL but it's now time to move onto a brighter, cleaner future with LED. Aging lighting technologies became obsolete almost overnight when the modern LED was invented by the legendary Shuji Nakamura who was rightfully awarded the Nobel Prize in 2014 for his achievements.