COMING SOON! The New Philips Master 5.4W GU10. Available for Pre-Order

The newest product to be added to the Philips lighting range is the 5.4W Master GU10, this is new 50W equivalent that supersedes the  extremely popular Philips Master 5.5W GU10. In addition to the superb new design of this lamp, this 'upgrade' also offers a longer lifetime, a better colour and a higher lumen output for a lesser wattage. 

We have compared the two products in colour 830 40° and 930 40°  so that you can see the differences between the two. 


Product specification of Philips Master 5.5W GU10 830K 40°
5.5W
375 Lumens
Dimmable
Instant Full Light
Equivalent to 50W
Dimensions: Length 55mm x Diameter 50mm
40,000 Hour Lifetime

Colour 830

Product Specification of Philips 5.4W GU10 930 40°

5.4W

378 Lumens

Dimmable 

Instant Full Light

Equivalent to 50W

Dimensions: L57mm x Diameter 50mm

50,000 Hour Lifetime

Colour 930

Improved Lens Design

So, the main differences between these two lamps is the increase in lifetime, the higher lumens, the new design and the new colour of 930 instead of 830. The colour 930 is considered a much better colour due to it being higher up the colour spectrum. With all specification taken into account, we can safely say that this new 5.4W GU10 is a much better product than the 5.5W GU10 it has superseded. 

We currently have in stock the 5.4W GU10 in colour 940 40, please click here to order. The other colours and degree beams are available for pre-order. Please email sales@theledspecialist.co.uk or call us on 0118 950 7125. 

SPECIAL OFFER! Philips GU10 Twin Packs- Get them before they're gone!

We have a very special offer on two different twin packs of Philips LED GU10s, these lights are perfect for home use in your kitchen, living room and bathroom. 

These twin packs come in two different wattages; 3.5W which is equivalent to a 35W halogen and 4.5W which is equivalent to a 50W halogen. These lamps last for a long lifetime of 15,000 hours and have a beam angle of 36°. They can provide exceptional energy savings and are retrofit meaning they can swapped like for like with your existing fittings with no maintenance costs. The easiest and cheapest way to switch your home to LED!

3.5W as low as £5 for a pack!

4.5W as low as £6.40 for a pack!

To see the full information for the different twin packs please click here.

Only whilst stocks last- Hurry, get them before they're all gone! 

Tunable Led Lamps helping to repel insects.

A team led by professor Travis Longcore at the University of Southern California put insect traps under a variety of different LED and compact fluorescent lamps, including experimental tunable LEDs from Philips that allowed the team to alter the colour temperature. In the New York Times article that reports the findings, it states that 'the tunable LEDs could be adjusted to attract about twenty percent fewer [bugs] than standard LEDs did.' 
Longcore changed the colour of the tunable LEDs to a warmer colour and left the other LEDs at a cooler, bluer colour. 

The compact fluorescent lamp attracted the most insects because they emit violet and ultraviolet light, they are much farther on the blue spectrum than the blue lights that were discovered to attract insects in a 2005 study in Faisalabad, Pakistan. LEDs attract less insects even when they are a bluer colour because they do not emit any ultraviolet light. 

The findings from this research could help reduce the amount of insect-borne diseases such as malaria if tunable LEDs were installed in higher risk and infected areas. 

It can't be stated that LEDs do not attract insects as they are still naturally drawn to light, however they do attract much fewer bugs. 

In order to attract less insects in your home, particularly in these summer months, it would be wise to buy tunable LED lighting so that you can alter the colour temperature of your lights. 
Please click here to see the Osram Lightify starter pack on our site, a white lamp that allows you to chose between 6500K which is a cooler white colour and 2700K, a more warm light. 

A tunable LED lamp is perfect as you can change the colour of the light in seconds, without having to change a lamp or even turn it off. This will mean you can still have your windows open and lights on when the rumoured heatwave does eventually come! 

To see the full range of the Osram Lightify, including colour changing indoor and outdoor lamps, please click here. 




This article was adapted from the Lux Review article, ' Want to repel insects? Tune your LED lamp' by Mark Halper, 7th July 2015. 

LEDs Needed For London's 24 Hour Tube Service

LEDs are the best choice for carrying out maintenance with the 24 hour underground service coming in September. 

The underground is going to be running 24 hours at weekends on some lines from September. The 'Night Tube' will run fully on the Jubilee and Victoria line and on most of the Piccadilly, Central and Northern line. It has been largely supported by underground users who believe that it will make travelling home at night much safer, quicker and reliable. However, having a the tube run all night will create problems for the underground's engineers. 

How will they maintain the lighting if they have less time to access it? The answer is simple, LEDs. With the longer lifetime of LEDs meaning less maintenance and the energy savings they bring it would be silly not to install them in the London underground. 

Bob Benn, head of stations engineering at Transport for London has stated that, 'The 24-hour tube will have a significant impact on maintenance, particularly on some of our central London stations. It means we are going to have to concentrate our maintenance on Sunday to Thursday evenings. We have to re-plan a lot of our maintenance activities to fit everything into those five days.' 

Hopefully by making the lighting LED, there will be less changes, meaning lighting will not need as much maintaining as other areas. As LEDs can be wiped clean using a pole from the platform without being damaged they will be much cheaper and quicker to clean. In addition to this, due to their extended lifetime they will need to be replaced much less often, unlike fluorescent tubes.

When speaking at the lighting for rail conference last week, Benn suggested that LED lighting could be an answer to the question of underground lighting, 'When we consider the use of new lighting technology, a significant factor is how much maintenance we need to do. From a business case point of view that's one of the advantages of things like LED, in terms of lamp life and how much we need to access the fittings. It's not just about energy saving, we look at the whole-life cost.' 

More and more LED lights are being installed in the underground, including retrofit tubes and new luminaries in redeveloped stations and now the extended lifetime is really starting to pay off. 

The London underground is in the middle of a £5.5 billion investment programme which will mean there will be lighting upgrades and improvements in some of the busiest underground stations. There is also a further improvement programme in the planning phases. 

Benn said that, 'there will be significant opportunities to change the lighting technology and also change the total ambience of the station and the environment.' 





This blog post was adapted from Lux magazine article, 'How LEDs are helping to make London's 24-hour Tube possible' 29th June 2015

The best choice for tubes: Philips LED

Philips LED Tubes are the safest choice for replacing your fluorescent tubes. 

Watch the video on why Philips LED tubes are the best to replace your fluorescent tubes with. They are safe, reliable, of the best quality, offer huge energy savings and long lasting performance. Philips is a brand you can trust and these tubes are worth every penny. Philips tubes comply with the international standards and are validated and certified by credible third party laboratories. 

Here at The Led Specialist, we think Philips tubes are the best choice. Click here to see the full range that we stock, 

Start saving energy by replacing your fluorescent tubes with Philips LED tubes NOW! Prices soon to be reduced! 

Light up your garden life!

The Philips My Garden range now available from The Led Specialist. 

This range offers you a stylish way to illuminate your garden, perfect for hot weather and those summer BBQs. Some of these have LEDs built in but others require you an additional lamp. We have made it easy on our site by including this lamp, so you don't need to worry about having to buy the lamp to go inside. 

Below is  a few examples of some of the range we have, from wall lights and porch lights to pedestals and posts, the Philips myGarden range is a fabulous way to light up your garden or outdoor space. 

Eden Wall Light LED
















Creek Post Black including Philips 9.5W Corepro GLS


























Bamboo Inox Wall Light with Sensor 

To access our full range of outdoor lighting, including the Philips MyGarden in addition to; floodlights, wall lights and the Outdoor Osram Lightify wifi lamps, please click here.

Which? Best Buy Lamps in Stock at The Led Specialist!

Once again the Which? Best Buy consumer awards have announced their winners for this year with brands Integral and Crompton coming up trumps. 

Wins two years in a row for Integral, last year they won the award for best spotlight with their 5.3W GU10. At the Led Specialist we have sold large quantities of these lamps and haven't heard a complaint yet! 

This year, Integral won the 1st place for best buy light bulb with the 8.2W Omni GLS which is available in BC and ES caps. It boasts a lumen output of 806, 25,000 hour lifetime and an extra wide beam angle of 260°. 

Integral commented  that, 'this is the ideal lamp for consumers who like the classic bulb look and brightness, but also want to enjoy the savings of LED. This product is perfect for existing lampshades and fixtures.' 

This lamp is equivalent to 60W and comes in colour 2700K, very warm white, perfect for your home. 

Please go to our website to see this item: 

The Led Specialist 8.2W Omni GLS BC

Integral's other winner this year was the 16W Classic GLS lamp. This is equivalent to an 100W incandescent lamp and offers 1521 lumens and a  25,000 hour lifetime. It is 2700K, very warm white. This is more powerful than Integral's other winner but nevertheless also offers great performance. It is a perfect lamp to replace the existing fittings in your home and is extremely thermally efficient. 

Please go to our website to see this item: 

The Led Specialist 16W GLS BC

Crompton's winner this year is the new Manor range 5W GLS in ES and BC. Which said that this lamp, 'provides a consistent and efficient source of light and looks like an old-style incandescent too.. it is also good value.' 

These lamps offer 400-440 lumens, a 20,000 hour lifetime, 10,000 switching cycles. They are available in clear or satin glass. This is a luxury lamp for use in both in decorative and everyday applications. 

Please go to our website to see this range: 

The Led Specialist Crompton Led Manor Range

We are  extremely proud to stock all these items, please order from The Led Specialist website to see why these lamps won the Best Buy awards this year! 

The Led Specialist Website