I’m building a new kitchen and want to fit loads of new lights, such as

•      8 ceiling down lights and be able to dim them.
•      Decorative d/lights to the overhanging cornice, but they need to be smaller and not have much body height or you’ll be able to see them.  
•      Lighting to the underside of the wall cupboards.

Any ideas as to what I should fit ???

What are the pros and cons of mains and low voltage lights
What’s the difference between gu10 & gz10 8)

Thanks
Dusty

for your overhang use 20 watt capsule lamp starlights, these r small so you wont see them standing on top of the cornice

as for the difference betweem 240vGu10 and 12v dichroic. dichroic means the light goes forward, heat backward.  12v ELC dic, produce a crisp white light, the 240volt halogen a warmer more traditional glow.

[quote author=Dusty  link=1090918397/0#0 date=1090918397]What’s the difference between gu10 & gz10 8)

Thanks
Dusty
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There are 2 common types of mains halogen lamp bases, GZ10 and GU10.

 

GZ10 lamps are the dichroic (cool beam) type, where a lot of heat comes out of the back, and GU10s have internal reflectors (the lamps are also known as PARxx - Parabolic Aluminium Reflector) where the heat comes out forwards.

If you look you'll see that you can put a GU10 lamp in a GZ10 fitting, but not the other way around.  This was done so that you couldn't put a dichroic lamp into a luminaire designed for PAR lamps, as the rearward-reflected heat would damage it.

Well guess what - people have now started making dichroic GU10s  

If a luminaire has a GU10 base, then unless the instructions explicitly say otherwise, you must only use PAR GU10s in it, not dichroic.

The problem is that, chandeliers in stately homes aside, not one lighting manufacturer in the whole world, in the last 100-odd years, has succeeded in making any form of pendant luminaire that is even marginally attractive.

I've disliked every one I've ever seen in anybody's house.

[quote author=HandyMac  link=1090918397/0#7 date=1092263845]The only good thing I can say about this stupid downlighters is that they have been a source of income for me.
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They're the gift that keeps on giving - in a few years time they will be the source of work for lots of plasterers, installing new ceilings! And then you get to come along and install stylish 'new' pendant fittings!

If there anything like the types used in the design of bars/clubs/restaurants, then they must be pretty sharp