Mastec GU10 Spotlight CFL | A GU10 Based Compact Fluorescent Lamp

[@rs12official]

Interesting bulb! I like how the fluorescent tube inside is so amusingly short. It’s just the top of a larger CFL! But it is only 7w after all. Despite how cool it is, this definitely isn’t a very practical MR16/GU10 bulb. As you said, most fixtures that take these types of bulbs would not accept a bulb this long (or at least I highly doubt they would). I could see this being a particular issue for fixtures with reflectors or those that fully enclose the bulb, as the bulb may stick out or not fit at all. There would certainly be some more exposed-design fixtures that could use these though, the foldable track light that we have in our kitchen would definitely be able to. At one point, Feit Electric sold 12v MR16 CFLs here in the US, which were actually about the same size as a normal 12v MR16. I wonder if “2208” in the etch could be a date code of the 22nd week of 2008?

[@photonik-luminescence]

Thanks alot for your feedback ! I have one GU10 fixture and the CFL shown would definitely not fit. At this point i have no idea why somone made these CFLs of the given size. I am pretty surprised they cramed down the mini CFL tube to that size, wich is already cool enough for me 😂. Either way, not many fixtures can take it and i think that's why i never saw them actually being used. It really is a abomination of a kind

[@AstroRVe]

Wonderful presentation

[@photonik-luminescence]

Thanks !

[@theanti-ledguy9052]

I have some Osram branded ones and they are quite good not that bright and it takes quite a lot to warm up but it lasted longer than the other gu10 leds.

[@photonik-luminescence]

Thanks for watching ! I personally haven't seen them in any fixtures although usually it's either LED or halogen.

[@Alvin-Seville_NBG]

super video 👍schaut interessant aus die Birne😎

[@photonik-luminescence]

Danke 👍

[@dogwalker666]

Usually they had a translucent cover, The first one i came across needed "The vice of knowledge" before i realised it was CFL.

[@photonik-luminescence]

I also have one that have a diamond pattern that doesn't let you see the cfl tube inside but to be fair i didn't eaven know they had GU10 CFLs. Thanks for watching 👍

[@dogwalker666]

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