Dear all,

I went to houses lightning and saw downlight cost around RM10~ each.

Would those lights be okay? cos in this thread, saw ppl discussing all rm30-1xx per light haha

i buy around Nov 2016 10pcs which cost RM14/pc. until today 1 already burn after lighthing strike around my "taman"
other house also got burn LED downlight. worst case 6 burn in 1 house. he bought at RM35/pc.
i buy only 10pcs because my friend said, this type of LED downlight only last 3 months.
i buy to test first. but lucky because the shop gift 1 year warranty.

For the pendant lights, it's not mounted to the plaster ceiling itself as it will not hold over time. Usually the electrician will bolt it to a timber support (some sites refer to it as lath, can't for the life of me remember what its called locally) within the plaster ceiling.

Same would apply for track lights, better to install it to something with better support to avoid cracks on your plaster ceiling due to the weight of the light fixture.

The cheap LED don't have a good power supply.

A good power supply have some component design to protect such surge voltage in some degree.

Hey, thanks a lot for the reply.

Isn't plaster ceiling stuck onto metal "studs"? Are you suggesting that those are usually bolted into those metal fixtures for strong hold? In that case, since my plaster ceiling is already fixed, I may need to try and error, or even drilling a little to look for the studs am I right?

If the studs are not aligned with the bar table, then I cant do that kind of lighting as well.

The metal pieces holding your plaster ceiling are not strong enough to hold your light fixtures. You would also want to avoid installing on those simply because any electricity leak would turn the metal pieces into conduits and potentially cause more problems.

You can try drilling first to see if there is anything to bolt the fixtures too, but to properly do the installation you'd need to cut a hole in the plaster ceiling. Putting back the cut out piece is not too difficult or messy if done right and most electrician's would be familiar with the process. Just be prepared to repaint and touch up the plaster ceiling on completion.

Got it, so it's not those metal fixtures, but laths. I need to make sure I have those in the first place. Thanks again. I guess engaging with the electrician is the best in this case. That means I have to buy the lights before he comes.

This post has been edited by HeartRoxas: Apr 5 2017, 02:19 PM

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Hi Sifu,

Any recommendation for the spot light for outdoor and garden?

Thanks.

Don't have any specific brand to recommend but stay away from the cheap China ones. Doesn't last very long outdoors and the one i used before always gave issues (both spotlight and tower light). Tower light wasn't exactly cheap either.

Also make sure your contractor uses armour cables for your outdoor cables.

For outdoor light specially garden and expose to rain and shine, makesure seal air tight the light. But also makesure it can dissipate the heat out.

Moisture from hot and cold outdoor is always kill the light fast.

Thanks for the guide.

my living and dining area =396.26 ft²
how to calculate track LED light required ?

sorry for noob question,
my T5 lighting once on, will delay like half an hour only on.
sometimes 15min. Bright no problem.

is bulb or fuis issue? thanks

For the entire strip or just one specific bulb? If its for the entire strip then problem could lie in electricity delivery, but if its just a specific bulb then it could be an issue with the fitting or the bulb itself.

T5 lighting does not have an external fuse or choke attached unless you're referring to that at your main fuse box. But it shouldn't be the issue as any issue at the main fuse box will impact some other areas as well depending on how your electrician did the connections.

I just space them 2 to 3 feet apart

u mean tracking light apart?

I mean the fixtures on a single track.
For mine, my track is the width of my walls
Then I space out each "bullet" maybe 2.5 feet apart. It really depends on your space and how bright you want the area lit. Make sure the tracks are not too far from the wall. 1.5 to 2 feet away from the wall depending on your ceiling height

This post has been edited by idoblu: Apr 9 2017, 12:47 PM

Hi, where can I get this light bulb in Puchong / Subang area?? Thanks.

nearby Tesco Puchong Extra got so many light shops.....try TopTen