Converting Energy Saver Florescent Down-light to LED Down-light

Conserving energy and lowering electricity consumption is every consumers' responsibility to reduce global warming and preserve the mother earth. This also helps to keep the earth green.

I can choose to replace the Energy Saver down-light with a new LED down-light. But this is a costly option. A complete set of new LED down-light cost about RM48.00 (USD 12.00) each. To convert it DIY only cost RM10.50 (USD2.63). That is RM8.50 for the new LED bulb and RM2.00 for the E27 bulb holder.

Electricity consumption is  burning a big hole in my pocket with the last tariff increase by Tenaga Nasional last year. Even with the current low crude oil price, the electricity tariff is unlikely to be revised downward in the future. In Malaysia, what goes up never comes down. This is very true with utilities and foods prices. When Crude oil price goes up, every thing increase in price. When Crude oil goes down, petrol and other fuel prices remain high. Food prices continue to increase. Why?  I Simply cannot understand the economic of prices in Malaysia.



Converting the Energy Saver florescent down-light to LED down-light is a simply process of dismantling the down-light from the ceiling board, remove the choke  and bulb holder from the frame and replace it  with a standard 27 bulb holder.

The LED 10W on the left (above)cost only RM8.50 per piece versus the Energy Saver costing RM12.00 each.
The 10W LED bulb provides 900 lumen brightness. Whereas the 18W Energy Saver generates 800 lumen. On top of this the LED generates less heat than Energy Saver. I can touch the LED bulb even after being switched on for three hours. But not for  the Energy Saver florescent bulb.

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Dismantling and re-installing the down-light frame involves only three (3) spring clips shown above.

First, Remove the bulb from the holder, follow with the reflector by just pulling down lightly from the frame.  The three spring clips is now exposed for dismantling. Removing the three spring will dislodge the frame from the ceiling board. The frame is still suspended on the live and neutral wire. Please ensure the switch if off and the neutral wire has no current flow from other sources, using a test pen. (Very important warning- many electricians were electrocuted in Malaysia by neutral wire.) Disconnect the two wires to remove the frame for conversion.




The only tools for this job is a Philip screw driver and a test pen.

A re-installed LED down-light (below)

A converted LED down-light is re-installed securely on the ceiling board.