Larry Wiginton
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I two ordered of these to go into fixtures I made for my "retro-futurist" kitchen. They fit into small, 6" shades that hang down over my kitchen sink. I have all the lighting circuits in the kitchen on electronic dimmers. I found that the standard c7 base candelabra bulbs would burn out very quickly after being put into use. They might last three or four months with maybe a thousand hours of use. These bulbs have easily passed the thousand hour mark and are still working perfectly. They have their own dimmer system in the base and seem to be able to properly interpret the dimming level you input from the dimmer wall switches. I am more than pleased and reassured that they come with a three year warranty. Highly recommended...Best Deals for TCP 10630 - LDCT3WH30K Dimmable LED Light Bulb
I replace all 6 bulbs in my dinning room light fixture. They do not produce enough light making the room too dark. I suppose this is my own fault as these is only the equivalent of 15 watt lamps and I had higher wattage lamps. The problem is that these are the highest wattage led candelabra lamps that will work with a dimmer that I have been able to find.Honest reviews on TCP 10630 - LDCT3WH30K Dimmable LED Light Bulb
I installed 4 of these guys in two different ceiling fans. Even after staring and dozens and dozens of LED bulbs online before ordering, I still didn't quite realize that these were NOT the same lumens equivalent to the 25 Watt incandescent bulbs I was replacing. This is my own fault, and is not affecting my rating as described below.Overall, they're quite good and I'm fairly impressed. These guys are equivalent to 15 Watt incandescent bulbs, so they are somewhat dimmer than the 25 Watt bulbs I replaced. (I will say it also only feels like ~80% dimmer, not 65%). I was pretty impressed with their dimming functionality--I've tried dimmable CFLs in the past and they just did not function properly. Also, the "directionality" aspect doesn't seem to be very noticeable in the fan where they were installed horizontally (I expected to notice some shading, but it's not very apparent). I have several more fans than LED bulbs, so two were installed in a fan where the other two were incandescent bulbs. Other than a slight difference in the color (or by staring directly at the light fixture) you can barely notice the difference when they are at full power. The color is still colder than the incandescents, but it's not quite as cold as the CFLs, which tend to really irritate my eyes (even the "warm light" CFLs).
I am downgrading this review slightly because of their dimming range isn't quite as good as I was hoping it would be (e.g. it is not comparable to an incandescent). Overall, the dimming is smooth and transitions nicely (unlike the dimmable CFLs). However, my complaint is that the low power is much brighter than the low power of the incandescent bulbs, and the high power is much dimmer than the incandescents. In our kids' room, we used to fully dim the 2 bulb incandescent fan all the way down, and use that as a nightlight. The LED replacements are far too bright to serve this function. And while this has forced us to invest in a good LED nightlight for the kids (which is probably cheaper than leaving the fan lights on all night), I hadn't thought to check the dim-range for the lumens output, but then again, I also haven't seen this mentioned anywhere yet.
The price is great (even including the shipping charges) as compared to other bulbs I have seen. At the same time, I'm really hoping technology catches up quickly because the initial investment is pretty big!
I would definitely buy these again if I had anywhere else to put them. I'm checking out higher output dimmable LEDs for the next round I buy.
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