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MicroBrite MB-549DP - 5 Watt
Dimmable Flame Tip CCFL - 30 W Equal - Warm White - 25,000 Life Hours - Candelabra Base
Micro-Brite cold cathode fluorescent lamps by Litetronics are an excellent alternative to traditional incandescent lighting. Micro-Brite lamps burn for 25,000 hours on average (5x the life of traditional incandescent lamps), are flashable, and use 90% less energy to generate more light. With their long life and durability, Micro-Brite lamps can significantly reduce repair and replacement costs. 1000bulbs.com supports energy conservation and these compact fluorescent bulbs are an environmentally friendly and money saving alternative to traditional incandescent lighting.
Stock Code: FC05-MB549DP
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Rated 3 out of 5 by 2
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Rated 5 out of 5 by amalak Perfect Decorative "Green" Bulb
I have 6 of these in a chandelier in my dining room. They dim perfectly, and I love them. However, they're not for everyone.
Pros: Perfect dimming, very cool operation, last 25,000 hours, save 150W in my fixture!
Cons: Big, but kinda cool if you like the "space age" look. Take about 10 minutes to reach full brightness. Not enough light to make a primary light source (I pair them with downlights).
If you want something "just like" an incandescent, then get an incandescent, and for after dinner entertainment, you can also take your guests outside to watch your electric meter spin circles. But if you want to save money and still be able to dim your bulbs, this perfect!
April 2, 2012
Rated 1 out of 5 by geok Check the lumens, NOT the wattage equivalence!
I bought a bunch of these to replace the bulbs I have in an 8 bulb chandelier over my dining room table. I needed dimmable bulbs, and was delighted to see that they existed.
I have already returned them!
These bulbs are great, if you are used to living in a cave! The problem is that bulbs vary in the number of lumens per watt! Therefore, you CANNOT just check the equivalent watts!
I've used various wattage incandescent bulbs in my chandelier. Eight 30W bulbs, while not the brightest by themselves, are certainly bright enough to light my dining area.
I literally could not believe how dark these were! I wanted to be absolutely sure that it wasn't some problem with the dimmer, so I put the bulbs in hanging light fixture over my staircase. It was so dark that it would actually be UNSAFE to walk up and down the stairs in that little light!
I let them sit for half an hour, to make sure they were at their maximum brightness. Still a cave!
If you need dimmable lights for a very low light area, then I'm sure these would be fine. If, on the other hand, you want to be able to eat dinner by these or to safely walk up and down a flight of stairs, look elsewhere!
Do some research first, to figure out approximately the number of lumens per bulb you need. It won't really be possible to find an EXACT number, but I can tell you from first hand experience that 200 lumens is not NEARLY enough for me!
August 28, 2011
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BEFORE you turn on a dimmable CCFL light bulb...
Please understand that dimmable cold cathode fluorescent (CCFL) light bulbs will not work properly at the same voltage settings used for incandescent light bulbs. If you simply replace your incandescent light bulbs without adjusting your dimmer, your new dimmable CCFL light bulbs will flicker and extinguish at the low voltage setting. Therefore, we recommend the following procedure when installing dimmable CCFL light bulbs:
- Turn off the power to your current incandescent light bulbs.
- Replace the incandescents with your new dimmable CCFL light bulbs.
- Re-energize the lighting circuit with your dimmer in the "full light" setting.
- Slowly dim your new CCFL light bulbs until they just begin to flicker.
- From that point, raise the light level slightly until all CCFL light bulbs are operating without flicker at a dimmed level. Set this level as your new "low setting."
This procedure should prevent flickering, extinguishing at low levels, and early failure of CCFL light bulbs. If, however, these difficulties occur, replace any CCFL light bulb with an incandescent light bulb. The addition of an incandescent or inductive load will stop the flicker, allow a lower light level setting, and should prolong the life of your CCFL light bulbs. Please let us know if we can help in any other way. (3/7/10)
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