Light bulbs

PasturesNew

Witless wrote: »

These any good to you?

https://www.screwfix.com/p/led-a60-b22-11-8w-2700k-15kh-dim-pack1/1097k

If that's to me - no. Wrong fitting. That's a BC, mine are BC3 (bayonet/3 pins)

telemarks

PasturesNew wrote: »

They don't sell my type. I think I can only order mine online, at about £10/bulb + P&P (last time I looked/not bothered since!)

Just looked again as I DO HAVE to buy some now

£9.99 on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/NON-DIMMABLE-Energy-Saving-6000Hrs-Lifetime/dp/B076N5F41K

£10.94 at The Lightbulb Co
https://www.thelightbulb.co.uk/15watt-gls-led-3pin-bc3-bayonet-cap-warm-white-equivalent-to-100watt

You don't need to buy them.


This is a MSE alternative: https://www.screwfix.com/p/british-general-cordgrip-lamp-holder-bc-white/48002

Stringerdad

The problem is that we have become so used to using watts as a means of telling how bright a bulb is but it never has. It's always been measured in lumens it's just the manufacturers have only had to legally put the lumens on the packaging in the last year or so. Though incandescent bulbs are disapearing thanks to the decision makers you can buy 'rough service' versions of these bulbs which keep the supplies going a little longer.

Holyhead

Stringerdad wrote: »

The problem is that we have become so used to using watts as a means of telling how bright a bulb is but it never has. It's always been measured in lumens it's just the manufacturers have only had to legally put the lumens on the packaging in the last year or so. Though incandescent bulbs are disapearing thanks to the decision makers you can buy 'rough service' versions of these bulbs which keep the supplies going a little longer.

LED bulbs can be difficult because their brightness is measured in lumens like you say and there isn't a completely accurate comparison. As far as I was aware rough service bulbs were pretty much finished now. You can get LED bulbs in warm white now and clear glass LED bulbs with LED filaments.

VfM4meplse

I wish I'd found this thread before I bought myself 3 different lamps last week

On the plus side, I feel I now know all there is I need to know about lightbulbs courtesy of t'internet, and have been pleased with the range available at Poundland, which has saved me £1-2 per LED bulb.

In fact I've bought 4 lights since NYD, including what I think is a 800 lumen torch from Asda for my handbag - which thankfully only requires batteries, so is a much simpler proposition

TubbyDown

I have that many variations of LED bulbs in my house it's getting ridiculous. I should never have to think do I need a G9 or a G10 bulb!

VfM4meplse

TubbyDown wrote: »

I have that many variations of LED bulbs in my house it's getting ridiculous. I should never have to think do I need a G9 or a G10 bulb!

Try a GU5.3 and then get back to me

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I have 12 light bulbs in my sitting room all told and gradually have been replacing the bulbs with the new LED type ones over the past year, wish I had thought of poundland at the time as my local electrical shop charges £4.00 a pop per bulb. They are supposed to last 10 years ,probably longer than I will :):)

JackieO xx

Cornucopia

I definitely think that lightbulbs have gone from being a basic staple of home life to being a major complication for many people.

I would also recommend Poundland - they seem to try quite hard to source good quality bulbs that are as cutting edge in technical terms as the price point will allow. Electronics vloggers who have dissected them say that they are well made.

Also: Aldi (still selling the compact fluorescent bulbs, starting at £1.99, which for some applications are brighter than all but the most expensive LED ones).

Also: Wilko - a bit more expensive, but with a large selection including some rarer types. Also a customer services desk who might be able to provide assistance.

Hopefully, once LED bulbs are dominant (which requires lower prices and higher brightness) things will settle down, but for now there is technology-driven turbulence in the market.