candelabra base bulbs

[jhellwig]

Is there any candelabra base bulbs that have decent output that arent incandescent. I found some halogen ones that were slightly better than the regular incandescent but not much. I have two ceiling fans that only take 4 40watt bulbs. They are hunters with built in dimmers. I tried dimmable 60watt equivalent florescent but all they did is hum baddly. I would like an led but I might just have to ditch the dimmer and get some candelabra cfls to put in it.

What options do I have?

 

[Lynx_Arc]

Is there any candelabra base bulbs that have decent output that arent incandescent. I found some halogen ones that were slightly better than the regular incandescent but not much. I have two ceiling fans that only take 4 40watt bulbs. They are hunters with built in dimmers. I tried dimmable 60watt equivalent florescent but all they did is hum baddly. I would like an led but I might just have to ditch the dimmer and get some candelabra cfls to put in it.

What options do I have?

I've never seen any non iincan dimmable chandelier type bulbs out there I think for now your options are rather limited and from what I have seen of the LED offerings they are pricey, no more efficient than fluorescents maybe even less efficient and output is nothing exciting in fact maybe not even high enough. Use what you have for now and wait is all I can say.

 

[EscapeVelocity]

I saw some Utilitech LED candelabra bulbs at Lowe's but I dont think they were dimmable.

 

[jtr1962]

When what you want doesn't exist, make it yourself

 

[EscapeVelocity]

I saw these in BatteriesPlus today.

Satco 2.7w KolourOne 2700K Dimmable LED Frosted Flame Cadelabra Bulb (25w Equivalent) 2700K

and I saw these at Home Depot

Philips 3w 2700K Dimmable LED Bent Tip Clear Flame Candelabra Bulb

 

[MichaelW]

They used to make real nice G16.5 halogens over a decade ago.
If am looking for IR halogens, if I can find them...
The best I have seen so far are the http://globe-electric.com/category/bulbs/enersaver-halogen/vanity/

or these
http://globe-electric.com/category/bulbs/enersaver-halogen/chandelier/

 

[skyled]

http://tuwago.com/candle-led/82-candelabra-clear.html

pricey but amazon has it on sale for $19 and it's dimmable...

 

[Dr Evil]

I'm in a similar situation but without the dimmer. My living has a fan with a 4 lamp fixture. Of course it takes those ****** candelabra base bulbs. Incans weren't even close to bright enough to light up the room. I ended up putting some 60w daytime CFL spirals in it. Same goes for my master bedroom. **** our government. I'd really like to find a fixture that uses A19 bulbs so I can use some good LEDs in it.

Forcing people to use those bulbs doesn't help with energy conservation at all. You can still find them in 40 and 60w versions but they don't put out as much light. What's the sense in that? All it does is force people to install more fixtures so they can get adequate lighting in the room. **** politicians are nothing but oxygen wasters.

Okay, my rant is over.

 

[kingofwylietx]

Maybe one of these will work for you. There are several to choose from, see: http://www.1000bulbs.com/category/candelabra-base-xenon-krypton-light-bulbs/

 

[Kremer]

I put some of those Tuwago C2-4D300 in my outside garage fixtures last week and really like them so far. The other day I moved them inside to give a try in the ceiling fan which currently has three 60W incan candelabra bulbs. I was very disappointed in the output when in the fan.

There really isn't anything much better in the E12 socket :(

I am currently looking at replacing the tri-E12 to a tri-E26/E27 so I can use the very nice Cree bulbs that I have on the porch and in my kitchen.

 

[Harold_B]

When what you want doesn't exist, make it yourself

On that note, anyone know where I could get E12 bases? New that is, not by salvaging old bulbs....

 

[dss_777]

bulbs.com has 40W LED candelabra base bulbs, running about $12.50 each.

Search "40W Incandescent Equivalent, 25000 Hour, 5 Watt, 120 Volt Warm White DIMMABLE LED Decorative Bulb"

We're slowly getting there...

 

[Lynx_Arc]

What I'm seeing on these bulbs is low lumens and low efficiency also. many "40W" LED bulbs are far from being that bright. I've found myself that for ceiling lights it is better to go with more output than the original than less output if your bulbs are more efficient.