Carbon filament lights

[TPA]

Does anyone here run carbon filament bulbs by chance? I have one in a pendant lamp which doesn't get used often, but I love the warm glow. I hate how much heat it puts out though. Holy cow are these inefficient!

 

[PhotonWrangler]

Does anyone here run carbon filament bulbs by chance? I have one in a pendant lamp which doesn't get used often, but I love the warm glow. I hate how much heat it puts out though. Holy cow are these inefficient!

You can still get carbon filament bulbs?

 

[TPA]

I don't know if I can still get them. I bought these 30 years ago. I have a soft-start dimmer on them with a 10-second ramp. So far, so good, but I don't run them often, but it does completely change the feel of the room.

 

[IMA SOL MAN]

How many do you have left, and are you willing to sell some?

 

[jtr1962]

You can still get carbon filament bulbs?

You can get them but they're rather pricey:

Carbon Filament Light Bulb - Globe 'K-95'

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[IMA SOL MAN]

I don't know if I can still get them. I bought these 30 years ago. I have a soft-start dimmer on them with a 10-second ramp. So far, so good, but I don't run them often, but it does completely change the feel of the room.

Photos, please!

 

[TPA]

Here you go. I'm not actually sure how old this bulb is. I bought it 30 years ago, but it definitely was older than that.

100% brightness, modern LED bulbs off.

Same brightness, LED bulbs screwed in. 60w equivalent LED bulbs are set to 3000K for reference of just how warm the carbon bulb is.