Panasonic "3400" lumen 40 watt lightbulb

[sol-leks]

http://www.engadget.com/2009/09/16/panasonics-newest-everled-lightbulbs-to-light-up-your-life-for/

If these bulbs stack up to the description here, I will be all over these. 40 bucks for an actually usable led bulb sounds like a great deal. I hope the tint is good. Also I hope it can work with a dimmer switch, because if it really is 3200 lumens(85 lumens per watt right?) that is gonna be hella bright.

I apologize if this is old news, but I hadn't seen it before.

 

[marinemaster]

my new tech light bulbs only lasted 3 years. i dont believe it.

 

[tab665]

whoa, thats waaaay too much money to go into my bedside lamps.

 

[eddyg]

because if it really is 3200 lumens(85 lumens per watt right?) that is gonna be hella bright.

These are 40W and 60W equivalent lights -- not how many watts the lights actually draw? Or at least that's how I read it?

"The company offers three types of E26 LED light bulbs. Their illuminances immediately below the bulbs are equivalent to those of 40W and 60W incandescent light bulbs. And there are two kinds of the 60W-equivalent models: One supports dimmers, and another does not.

The power consumptions of the 40W-equivalent model, the dimmer-incompatible 60W-equivalent model and the dimmer-compatible 60W-equivalent model are 4W, 6.9W and 7.6W, respectively."​

(Taken from this article which has a bit more detail.)

So, 85lm/W * 4W (for the 40W) = 340 lumens, or 85lm/W * 6.9W (for the 60W) = 586.5 lumens?

 

[MrGman]

Definitely isn't a LED flashlight or could go into an LED flashlight so it actually doesn't belong here either.

 

[sol-leks]

These are 40W and 60W equivalent lights -- not how many watts the lights actually draw? Or at least that's how I read it?

"The company offers three types of E26 LED light bulbs. Their illuminances immediately below the bulbs are equivalent to those of 40W and 60W incandescent light bulbs. And there are two kinds of the 60W-equivalent models: One supports dimmers, and another does not.

The power consumptions of the 40W-equivalent model, the dimmer-incompatible 60W-equivalent model and the dimmer-compatible 60W-equivalent model are 4W, 6.9W and 7.6W, respectively."​

(Taken from this article which has a bit more detail.)

So, 85lm/W * 4W (for the 40W) = 340 lumens, or 85lm/W * 6.9W (for the 60W) = 586.5 lumens?

whoops you are correct.

 

[recDNA]

Definitely isn't a LED flashlight or could go into an LED flashlight so it actually doesn't belong here either.

Maybe with a hammer and some glue? LOL

 

[sylathnie]

Definitely isn't a LED flashlight or could go into an LED flashlight so it actually doesn't belong here either.

That sounds like a challenge to me.

 

[hyperloop]

wow, it's supposed to run for 19 years but this one has been running for 100 years and still going strong

 

[Bullzeyebill]

This thread belongs in Fixed Lighting. Ask a moderator to move it there. Click on triangle next to post number.

Bill

 

[DM51]

sol-leks... you've really been around CPF long enough to know that LED Flashlights is completely the wrong forum for this. If it's just a mistake, then never mind, but please try to be a bit more careful in future...

Moving it to Fixed Lighting.

 

[blasterman]

If it's supposed to last '19 years' is there a 19 year warranty on it?