PhotonWrangler
Flashaholic
I walked into an office supply store today - their name rhymes with Maples - looking for some ink cartridges for a pen. While browsing the aisles I was startled to see a couple of induction bulbs for sale - a 60w equivalent and a 100w equivalent. The package calls it a "Acandescent" lamp. They're notably less efficient than the LED bulbs that were right next to them, but I've never owned an induction bulb before so I snapped up a 60w version.
Rated color temperature is 2700k. While it lights up right away, there is a 20 second or so warmup period during which it gets brighter and a little whiter. The package states that the 800 lumen rating is valid when operating the bulb base down, with a difference of 5% when operating base up. I'm assuming this means 5% dimmer. On a positive note it's rated for fully enclosed fixtures.
The globe gets pretty warm pretty quickly, but the base remained notably cooler. I plan to try to remove the globe so I can see the guts of the bulb. I also plan to check for 60/120hz flicker and look at the lamp's RF emissions on a spectrum analyzer. I suspect it's going to be pretty noisy.
Rated color temperature is 2700k. While it lights up right away, there is a 20 second or so warmup period during which it gets brighter and a little whiter. The package states that the 800 lumen rating is valid when operating the bulb base down, with a difference of 5% when operating base up. I'm assuming this means 5% dimmer. On a positive note it's rated for fully enclosed fixtures.
The globe gets pretty warm pretty quickly, but the base remained notably cooler. I plan to try to remove the globe so I can see the guts of the bulb. I also plan to check for 60/120hz flicker and look at the lamp's RF emissions on a spectrum analyzer. I suspect it's going to be pretty noisy.