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On Apr 29, 6:50*am, "RBM" wrote:
"Sam Takoy" wrote in message

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Hi,

I'm looking at a ceiling fan that can take "(3) 40W 110V candelabra base
(E12)".

With modern light bulbs (CFL or LED) how much light will I actually be
able to get out of it?

Many thanks in advance,

Sam

Here is a CF that puts out 825 lumens:
http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/el...act-fluorescen...

The issue isn't really how much light the fixture is capable of
handling.
It's how much HEAT. Given that CFLs produce about 75% less heat
than an incadescent, you can put any size you want in.
A 40W CFL would produce about as much light as a 150W incandescent
and I'm sure you don't want anywhere near 3X 150W equiv of light.

Although I largely agree, I would give some caution as to heat
production from CFLs:

I had a 42 watt CFL produce slightly more temperature rise of a
fixture than a 60 watt incandescent.

"How Can That Be?"

CFLs are more efficient than incandescents at producing both light and
non-radiant heat. CFLs are much less efficient at producing optical-band
infrared than incandescents are.

As for CFLs that won't overheat a fixture rated for 60W incandescents:
26-watt CFLs ("full 100 watt incandescent equivalence") won't overheat
the fixture, but they could easily overheat themselves in fixtures other
than table lamps.
And, I am happy with how 13W CFLs behave even in ceiling fan fixtures
with the fan not running.
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- Don Klipstein )