Bulbs
In article , David
wrote:
On Monday, November 7, 2016 at 2:59:22 PM UTC, charles wrote:
Y'know, when I was little, we had 60w bayonets and that was it,
unless you decided to go mad and get a 100w bayonet. Now I actually
need to have a written bulb inventory with which
cap/type/wattage/clear/pearl/candle/halogen/cfl/led etc for each
room. Jesus.
Anyway, I have just put up a new six-bulb ceiling lamp on the landing
(reasons of design - I am just the labourer). It has six ses halogen
clear candle 18w bulbs. That's 108w or 138w equivalent. It's a bit
too bright. Does anyone know if I can get an ses clear candle
filament (pref halogen) bulb with a lower wattage than 18w? I don't
want to go down the LED filament route at this point as I'm not rich
enough.
In this case Google is not my friend, it is a Moroccan street market
trader who ignores what I say and tries to sell me what it has. "Less
than 18w? Yes my friend, I have! Look! Yes, is 42w. 42w is better!
Look it is good bulb and very cheap!"
All advice welcome. Even the advice to travel back in time and get a
lamp with fewer than six bulbs..
Fit a dimmer switch.
According to TLC's catalogue, 3w LEDs are 25% brighter than the halogen
ones you have.
-- from KT24 in Surrey, England
Thanks. The dimmer switch was mentioned and is a good idea. The only
reservation was that I remember them as a knob with push for on and off
and turn for brightness. Is there such a thing as a "normal" switch with
a variable setting for brightness??
I have one of those, made by MK and fitted by me some 38 years ago - we've
been in this house 39 years. But not made these days.
What you could do is to use the MK Grid system and fit a standard switch in
one location and a dimmer in the other. You could always remove the dimmer
know and cut the spindel down to "nearly flush" and cut a screwriver slot
in the bit that's left.
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from KT24 in Surrey, England
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