PhotonWrangler
Flashaholic
One of the Philips 1650-lumen alien-head lamps was starting to flicker in an overhead fixture, so I pulled it out and installed a Utilitech 1600 lumen bulb in it's place. It was running for maybe a half hour while I opened up the failing Philips lamp to figure out why it was flickering.
I fixed the Philips lamp by re-seating the three 2-pin connectors for the LED panels. So I decided to pull the Utilitech bulb back out and put the Philips back in.
The plastic globe on the Utilitech bulb was fairly cool so I figured I wouldn't need a glove to unscrew it. But then my fingers came in contact with the metal neck of the bulb and OWW!
I still have red marks on my fingers.
Be careful with these bulbs.
**Update**
I can't find this 100W equivalent on the "blue" DIY store's website anymore, but the reviews I see for the 40w and 60w versions state that they don't last very long and they also get very hot. I won't be buying any more of these LED bulbs.
**Another update**
I decided to take some thermal measurements of this bulb. I set it up in a best-case scenario, operating base-down with no enclosure. After about 20 minutes, the metal neck of the bulb reached 160 degrees F. According to the American Burn Association, it only takes 1 second of exposure to 155 degrees F to produce a third degree burn. I don't feel that an LED lamp should be running this hot, especially in an unenclosed socket.
I fixed the Philips lamp by re-seating the three 2-pin connectors for the LED panels. So I decided to pull the Utilitech bulb back out and put the Philips back in.
The plastic globe on the Utilitech bulb was fairly cool so I figured I wouldn't need a glove to unscrew it. But then my fingers came in contact with the metal neck of the bulb and OWW!
I still have red marks on my fingers.
Be careful with these bulbs.
**Update**
I can't find this 100W equivalent on the "blue" DIY store's website anymore, but the reviews I see for the 40w and 60w versions state that they don't last very long and they also get very hot. I won't be buying any more of these LED bulbs.
**Another update**
I decided to take some thermal measurements of this bulb. I set it up in a best-case scenario, operating base-down with no enclosure. After about 20 minutes, the metal neck of the bulb reached 160 degrees F. According to the American Burn Association, it only takes 1 second of exposure to 155 degrees F to produce a third degree burn. I don't feel that an LED lamp should be running this hot, especially in an unenclosed socket.
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