Non-incandescent oven light?

[Bill J.]

Does anyone make an LED or similar type of bulb for high temperature applications like oven lights?

[chaniarts]

the heat would likely kill the electronics. it doesn't like to sit at 425F for hours at a time, let alone the selfcleaning cycle.

[zek]

Led's do not like heat. Heat kills many in bus rear taillights in the hot sun. Leds like it cooler than 25 deg C. It would have to be through a window, just like fans do not last long in the heat, as in Turbo Oven. All fans are on the outside.

greg

[zek]

LED's inherently also keep getting dimmer as they warm up over a certain threshold. If you pulse it with high current, the light output sags. To get 50 K hours life, they must be operated conservatively. Not many engineers do that when your trying to get a lot of light.

greg

[Bill J.]

Thanks for the replies.

What I am wondering is what I'll replace my oven light with if incandescent bulbs are regulated out of existence.

[Harrison Lighting and Neon]

If this is an industrial oven....like a pizza oven then a small metal halide lamp can be used...I have seen this in a local rotery pizza oven

MH lamps dont mind the heat and can last a L O N G time

wattages are available down to 39 watts (who comes up with these offbeat numbers) and the 50 watt type fits a medium screw based socket .

If this is a home oven check on flea-bay and stock up a dozen bulbs this should last like 10-15 years with casual use.

[LSMFT]

temperature

They will probably come with miniature quartz/halogen bulbs. Yes, these too are incandescent but not the type that will be regulated out of existence. They run hotter than an oven.

[jw]

Why do you really need a light in the oven? Shine a flashlight in it..... (just a thought).

That type of incandecent bulb will probably still be sold. There are quite a few exceptions such as the small flame shaped bulbs and specialty types (which this likely is). Someone posted a list on here (via weblink) awhile ago, which shows all the exceptions. I dont recall the site....

Even if a CFL or LED light could survive in that heat (which it cant), the solder would melt.

[clare]

An led would quickly fail at oven temps. Oven lamps are one application exempt in all the incandescent lamp replacement legislations.(for that reason)

[clare]

Totally a non issue as those bulbs are allowed and WILL be available (and can be used in your cieling fan too)

[Larry W]

How long before someone offers a stove with a ... gas light?

[Don Klipstein]

Appliance bulbs are one of the many exceptions to the upcoming incandescent "ban".

[DeanGo]

replying to Bill J., DeanGo wrote: I would not use an LED in a regular oven. How many hours a year is your oven light on where you will have a significant savings. The FED's are not eliminating regular incandecents for special applications, only primary home useage at this point. I currently have 3 intermediate base LED's in my convection/microwave oven and they have worked fine for over a year. They are the silica-gel covered kind, are designed to handle higher heat, and are certainly brighter than the originals. If they have lost any intensity over time, it is very little.

[DeanGo]

replying to clare, DeanGo wrote: I have had silica-gel type LED's in my convection/microwave for over a year without issue. I sear all of my roasts on the broil setting, which barely gets to 500 degrees, but the bulb has done just fine in there. I did watch it closely the first couple of times I used the new bulbs.

[Gordon Shumway]

A very timely response that took you 8 years to compose!?

[abyc]

replying to jw, abyc wrote: in your case, Why do you even need an oven. hold a match to your food.