TCP LED Lamps

I bought several of the 810 lumen ( approx 60W equiv.) GLS type. The only problem as far as I am concerned is the colour. They say 'warm white' on the carton, this being stated as 3000K. It is a little on the blue side of comfortable and would have preferred 2700K.

Andy

I did notice against their incandescent siblings in the same fitting, they were a good deal cooler. But they seemed OK for our purposes (living room). Just wanted to check it out before committing to a chandelier's worth :)

I am still looking for a SES fitting lamp that is dimmable, can manage a real 60W equivalent light output, and will actually shed some light down and to the side used in a cap down configuration. Seem to be a difficult combination to find.

You're looking for a 7 or 8 watt LED which is a rare beast. CPC have some which are 5 watt.

Yes - the TCP candle is also 5W - I have not seen any more powerful in that form factor.

When somebodyI know mentioned the blueness to a shop, the assistant came up with the line. Yes sir they are nearly always a bit blue but they burn in after a few hours and this is normal.. I am sceptical. This would mean that the blue leds lose power over time, which I doubt is true! Brian

Yep - it's rubbish...

"Don't worry about the sleeves Sir. They'll ride up with wear."

Mr Lucas in "Are You Being Served"

Do they have antiseptic properties?

Owain

A 5W golf-ball type I got from LED Hut at the beginning of last year had a hideous green cast, so bad that I lobbed it on a shelf and forgot about it. Later on I pressed it into use for a non-important area, and forgot about it. Several weeks of intermittent useage later, it occurred to me it was now showing properly white, the green having all gone.