Comments on: New LED Bulb for Under $5

By: Bob_Wallace

Bob_Wallace — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 04:03:00 +0000

A two year old article, but brand new news.

Home Depot is selling (in store only) the Cree A21 LED for $4.97.

That’s a 100 watt incandescent replacement. 1600 lumens.

18 watts. 82 watts saved.

2700K and 5000K.

By: cheapledlamps.com

cheapledlamps.com — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 02:27:00 +0000

That’s right, now LED light bulbs become more cheaper.

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:47:00 +0000

You purchase them online. Not sure if they ship to the UK, though. And, in any case, it seems that all their products are out of stock. Not sure what the deal is there.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:43:00 +0000

I wish we could get these at such a low price in the UK. The cheapest Pharox LED standard domestic light we can get here is £20.00, and the dimmable ones are nearly £20.00. How’s about opening up some shops in the UK, or having a UK based web site so we don’t have to pay import duty. You would make a mint and help the planet.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:43:00 +0000

I wish we could get these at such a low price in the UK. The cheapest
Pharox LED standard domestic light we can get here is £12.00, and the
dimmable ones are nearly £20.00. How’s about opening up some shops in
the UK, or having a UK based web site so we don’t have to pay import
duty. You would make a mint and help the planet.

By: oceanfront

oceanfront — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:49:00 +0000

So it’s a shorter life LED then. I actually kind of like that at this point. I was nervous about paying some super high price for a bulb then feeling like I had to own it for say 25 years, lol. If you look at the price you could buy 3 of them for $15, then the total life would be 45,000 hours

By: oceanfront

oceanfront — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:47:00 +0000

AT one point I saw the HD bulb which was equivalent of 60watt bulb for $7.99. I wish I had snagged one or two. Especially since I’ve been passing up the higher priced bulbs.

By: oceanfront

oceanfront — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:46:00 +0000

I’m intrigued. And I love warm white 2700k. Maybe I’ll get one of these. For certain hallways I only put a bulb will generate just enough light. That way I don’t need to dim them. Of course knowing each led is dim able would be nice.

By: oceanfront

oceanfront — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 09:43:00 +0000

Tell employees not to make them so tight. I simply screw mine in until they light up, and then turn them only a tiny bit more and that’s it. They always come out.

By: Peter B. Master Electrician

Peter B. Master Electrician — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:17:00 +0000

Regarding the comment on getting sunburned, it comes from a UK study about 2 years ago. I’m checking to see if I still have the article.

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:49:00 +0000

also, let us know if you try out that $5 bulb & what you think!!

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Tue, 01 May 2012 01:48:00 +0000

” While I’m ranting did you know you can get sun burned from CFL’s? ” — Say who?!

On LEDs: yeah, i think the will (eventually) take over the market.

By: Peter B. Master Electrician

Peter B. Master Electrician — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:50:00 +0000

Thank You for the heads up on the $5.00 Led bulb. One other point I think I should make. In the plant where I am employed (26+ years) we use the CFL’s in the hallways (they use to be 75w. R30’s) and when they die we had an issue of extracting them from the pot lights. 2 out of every 3 bulbs removed break. The reason the base of the lamp is plastic and brittle and there is enough wiggle room that the tubes fracture. Because of this we have had to implement a procedure for relamping these fixtures. A cheaper LED would be a better light source and the relamping less frequent. I began using LED’s in out exit fixtures and so far in 10 years have not replaced one of these. While I’m ranting did you know you can get sun burned from CFL’s?

By: New LED Light Bulb from Philips -- $60 (or $20) & Lasts 20 Years!

New LED Light Bulb from Philips -- $60 (or $20) & Lasts 20 Years! — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:22:55 +0000

[…] We wrote about Philips’ new, innovative and super energy-efficient LED bulb last year when it was announced as the first winner of the U.S. Department of Energy’s L Prize competition. (For much more detail on the bulb, check out the link above.) Now, the $60-bulb has been commercially launched — it went on sale in some stores, such as Home Depot, on Earth Day. –> You may also like: Cheap, New LED Bulb for Under $5 […]

By: lightingever

lightingever — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 06:59:00 +0000

It’s really cheap ,while this kind of light bulb also have disadvantages ,for example ,the lumens is too low ,which can’t be accept by lots of people .
Is there any light bulbs with the same lumen as about 400 while sell $5 only ?

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 12:19:00 +0000

Thanks

By: Neil Blanchard

Neil Blanchard — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:38:00 +0000

The specs are 240 lumens, actually:

Shape equivalent: A, A19
Fitting: E26
Wattage: 5 watt
Voltage: 110 volt
Line frequency: 50-60 hz
Average lifetime: 15,000 hrs
Color temperature: 2700 K
Luminous flux / Light output: 240 lumen
Color Rendering Index: 85
Typical efficacy: 42 lm/W
Net weight per piece: 0.135 kg / 0.30 lbs
Diameter: 58 mm / 2.28 inches
Height: 105 mm / 4.13 inches
Dimmable: No

I like the 2700K color temperature — very warm without being overly red. 15,000 hours is pretty short for an LED, though.

Neil

By: Zachary Shahan

Zachary Shahan — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 22:00:00 +0000

The link above bring you to the light bulb’s site — that’s got all the info i imagine is available on it

By: Neil Blanchard

Neil Blanchard — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 09:43:00 +0000

Do we know the color temperature? The name BLU doesn’t make it sound pleasant.

LED light is directional, so 200 lumens is brighter in some fixtures that it sounds.

Neil

By: SM9

SM9 — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:11:00 +0000

im all for this – but really, these offerings arent earth shattering 200 lumens is equiv to a 25watt incan bulb. Not a very big replacement pool out there for 25watt bulbs. And the 350lumen version: home depot has been selling a 430lumen LED for $10 for months now….