Can these go into 65 watt rated cans or not? My 6 inch cans have 65 watt max on them but I want the cool light that I can't find in the lower wattage
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Two part answer.1. Since this bulb consumes only 15 watts it puts out WAY less heat than a 65-watt incandescent bulb. It will not overheat your can or create a fire hazard. 2. There is a question of whether the bulb will get too hot for its own good due to lack of circulation. That has not been a problem for mine (it would shut itself off if it did). I'm pretty sure these are meant to be used in ceiling cans. Certainly not in fully enclosed cans, like you might find in a shower stall, but cans that are open at the bottom.
1347974
Yes they can. I have them throughout my house. I will warn you though I have had a very high failure rate on g7 bulbs in as little as 6 months. And they will not respond to emails they just want you to pay to return them then they're supposed to replace so maybe look at other brands
1347975
Yes, they can. The LEDs operate at a lower temperature than incandescent or halogen. I also use mine with LED-compatible dimmer switches so I can adjust heat and light level.
1347976
Absolutely Peter, this bulb is rated at only 15-watts. So it will come no where near that wattage rating. We know how confusing the replacement wattage value can be with LEDs Thanks
1347977
They are rated at 15 watts and don't get nearly as hot as a 65 watt incandescent so there should be no problem
1347978
Bought a few and wife made me take the out. To bright stay with 900 to 1000 lumuns
223273
candelabra base bulbs... could be 60 watt max.. But to be safe 40 watt would work
1140817
I used these for 13 watt CFLs. They should handle 60 or 100 watt incandescents OK.Thanks....
932797
Yes, these bulbs shown are 85 watts which is over the power limit. These brand of bulbs are also made in 65 watts, so those would be ok.
862200
if you have 13 lights and they are 4 watts, that would be a total of 52 watts, you should be fine! I run 10 lights with 7 watts. and have for three or four years.
810559
Hi Brad, sure should work seamless for the 60 W LED. In general, I would always stay ca. 30% below the max. Watts given by the manufacturers of such devices because of temperature issues. Other than that, I use this one for one year now without any problem. Hope this helps.Best regardsPatric
760677
we use a 60 watt bulb. I started out using a 45 but just tried 60 because the 45 wasn't light enough. No trouble using a 60 watt.
953516
we have placed 60 watt incandescent bulbs in our fixture. 60 watt with candelabra base can be a bit difficult to find. They work fine so far; no evidence of overheating of the fixture. However, we have been using them only a few weeks, so I cannot comment on long term use.
686966
Dear debbie 60 is the maximum wattage you can use. I've used florescent lamps anyway. Good luck
1043725
Not sure, I think they are 20 watt, My have a short in them. It came with it, too lazy to send it back. Not sur if they are all like that.
932523
The beam on the included bulbs is much more than 90 degrees.You can look around for different MR16 LED bulbs to find what you need. I use LED bulbs in these and they're fine --- rated for 50watts. I don't see why the housing would limit a 60degree bulb.
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since these lights are an open face with no "eyebrow" and I, as a lighting contractor have never seen LEDs with a rated beam spred on them, this is going to be a flood more than a spot. Also the older Halogen mr-16s were rated according to a photo metric chart. aybe you canGoogle the term "photo metric and it might pull up the chart. They were rated from fixture with the beam spread by feet to your object you are trying to light. Wouldn't get my hopes too high only using 1 watt, although this is equal to somewhere in the neighborhood od 15 to 20 watts of Halogen
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You would need to check the max wattage for each strip and add those values together. The sum should be greater than 150 watts for it to not blow the LEDs. I would recommend for there to be at least about a 25% difference in wattage, so the strips should have a max of about 160 watts. This is to make sure the LEDs don't overheat too badly if left on for longer periods of time.
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I would have no problem using this in a Max 60 watt fixture. Keep in mind that the Max ratings are normally related to the ability of the socket to handle bulb heat. Since the LED bulbs generate little heat it shouldn't be a problem. I have one in a workbench fixture and it's been working fine for 6+ months. I was going to use a CLF but the person using the bench has a problem with the flicker coming off CLF bulbs. No complaints with the Phillips LED so I think he is sold on the LED bulb.
426577
I have used them on two IC rated can lights with 65 watt Halogen with no issues. They will not burn. I've installed 24 of them
844367
I could not see any wattage rating on the part. For me it didn't matter as I'm using LED bulbs in that lamp so it won't see more than 40 watts.
1342149
I have 60w bulbs in mine. They do give off a lot of heat, but didn't feel 40w would give us the light we needed in the area we have.