Does this bulb get hot?
1417130
No it does not get hot. It gets warm but not untouchable. It barely radiates any heat.
1417131
The base gets quite warm but not hot. The birds should ONLY be exposed to the light for 2 hrs daily or the bird can become hormonal..........The amount of light time is bird species specific
1417132
It does generate low heat, the nature of the technology, but not as much as a regular light bulb. The key thing here is the full spectrum lighting range that approximates daylight, the 5,000 Kelvin band width. The light is a florescent - low heat. High heat bulbs are incandescent. We have ours mounted in a simple reflective bowl fixture and sit it right on top of our cage pointing down so our finches can bathe in the light and they do!!
1417133
No but I do have it in a fixture that has a reflector shield around it to concentrate the light. It is as hot as a regular light bulb.
1417134
Yes this bulb gets hot. Maybe not as hot as a regular lightbulb but hot enough to harm your bird if he got close enough to touch it.
1755272
They don't burn hot. They get hot like any other bulb sold out there. There isn't any torture on the wiring. I have had them for quite sometimes now. They've been great.
179511
You want a shade that allows air flow to the bulb. This light doesn't get as hot as an incandescent bulb, but it does generate heat and that heat can damage the electronics if it's in a completely closed fixture.
246681
Absolutely OK. They emit close to zero heat. You can grab the bulb with your bare hands even after it has been on and not get burned.
1842061
I use it on my 5 year Old' s headboard and it does not get hot. I'm an Electrical Engineer and I wouldn't tolerate an unsafe lamp in my house. I bought LED for safety.
1620083
a mercury bulb with UVA & UVB together makes this bulb one of the best on the market. as long as you have it meshed off where they cannot touch it, should be fine. the mercury bulbs will get very hot.
223650
I have a desk lamp with this bulb and it gets hot enough to not want to touch the top of it. All I can say if you can put your hand above it and not have to take your hand away, your prob ok.
684088
I have used this bulb 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in our outside lighting fixtures. No problems with heat.
1459972
Halogens do tend to get very hot. We replaced the bulbs that came with the fixture with LED bulbs that do not generate the heat.
718320
Yes, LED do not get hot. When you touch the bulb, it cool feeling. Incandescent do get very hot! Highly recommend LED!
1746860
All bulbs give off heat.You must have a very, very sensitive sense of smell.Or are you talking about smelling so called "negative ions".It is a freakin decorative lamp. That is all.
345106
specifically the base does get hot to the touch but it seems very little if any heat is given off. There's nearly no discernible heat from the bulb/light and almost no heat given off in general. Should be completely safe for fully enclosed fixture.
1983910
No, it does not get hot. I have never had it overheat or even get warm to the touch.
1925387
It does get very hot if you keep the halogen bulbs and you get the overheated metal smell after a hour or so. I swapped them for LED bulbs which were available at home depot. The chandelier stays cool to the touch and it does not make much of a visual difference though the LED bulbs stick out a bit.
254160
Like all halogen bulbs, the bulb itself gets very hot. You won't feel it heating the room, but it would burn your fingers nicely if you touched it. They work well with a dimmer switch, which is always easy to put in place of a regular switch...
1980591
Don't see why it wouldn't. There is no heat generation. Works just like a regular bulb but doesn't burn out. It just keeps going & going & going. It's the Energizer bunny of bulbs.
2208423
Havw not had any problems wih the bulb. I have this bulb in a lamp that is on 12 hours over night, every night for the past 3 weeks. The light is whiter and brigher than the CFL bulb. The bulb does heat up during use. After a month or so, I will probably install more in ceiling lights and outdoor porches.