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I usually don't pay a lot of attention to newer lighting technology, but these caught my eye. I've never cared for COB (chip on board) LED lamps with their heavy aluminum heat-sinks, or the 'disposable' integrated LED luminaires due to being nearly non-serviceable. These lamps on the other hand are promising for those who want to keep a classic luminaire, but want a very low power bill. TCP LED Filament HID Replacement LampsNo negative comments please.  |
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| Interesting, TCP have their own production line for LED from what I’ve seen, I wonder if their making them for Philips too?
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| I've seen some US Philips LED lamps that look to be made by TCP...I honestly don't know if Signify-Philips makes any lamps for the North American market anymore...they all look to be outsourced. I've also found them to be unreliable...
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I have a similar bulb sold by Satco. I used to have some Philips 14w CFLs that were obviously made by TCP. |
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| Honestly I like the idea of LED retrofit lamps for retrofit for HID fixtures.
I think in particular they'd be perfect for post-top type streetlights where the light output is 360-degreese..
Don't remember what brand, but they did have some filament LED lamps for HID at either Home Depot or Lowes.
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What I'd use them for is in a gumball intended for incandescent...low power bill and a retro look.  |
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| TCP used to make CFL’s for a few years, but as far as I know they don’t produce anything any more. They buy from the same companies that Signify and others source from, and have their name stamped on the products.
I must say though that these are rather good, and 200lm/W is as impressive as the old Philips Dubai lamps, made by Ningbo K-Lite. The lifetime is often rather short, and the lumens quite a lot lower than the HID lamps they are intended to replace. But many places were over-lit with HID and lamps like this are often entirely satisfactory. Especially in luminaires that do not require the compact source of an HID arc tube.
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| One of the larger ones in 3000K or lower would probably look great in a gumball and draw a lot less power compared to the 500w incandescent they used.
Yeah I believe TCP made the CFLs for Home Depot's "Commerical Electric" brand back in the day. IIRC I think they even made the circline adapter and lamp sold under that same brand too.
Of course now Home Depot's brand for lamps is "Eco Smart" although I wonder if TCP still makes them.
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Has anyone tried to get the free sample  I doubt they'd send the 30w version . |
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| My supplier has one on display. It's.. ok. I'm personally not impressed. I think it needs a coated glass/plastic.
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| I'd imagine that diffused versions will come later.
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