I just about fell outta my chair when you threw that glass bulb down to the floor and it sounded like an egg smashing Bahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!! There's something about the warm glow of an semi clear colorful incandescent bulb that will keep me interested in them and buying them until the day they are not manufactured anymore..........
Why does anyone worry about "electrical costs" on some lights that you only use for one month a year? I will never stop using my old style incandescent C9 bulbs outside. LED lights can never and will never give that beautiful soft brilliant color that the old bulbs give. I would rather pay whatever the small amount is to have that glowing light outside at Christmas. New is not better in this case.
That might be coming to an end. A new led company called Tru Tone has started making c7 and c9 bulbs that look like the old incadecent bulbs. I'm probably going to replace my incadecent c9 bulbs with them next year.
The parameter that is not discussed is lumens, which is of course the measurement of light intensity from the luminary (bulb) at a particular distance. Saying one bulb (the LED) pulls 1W vs the incandescent pulling 5-7W is meaningless without a direct correlation to the lumen output of each. "Retrofit" bulbs are made with varying quantities and lumen outputs of diodes, and can vary widely in their lumen output and corresponding wattage draw. Additionally, the lumen output from any given bulb, regardless of type, can vary based on the angle from source in which the measurement is taken, i.e. a bulb might be "brighter" 6 inches from its side vs 6" straight on front. I'm not advocating you provide a full discourse on luminography, but please at least provide enough information to make a credible comparison.
And, LEDs are more vibrant and keep the color FAR longer than incandescent. And, use dimmable LEDs and an LED compatible dimmer switch, you can replicate the old incandescent glow. And, I would highly recommend the filament style LED or the ceramic style LED. I only use the faceted LED for ground lights.
C7 is smaller in comparison to the C9. C7 is really universal as it's used in night lights, candelabras, etc. whereas the C9 is a larger size all it's own ( larger bulb and base). C7 is a slight bit cheaper. I use the incandescent C7 bulbs in my custom light organs for better effects than the LED will offer, and the C9 is just too big and hot and the incandescent bulbs offer a better flutter effect in light organs.. Just consider the C7 being the little brother to the C9. Hope that helps.
I just about fell outta my chair when you threw that glass bulb down to the floor and it sounded like an egg smashing Bahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!! There's something about the warm glow of an semi clear colorful incandescent bulb that will keep me interested in them and buying them until the day they are not manufactured anymore..........
I am totally with you...I will never use LED....Nothing looks like incandescent.
Why does anyone worry about "electrical costs" on some lights that you only use for one month a year? I will never stop using my old style incandescent C9 bulbs outside. LED lights can never and will never give that beautiful soft brilliant color that the old bulbs give. I would rather pay whatever the small amount is to have that glowing light outside at Christmas. New is not better in this case.
That might be coming to an end. A new led company called Tru Tone has started making c7 and c9 bulbs that look like the old incadecent bulbs. I'm probably going to replace my incadecent c9 bulbs with them next year.
@@noahmeme2 we'll have to see what those look like...they have a high standard to live up to
The parameter that is not discussed is lumens, which is of course the measurement of light intensity from the luminary (bulb) at a particular distance. Saying one bulb (the LED) pulls 1W vs the incandescent pulling 5-7W is meaningless without a direct correlation to the lumen output of each. "Retrofit" bulbs are made with varying quantities and lumen outputs of diodes, and can vary widely in their lumen output and corresponding wattage draw. Additionally, the lumen output from any given bulb, regardless of type, can vary based on the angle from source in which the measurement is taken, i.e. a bulb might be "brighter" 6 inches from its side vs 6" straight on front. I'm not advocating you provide a full discourse on luminography, but please at least provide enough information to make a credible comparison.
And, LEDs are more vibrant and keep the color FAR longer than incandescent. And, use dimmable LEDs and an LED compatible dimmer switch, you can replicate the old incandescent glow. And, I would highly recommend the filament style LED or the ceramic style LED. I only use the faceted LED for ground lights.
How many diodes do those c9 LEDs have? I've seen some that have 5 diodes in one bulb.
You didn't really mention the difference between C7 and C9. I assume the bases are identical, but one is longer than the other?
C7 is smaller in comparison to the C9. C7 is really universal as it's used in night lights, candelabras, etc. whereas the C9 is a larger size all it's own ( larger bulb and base). C7 is a slight bit cheaper. I use the incandescent C7 bulbs in my custom light organs for better effects than the LED will offer, and the C9 is just too big and hot and the incandescent bulbs offer a better flutter effect in light organs.. Just consider the C7 being the little brother to the C9. Hope that helps.
Thanks for info
Good video but turn up the volume.
Ok?