Dimmable LED bulbs for practicals

[Matthew J Wilson]

Looking at getting some E27 bulbs for various practical lamps that I have for an upcoming project. I want to be able to dim the bulb right down without flickering. Colour temperature needs to be <3200k.

Originally looked at some low watt Philips incandescent bulbs but I cant seem to find them anywhere in the UK. Anyone know/used any good LED bulbs?

 

[Mark Wuerthner]

You can try this system. You might want to contact the company to be sure about dimming. They say "compatible" with most dimming systems.

https://www.quasarscience.com/products/a-led-light-bulb?variant=23017389719610

 

[Nick Gardner]

It depends a lot on the dimmer as well as the bulb. Get dimmers that are LED compatible.

Nick

 

[Bob Gundu]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3O4VtQar2E

 

[RJ_Ortiz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3O4VtQar2E

Bob is absolutely correct. If they release these in time for your project, I'd jump in on these. I cannot wait for them. The fact that you don't even have to use external power makes them the most flexible thing for practicals. App controlled, etc. It's a no-brainer.

 

[Billy Jim]

Aputure revising RC bulb before it ships:
https://youtu.be/GVKZujbqhTs

 

[Matthew J Wilson]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3O4VtQar2E

Thanks Bob, seems like it could be a bit expensive though. It's a shame incandescent bulbs are hard to find, they're dirt cheap with no worries about CRI!

 

[AdamTaylor]

These look awesome!

 

[Chris Santucci]

Thanks Bob, seems like it could be a bit expensive though. It's a shame incandescent bulbs are hard to find, they're dirt cheap with no worries about CRI!

I hung on to a sh!tload of incandescent lamps. I have to think there are warehouses still full of that stuff so eBay should be a great source.