E14 (SES) LED Golf Bulb 5.2W 470lm - Daylight 6500K, 2 Pack

This is an LED golf ball bulb on the E14 small screw cap, supplied in a box of two. It draws 5.2W and gives 470 lumens at 6500K, which the pack calls daylight: a crisp, blue leaning white rather than the yellow of an old filament lamp. The pack puts it at the equivalent of a 40W bulb. The opal outer softens the diodes behind it, so you get an even glow rather than bright points.

E14 is the smaller of the two common screw caps in the UK, and it turns up in chandeliers, multi arm pendants, small wall lights and bedside lamps. The golf shape is shorter and rounder than a standard GLS bulb, so it sits well inside narrow shades where a full size lamp would press against the edges. Daylight at 6500K is a working light: it suits a kitchen, a utility room, a home office, a garage bench or a craft table, anywhere you want colours read accurately. For an evening sitting room, a warm white version of the same lamp is the kinder choice.

The pack prints a 10 year lamp life and the energy label for this bulb shows class F at 5kWh per 1000 hours. Nothing on the pack says whether the bulb can be dimmed, so we would run it on a plain on and off circuit; if your lighting is on a dimmer, choose a lamp that states dimming on its own packaging. One unit is a box of two bulbs, and the minimum order is six boxes, sold in multiples of six, which gives twelve bulbs. It sits alongside our wider range of Eveready LED bulbs, including golf and candle shapes on the B15 (SBC) cap in warm white, cool white and daylight.

Will this fit my light fitting?

It takes an E14 small screw cap, the narrower of the two screw caps in common UK use. Unscrew the old bulb and check the thread is the slim one rather than the wider E27.

How bright is 470 lumens in practice?

The pack rates it as the equivalent of a 40W bulb, so it is a useful level for a bedside lamp, a wall light or one lamp among several on a multi arm pendant.

What does 6500K daylight actually look like?

It is a cool, blue leaning white, close to bright overcast sky. Colours read accurately under it, which is why it suits kitchens, workshops and desks rather than evening sitting rooms.

Can I use it on a dimmer switch?

The manufacturer does not state whether the bulb dims, and no dimming information is printed on the pack, so we would only use it on a standard on and off circuit.

Will the golf shape fit inside a small shade?

A golf ball lamp is shorter and rounder than a standard GLS bulb, so it usually clears narrow shades, clip on shades and small glass shrouds where a full size lamp will not.

How many bulbs do I receive?

One unit is a box of two bulbs. The minimum order is six boxes, sold in multiples of six, so a first order brings twelve bulbs in total.