Description
This is an LED golf ball bulb with an opal plastic shade and an E27 screw cap, the standard screw base on a great many table lamps, floor lamps and pendants. It is a compact bulb, 7.9cm long and 4.5cm across, with the small rounded globe that gives the golf ball shape its name. It draws 3.4W and gives 470lm of light at a colour temperature of 4000K, which is a cool light: crisp and neutral rather than warm and yellow. It is rated IP20, so it belongs indoors, in dry rooms.
Cool white suits rooms where you want to see clearly, and we would pick it for a kitchen, a home office or study, a hallway, or a reading lamp beside a desk. The opal shade softens the glare of the LEDs and spreads the light evenly, so the bulb looks neat in an open pendant or a lamp where it stays on view. Its small globe sits comfortably in smaller shades and compact fittings, where a full-size bulb would look bulky. If you are replacing old golf ball bulbs around the house, it gives a bright, clean light from a very modest wattage.
The shade is opal plastic and the screw cap is silver-coloured. The bulb runs on mains voltage of 220-240V, 50/60Hz, and carries an energy class of D. It is not dimmable, so it belongs on an ordinary switch rather than a dimmer circuit. Packed, it weighs just 0.031KG. Before you order, check that your lamp or pendant takes an E27 screw cap and has room for a bulb 7.9cm long; if it does, changing over is simply a matter of screwing it into place.
Specification
| Length |
7.9cm |
| Diameter |
4.5cm |
| Shade Material |
Plastic |
| Shade Colour |
Opal |
| Cap |
E27 (bulb included) |
| Wattage |
3.4W |
| Lumens |
470lm |
| Colour Temperature |
4000K |
| Dimmable |
No |
| IP Rating |
IP20 |
| Voltage |
220-240V, 50/60Hz |
| Energy Class |
D |
| Weight (packed) |
0.031KG |
Frequently Asked
Which cap does this golf ball bulb have?
It has an E27 screw cap, so it fits lamps, pendants and fittings with an E27 lampholder and screws straight into place.
Is this bulb dimmable?
No, this bulb is not dimmable, so use it in a lamp or fitting on an ordinary switch rather than a dimmer circuit.
How bright is the light, and what colour is it?
It gives 470lm at 4000K, a cool light that is crisp and neutral, and we find it well suited to kitchens, studies and reading lamps.
Can I use it in a bathroom or outdoors?
No. It is rated IP20, which means it belongs indoors in dry rooms only, so keep it away from bathrooms, outdoor fittings and anywhere near water.
How big is the bulb?
It is 7.9cm long and 4.5cm across, a compact golf ball size that suits smaller lamps, shades and pendants.
How much power does it use?
It draws 3.4W and runs on mains voltage of 220-240V, 50/60Hz, with an energy class of D.