Description
This is the everyday screw-cap LED we keep on the shelf for pendants and table lamps: the familiar rounded pear profile, an E27 cap and a frosted outer surface that spreads light evenly rather than throwing a hard bright point. Output sits at a warm 2700K, the soft yellowish tone people expect from an old household bulb, with 470 lumens drawn from just 4W. It is a switched bulb rather than a dimming one, so keep it on a plain on-off circuit.
We would use it anywhere the bulb is partly on show and glare matters: a fabric drum shade, a glass pendant over a kitchen table, a bedside lamp, a hallway wall light. The frosting means you can glance at it without wincing, which makes it kinder in rooms with low ceilings and in reading corners than a clear bulb of the same output. It suits anyone swapping out old incandescent lamps as they fail and wanting the same shape and colour without the heat and the running cost. Because light leaves the whole envelope, it works as happily facing upwards in an uplighter as it does hanging downwards in a shade.
Construction is conventional and unfussy: a frosted envelope enclosing the LED assembly, closed off with a threaded E27 cap. Keep the surface clean, as dust settles visibly on frosting and dulls the spread; switch off at the wall, let the bulb go cold, then go over it with a dry lint-free cloth and nothing damp. It carries a five year warranty. Visually it is the plain, honest bulb shape, which is why we treat it as our default fill for shades and diffused fittings, and save the decorative filament styles for fittings where the lamp itself is meant to be admired.
Specification
| Colour |
Frosted |
| Weight |
0.03KG |
| Diameter |
60mm |
| Height |
106mm |
| Materials Used |
Glass, Metal |
| Lamp Cap |
E27 |
| Colour Temperature |
2700K Warm White (±5%) |
| Number of Switching Cycles |
100000 |
| Conventional Lamp Equiv. |
40W (±5%) |
| Shape of Lamp |
GLS A60 |
| Type of LED |
Filament |
| Beam Angle |
360° |
| System Flux |
470lm (±5%) |
| Ta |
-20° to +40°C |
| Total Power Consumption |
4W (±5%) |
| Input Voltage |
220-240V~50/60Hz |
| Dimmable |
No |
| Average Life |
15000hrs |
| Warranty |
5yrs |
| UKCA/CE |
Yes |
| Country of Origin |
China |
Frequently Asked
What size is this bulb?
It measures 60mm across the widest part of the envelope and 106mm from the tip to the base of the cap, which is the standard GLS size that fits most shades and lamp holders.
Can I put it on a dimmer?
No. It is a non-dimmable bulb and should be run from an ordinary on-off switch. On a dimmer circuit you may see flicker, buzzing or a shortened life.
How bright is it compared with an old filament bulb?
It gives 470 lumens, which most people find comparable to a 40W incandescent, in a warm 2700K tone rather than a cool white.
Will the frosting hide the LED chips inside?
Yes, that is its job. The diffused surface softens the light and stops you seeing individual bright points, so it is a better choice than a clear bulb wherever the lamp is visible below a shade.
How long should it last?
It is rated at 15,000 hours of average life, and it carries a five year warranty.
Does it come in a cooler light?
This one is warm white only. We stock cooler colour temperatures in other E27 bulbs if you want a crisper light for a workspace.