I have replaced most of the normal bulbs in my house with LEDs. But one of our most-used fixtures is a 5-bulb chandelier, currently running 40-watt halogen bulbs. I finally broke down and tried the 60-watt equivalent filament bulbs from Wal-Mart.
The light was really impressive--just as bright and the same color as the one remaining halogen (the LEDs came in a 4-pack). BUT--something about it seemed a little off. I chalked it up to dirty eyeglasses until after supper. When I wiped off the table, there was an obvious "strobe" effect as I moved the sponge back and forth. I'm pretty sure no good would come from spending a lot of time under those bulbs.
The bulbs aren’t flickering in a noticeable way, and none of my full-size LED bulbs do this. The chandelier is on a dimmer, but the new bulbs did the same thing in two different ceiling fans, one with a dimmer and one without. A little google research tells me that cheaper internal electronics can cause this strobe effect.
So finally, here’s my question—Has anyone here found a filament-type, decorative candelabra-base bulb that doesn’t strobe? Thanks in advance for your ideas.
I’m talking about bulbs that look like this, not the ones that are solid on the bottom third:
The light was really impressive--just as bright and the same color as the one remaining halogen (the LEDs came in a 4-pack). BUT--something about it seemed a little off. I chalked it up to dirty eyeglasses until after supper. When I wiped off the table, there was an obvious "strobe" effect as I moved the sponge back and forth. I'm pretty sure no good would come from spending a lot of time under those bulbs.
The bulbs aren’t flickering in a noticeable way, and none of my full-size LED bulbs do this. The chandelier is on a dimmer, but the new bulbs did the same thing in two different ceiling fans, one with a dimmer and one without. A little google research tells me that cheaper internal electronics can cause this strobe effect.
So finally, here’s my question—Has anyone here found a filament-type, decorative candelabra-base bulb that doesn’t strobe? Thanks in advance for your ideas.
I’m talking about bulbs that look like this, not the ones that are solid on the bottom third: