C7 Bulbs

[G W]

I couldn't find a better place to put this.

 

Have any of you found good dimmable C7 LED bulbs?

 

I'm Gary Funk and I wrote this message.

[jtara92101]

Had to look-up what C7 is.

 

A little late to the party, aren't you Gary? Or maybe it's all good if you're going to keep them up till July.

 

More importantly, anybody have a good source for LED bubble lamps?

 

OK, serious answer: the company that makes the LEDs I got for my microwave oven hood lamp puts the same LEDs in a number of different small-format bases and bulb shapes. Perhaps you will find what you want from them. My microwave oven bulbs are "intermediate base" (I think a bit larger than candelabra) and not the right shape for your Festivus Pole. But maybe they have what you want.

 

I can't vouch for dimmability other than "they dim", since the microwave only has a high/low setting. It works with the high/low setting, and also does not have the flaw that some have where they light even when the lamp is switched off. (I guess microwaves somehow don't completely shut-off current to the bulbs, but it's not enough to make incandescents glow.)

 

I just checked, and didn't find one, alas. They do have bulbs in E12 base (or candelabra, the base used for C7, right?)  but the only ones with C7 shape are fancy (and expensive) filament types.

 

The brand is Kakanuo. I'm quite pleased with them. I got them from Amazon. Perhaps there is a greater variety elsewhere.

 

This is the lowest cost of the decorative C7 shape:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Kakanuo-Filament-Dimmable-Candelabra-White/dp/B01MRKREK4/ref=sr_1_18?ie=UTF8&qid=1482131653&sr=8-18&keywords=kakanuo+e12

 

And just in case somebody else wants to LED a microwave:

 

https://www.amazon.com/Kakanuo-Microwave-Dimmable-72X3014SMD-AC110-130V/dp/B01HV9HZVE/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1482131932&sr=8-4&keywords=kakanuo+microwave+bulb

 

Finally, I was actually initially thinking of another source that packages the same LEDs in various small forms. But haven't tried yet. Still waiting for the LED bulbs I ordered from China for my old Lightolier wall-washers:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/191586144714?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&var=490662529953&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

I'm skeptical of 9W in that tiny package, but crossing my fingers! 

 

Use the drop-downs on the eBay page above for different bases. The same company makes smaller wattages and form factors as well, so maybe they have what you are looking for. There are multiple sellers on eBay selling the same bulbs - they are all direct-ship from China though.

 

But by the time you would get them, Festivus would be over.

Edited December 19, 2016 by jtara92101

[G W]

I have a few ceiling fans that have several C7 bulbs in them.

 

I'm Gary Funk and I wrote this message.

[jtara92101]

Oh, they have a good deal on 6-packs of the filament bulbs.

 

If this is for a chandelier, rather than a Festivus Pole, they might do the trick! (Ceiling fan - close enough!)

 

https://www.amazon.com/Kakanuo-Filament-Dimmable-Candelabra-White/dp/B01N63GMKF/ref=sr_1_53?ie=UTF8&qid=1482132835&sr=8-53&keywords=kakanuo

Edited December 19, 2016 by jtara92101

[G W]

Those are too big. I need C7 bulbs because of the way the fan is designed.

 

The problem is finding C7 bulbs that actually dim properly. Most just don't dim well.

 

I'm Gary Funk and I wrote this message.

Edited December 19, 2016 by Gary Funk

[larryllix]

Did you try one incandescent mixed in with a batch of Festivus C7 bulbs?

 

If it works you might have to do the green, red, white pattern in true Festivus style.

Or dip the one incandescent in some thinned paint like the manufacturers do.

 

I always thought those huge C7 bulbs were the push in sockets like the ?5 and ?6 bulbs.