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Pharox 60 LED bulb


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I just received one of the new Pharox 60 LED bulbs. These are true M-base dimmable incandescent replacements for about $40.

 

They are listed at 6W, 300 lumens and 3000K color. Subjectively the light looks like about a 40W bulb. The color temperature is strikingly similar to an incandescent - perhaps a little cooler, and of course there's no flicker. I doubt most people would notice any difference between this and a regular 40W incandescent bulb unless they were sitting side-by-side.

 

Physically, the bulb is like a smallish M-base screw bulb with a matte metal collar running around the lower half. This does reduce the light output directly below the bulb a little but otherwise is unnoticeable.

 

In terms of dimming, it acts somewhat like the dimmable CFLs: it goes to about 25% and then shuts off completely. The good news is that it doesn't appear to affect Insteon signaling: I haven't hooked up a scope yet but I have it plugged in to a Lamplinc which works fine with it and it hasn't affected anything else in the house.

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