Feit Electric ESL40TN/D 42-Watt Compact Fluorescent High-Wattage Bulb, Daylight
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Feit Electric ESL40TN/D 42-Watt Compact Fluorescent High-Wattage Bulb, Daylight
Customer Review: Wow, these are bright!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought these to put in the lanterns mounted on the outside of my garage to light my driveway. These were fitted with 60w incandescents which did not do a good job, and used too much energy. I wanted something I can leave on a timer, and will keep the area brightly lit for security.
These definitely fit the bill. Two of these light the driveway (and the street in front) as bright as if the sun were just rising; and the color is similar. I considered buying the 85W bulbs like 85 Watt Fluorescent Full Spectrum Bulb or 85 Watt - CFL - 350 W Equal - 6500K Full Spectrum - CRI 80 - 49 Lumens per Watt - 15 Month Warranty - Sunlite 5580... but these are more than bright enough for me.
The only drawback is that these bulbs are quite large. I needed to replace the lanterns on the garage with much larger ones that could contain these bulbs.
Customer Review: It's like daylight up in my crib!
Summary: 5 Stars
This light is intensely bright. I got onto the Fluoroscent bulbs when I switched over and I saw how much it reduced my electric bill. I also liked the fact that I could spoil myself with the high powered light bulb without the high powered bulb prices. I put a few 100 watt bulbs in the house but I didn't even know they went to 200 until I saw this one. To be honest it's almost to much. It really and truly makes it feel like it's the middle of the day when I turn this thing on at night. I am excited to read with it. It's a very pure slightly blueish light. The bulb is much larger than a normal bulb so be aware.
The only light I could compare it to is the elven light in Lord of the Rings. You know the one Frodo holds up to fend off the spider? It's exactly like that. Seriously. It's elven bright.
Customer Review: Bright, very bright!
Summary: 5 Stars
Bright, crisp, cool blue light. 200W equivalent, 2800 lumens, 6500K color temp. This bulb doesn't get very hot but hot enough you wouldn't want to touch it. It doesn't hum. What this bulb is though, is huge! I didn't measure it but I'm sure its at least 1.5 times bigger than its smaller cousin the 100W equivalent. This bulb was bought to be used as a grow light and works much better than whats available at the supermarket. I have to say I'm intrigued by the color temperature of this bulb. Being the cool blue white color it is I was sure it would work well for a grow light. This light is somewhat color enhancing of plants, carpet, walls, etc. I like the light enough that the second day I ordered another and soon as payday comes, I'll be ordering two more. One for a lamp and the other three as grow bulbs.Customer Review: Bright as daylight!
Summary: 5 Stars
Just got these today, so can't comment on longevity issues. They are instant-on without a flicker, but they take a couple of minutes to get up to full output. But once they are on, they are ON!!! I'm using them in my basement, and if you view the light from the top of the stairs you would swear it was natural sunlight. These are very bright and are perfect for my particular application - would probably be great for a garage or workshop too. Probably not suitable for use in a lamp (unless it's huge and you want sunlight-type light rather than soft white), definitely not suitable for use in an overhead light fixture. Overall I'm very pleased with the product, including its price. Also - mine arrived promptly (2 days with Prime shipping) and in perfect condition.Customer Review: Huge size, huge light output.
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, this is not a petite little bulb, and I would suggest anyone that wants one to check the dimensions before you buy -- won't fit in any enclosures where there is a tight space for the bulb to fit into. That said, for my application (lighting a kitchen from a ceiling fixture), it works perfectly. The light output is very, very bright, and very, very blue -- it really does nearly perfectly emulate bright sunlight. It lights up our kitchen very well -- one bulb can light up several hundred square feet.
Overall, great product, great price, and great light output, but it's a little large in size. Not necessarily a downside, but be aware.