Hi just wondering if you can use a reg, med. base bulb in this to tone down the brightness? "cfl" or "led" thanks
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I do believe that the High Pressure Sodium bulbs require a specific kind of ballast... I do not think it is compatible with CFL's or LED's... Most all CFL's and almost all of the newer LED will work in a regular lighting socket.
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The detailed specs list this as a "dimmable" item, so if you have a dimming switch installed, that should do the trick ...
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It will allow only High Pressure Sodium bulbs, the 35 W is the weakest light. It is designed to give out lots of light at very reasonable electrical costs. You have the best outside light made, if too much light replace with a florescent low wattage light.
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These are High Pressure Sodium lamps. Because of their design, only HPS bulbs will work. I mounded one at each end of my barn, just below the peak which put them about 14' from the ground. They produce a bright yellow freznal light that is fine if you are beneath them, but produce a considerable glare when viewed from a distance. If I was doing this again, I would have mounted lights away from the building on poles or directed lighting toward the building so unauthorized activity could be more effectively monitored. Hope this helps!
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i used the (Pack of 4) LU70/MED 70 Watt HPS ED17 High Pressure Sodium Light Bulb, Medium... and it illuminated my driveway fully
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No, you cannot use a regular or CFL bulb in these units. The light assembly has a transformer that will fry them, quickly. Must be high pressure sodium bulbs, only, and can't use a different watt sodium bulb, either. Great light assemblies, but very bright.
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Hello, You must use a specific "High Pressure Sodium" bulb in this fixture.
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!!! NO !!! Nor can you use a Different Wattage Lamp! Ofcourse, I guess you could take all the "Ballast Stuff" out and then replace with just a "Regular Bulb"
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One other 'Thought', you might put "Window Tint Film" on the Lense, I don't think it will catch FIRE!
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No. Even though some CFL market themselves as dimmer compatible, they never work correctly and have a major flicker problem. It is better to have several smaller output bulbs that you can use in combination. If you must have a dimming bulb, try using a halogen incandescent.
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I have used a 100 watt in it for a long time and then I got a chrome played 75w bulb (totally worth it) which made the light not as bright due to the chrome. That's the last thing you have to consider with the high watt bulbs, will you really want to sit under it? It's so bright I get headaches from regular bulbs
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I'm not sure about cfl but I know it doesn't turn off an led. Worst case you'll need to add a switch somewhere in the system to actually turn the light off
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Yes, you can use CFLs. I put small flood bulb in mine to use as a task light. Works and looks great.
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Illy-Den, can you tell me which specific halogen bulb to use? The previous bulb was a standard incandescent dimmable and I have been without the use of this fixture for months trying to find the appropriate one.
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I currently use a CFL bulb in mine. Only limit would be the size of the bulb (higher wattage = bigger bulb)
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you have to have a "dimmable" LED bulb. they don't cost much more. amazon sells both kinds. the 3 watt, "40 watt equivelent", type doesn't generally come in dimmable.
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As the other guy said, yes - you can *modify* the brightness range. Whether you can actually lower it from the default range may depend.
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This is a LED light. NOT a CFL (Compact Florescent Light) thus it is instant on !! Don't bother buying and CFL bulbs unless it's a matter of cost for you. . Also if you intend to use LED bulbs with a Dimmer, make sure that the specifications say they are Dimmable, and you will need a new type Dimmer that states that it is compatible with Dimmable LED's. OK ??Perry
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Yes you can, i have been all of my CFL bulbs with LED on both my dimmer switches and Relay Switches. That said some LED work better then others. i would not recommend Philips,as they tend to flicker on low dim and take a second to turn on. i use CREE bulbs and get them at home depot and the pricing has come down a great deal. some of the other tested by Insteon are Cree, Ecosmart, Sylvania, Feit Electric, GE, Great Value, Unitech. you can call them directly to see if there are any further updates. Hope that helps
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Yes. I had CFLs in until I received the LEDs I ordered, and they seemed to work just fine. Perhaps a little dim, but that may have been the bulb, since the LEDs are bright.
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You need dimmable CFL's but I would not use these as you will not find the range of dimming very good and there is a hum sometimes. I would get energy efficent LED bulbs or just stick to incandescent.
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I really don't know for sure, but I don't think so, as I am not aware of any cfl bulb that is disable. I do know even led requie a special dimmer
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I don't know if CFL would handle this type, since it doesn't just cut on and off, the lights brighten and dim with my incandescent bulbs in it. It isn't marked as CFL compatible.
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Both of the previous are good answers. I will be replacing the bulb in mine with an LED. As also with the other running lights to minimize battery use.
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I have a 100 Watt bulb in mine but I am thinking of replacing it with an LED equivalent -- fewer watts and more lumens. The lamp itself is wonderful; gets many compliments.