Is this Led bulb exposed so that a person needs to be careful about looking directly at the bulb to not hurt their eyes?
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Hi, Thanks for your question. These are safe to look at, although whether LED, Fluorescent, or Incandescent the brighter the light and the longer looking can temporary bother anyone's eyes.SincerelyRockyKamrock Lights
1142374
It is not so bright that it hurts MY eyes. I usually use it on low for reading at night but have turned it on high and have NOT been negatively effected by it. :)
1142375
I wouldn't give it a second thought. Not bright to the point of eye damage as far as I can tell.
1142376
Hi, Thanks for your question. These are safe to look at, although whether LED, Fluorescent, or Incandescent the brighter the light and the longer looking can temporary bother anyone's eyes. Sincerely Rocky Kamrock Lights
1615367
Yes. I have several cree bulbs in enclosed fixtures and have had no problems with them.
777265
It says right on the neck of the fixture NOT FOR USE IN ENCLOSED LUMINARY. Many commentators stress how little heat comes from these bulbs. That is true on the lighted side. The backside or the side in the enclosed can is another matter. If you feel the backside cooling fins you'll soon realize that plenty of heat is generated, so much so that inside an enclosed can they'd be too hot to touch. That is undoubtedly the reason for the disclosure stated in the first sentence. What is at issue is the build up of heat. Will it trip the cutout? Will it affect the electronics that make the LED function? I have these same lights in enclosed cans in my house. For years I had halogen in the same cans. The cans are rated for insulation coverage. At the very least I'd expect a drop in life expectancy. It'd be nice to have a little vent in the can to vent the heat.
2205045
I don't think I would notice if I didn't already know it was an LED bulb. I replaced my incandescents in my living room lamps with these due to the unwelcome warmth generated by the incandescent. I'm much more confortable now.
1581464
I am useing the flat lightbulb shaped LED bulbs in mine and have had no issues. They are cooler and brighter and it is noticable. The other bulbs were very hot, expensive and delicate.
1668609
I have used this bulb in such a fixture for about six months with no problems. The bulb is effectively omnidirectional in that application. Light is emitted from a full half sphere at the top of the bulb (the end away from the base). I also use one of these in a desk lamp with a white shade. Even though the bottom half of the bulb is metal, the result is about the same as a ordinary light bulb.
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Perfectly safe. The amount of UVA/UVB is vanishingly small more than 2 feet away from the bulb, and even at very close range is much less than from the afternoon sun. I think getting a slight burn from touching it after it has been on for a while is a more serious hazard, though its heat output is only in the 40W incandescent range. One should remember, though, that these are flourescent bulbs, and all the warnings about breaking this kind of bulb apply.
1859297
No, the heat from the bulbs is dissipated through the screen. It would be a fire hazard if removed.
1789173
Yes, the photo represents what you get. You never need to touch the bulb itself.
395726
No. You can't see the light bulb well unless you're directly underneath the fixture.
982444
Yes, just cut the wires from the glass bulb close to the metal base contact, pull the bulb out, bend the LED wires out straight, push into the base, bend the wires over and force down into the groove of the metal contact and flush against the contact side. first one takes a while, second one is quick.LED are much better, the bulbs burn the base and sometimes melt it. This bulb is a safety hazard.
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It is not recommended to use the light in enclosed fixture not due to safety but due to the impact on lifetime of the lamp. LEDs do not like heat and depending on the heat generated in the application, the hours of usage, the life of the lamp may be shortened. The lamp features over temperature protection. In the event the ambient temperature of the application gets too warm (exceeds 45C) the lamp will dim down to allow it to cool off. Replace and forget!
1679850
LED lights require an opening so they will not over heat and shorten life of Bulb. So without the lens covering bulb it will be fine but with lens it will shorten bulb life
1372469
No. the LED is integral to the unit. This is not a standard socket with a screw-in bulb.
596175
It's a dim blue LED. It shines upwards, not sideways. I doubt it's a problem for you.
587990
The one 'drawback' to LED bulbs is that many do not fare very well in 'enclosed' lighting fixtures. Each little diode does not generate much heat individually, but it adds up when you group a gang of them together to produce say a 60-Watt equivalent brightness, then encase them in a plastic setting. Also, the built-in circuitry in the base of the bulb - that converts the household 115VAC to the required low-voltage DC - isn't all that efficient either, and generates its fair share of heat as well. The manufacturers of the most LED bulbs will very likely state, as a warning, that they are not to be used in an enclosed fixture. If you don't see that warning on the packaging, then maybe you found the one exception to the rule. But most likely the case will be that if you don't want melted plastic dripping off of each bulb onto that nice cut crystal lens, and the vapors setting off some loud smoke-detector noise, then you'd better stick with glass bulbs, like those stupid curly-Q fluorescent thingies.
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I don't think there is an LED bulb on the market that is safe for use in fully enclosed fixtures. They don't generate much heat at all, but they do generate enough to significantly shorten their lifespan.