How bright is the candle? How many would I need if I wanted to use them bedside for reading light?
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It's bright enough to be a "mood" light. It's as bright as the candles/oil lamps in many restaurants. Are you able to read your menu in such restaurants? I'd say "no" to using this electronic candle because the flickering is realistic, and that would make sustained reading unpleasant. I own two and could easily read a menu by their light, but I could not read a book. Perhaps if you had 5 or more, the flickerings would all balance out??? My bottom line recommendation is to use these candles to fill the room with a warm ambiance and read by another source, perhaps a clip-on LED book light that will cast a steady, clean light right on your page. Or get a Kindle which has a built-in light. It's bright enough to be a "mood" light. It's as bright as the candles/oil lamps in many restaurants. Are you able to read your menu in such restaurants? I'd say "no" to using this electronic candle because the flickering is realistic, and that would make sustained reading unpleasant. I own two and could easily read a menu by their light, but I could not read a book. Perhaps if you had 5 or more, the flickerings would all balance out??? My bottom line recommendation is to use these candles to fill the room with a warm ambiance and read by another source, perhaps a... » Read More It's bright enough to be a "mood" light. It's as bright as the candles/oil lamps in many restaurants. Are you able to read your menu in such restaurants? I'd say "no" to using this electronic candle because the flickering is realistic, and that would make sustained reading unpleasant. I own two and could easily read a menu by their light, but I could not read a book. Perhaps if you had 5 or more, the flickerings would all balance out??? My bottom line recommendation is to use these candles to fill the room with a warm ambiance and read by another source, perhaps a clip-on LED book light that will cast a steady, clean light right on your page. Or get a Kindle which has a built-in light. « Show Less
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It's as bright as any "real" candle. Personally I don't think it's suitable as a bedside lamp. Hard to say how many YOU might prefer for reading. Remember the base is about 3 1/2" in diameter so you'de need a fairly large nightstand. Also I think the flickering would get annoying. Abe may have done it, but I wouldn't recommend it at all. It may not bother you now, but you'll pay dearly for it in poor eyesight later in life.
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These really aren't meant for use as a reading light. May strain your eyes.
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How many for a bedside reading light? More than I can afford, that's for sure. These are intended for ambiance on the dinner table, a fireplace mantle, etc. They do not cast a whole lot of light. That being said, they look very nice are a great addition to our dinner table (3-4 spread out down the middle of the table) and the mantle above the fireplace (four, clustered together).
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The flame is just a nice glow but I think it would take quite a lot to read by.
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Hi! Just one. It is very bright though. If you hang it in a 12x12 room you will be able to see everything. Its bright enough to read by. Ive used it a lot already and really happy. I will be buying more when I can afford it
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I don't have the paperwork anymore but I remember when I bought the lamp I purchased 60 and 40 watt bulbs. The 60 was too bright but the 40 seemed perfect. So at least 60 but you don't need any brighther than that for reading with this lamp.
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Don't worry about the lumen output, just install the strips and connect to a dimmer. You can't have enough led lights unless you are in a light sensitive area. If it is that important then you have to install the lighting to obtain the foot candle level that the task requires, then select another light source
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In a kitchen area, you want bright lights. I'd use 4 unless you have other lights (under the counter, sink lights, etc.).
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These lights won't light a room. They are only sufficient for a very small light box which is what I purchased them for. Also the bulbs are veryfragile and one blew out when I received the set. the socket is special so you can't use almost any other bulb. The stands are okay so I now use them as bed reading lights. I hope this helps.
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I don't know how many watts the lamp is (it's made up of 6 or 8 little LED lights). It's bright enough to serve as a reading lamp, but not bright enough to light an entire room. It does have its own switch, independent of the switch for the stars.
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We are using about 5 LED lightbulbs at 40 wts and it is very bright. I chose to use incandescent lights so that it would be softer. I must mention, that with our dining room lights, we can actually control how bright we would like the room. At high, it is very very bright. At a medium setting, it is still bright. Hope that helps.
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It is no brighter than a regular candle. I would not try to read by candle light.
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Definitely bright enough! I currently use for my desk lamp and will be purchasing a second for my kitchen to use for reading my recipes instead of the large room light.
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I tried one in my lamp and it worked but was really too dim for my tastes (it was a 40 watt bulb and threw the light of a 25). I picked up a four pack of ordinary 40 watt non-efficient bulbs and they shed plenty of light for my tastes in brightness.
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It is relatively bright. I bought 3 but 2 bulbs are more than sufficient to light up the dining area. I used to have 6 40-watt bulbs and 6 7- watt bulbs on the chandelier. As far as I c an remember I did not buy a dimmable bulb because I don't have a dimmer switch.
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Hi Carlos S., thank you for your interest in our tea lights. Our LED tea lights are reasonably bright, however you may need more if you need to properly illuminate a room. Again that would depend on how large the room is.
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The luminara candle is as bright as a normal candle, perhaps more so. I LOVE mine!!
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I think the answer is somewhere in the reviews and my guess is at least a hundred. I use it in my bedroom to work in bed and it is plenty bright for that. If I look directly into it I am blinded for a few moments. Unless you want to light an entire room, this light should be bright enough for reading, crafting, computering, etc.
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Probably about 20-40 watts. They aren't that bright, about what you'd expect from a candle.
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enough to brighten a dark corner. I'm using a 75w bulb and it gives a nice bright glow to the corner and the light is good enough to read by if you're sitting by it.