Are the bulbs vertical or horizontal? An LED replacement, when horizontal, would distribute half of its light upwards into the fixture because there is not much light emitted axially (unlike incandescent bulbs )
1977951
They lay horizontal, along the ceiling. Depending on the LED bulb, you may indeed run into issues with light not spreading evenly.
1781474
I agree with the other 2 answers. This fixture also has very little rim space so you don't have allot of wiggle room. LED technology is so nice because you don't have to worry about heat buildup like you do with other light sources.
2080044
Most led bulbs are not designed for enclosed fixtures. Try Home Depot they have a display showing what look like a led ceiling conversion. I have 12 volt ceiling fixtures and I replaced 50 watt halogen bulbs with Philips EnduraLed 10 Watt MR16 and they work great.
1822899
this is an LED fixture and does not have bulbs. LED has diodes, its a great fixture
1784800
They point upwards. I think they have one LED in each light. They are very bright; don't worry about that part. The only issue I have with it is durability since one of my three lights was corroded by the battery. Although in my state it gets very cold. (Midwest)
1212273
Yes. The lights can be place in either the vertical or horizontal positions. Before purchasing this product I read you couldn't place it in a horizontal position. I purchase them anyway considering the price then once receiving them and opening the package, the very first thing I did was see if u could place them in both positions. Hope this helps....Enjoy!!!!
676799
You can us an LED bulb in place of the incandescent, but the circline bulb will still be fluorescent. You may want to get one of the "warm white" LEDs -- they will help balance the cool fluorescent as the incandescent would.
1036850
We bought LEDs to replace the xenon bulbs that have burned out in the last year. The xenon don't last long, but they are ultimately brighter than the LED replacements. We are looking for higher wattage LEDs next time. Beautiful light fixture by the way! We get compliments all the time.
1998355
The problem is that the original light bulbs are smaller than replacement bulbs. Why? I don't know the manufacturer should answer it.
853607
You can mount the bulb in any direction. The light output is typical of a regular incandescent light bulb. So the light comes out of the bulb evenly all around it. You will be very happy with the LED bulb.
1951378
I have noticed the beam is narrow and tall when these lights are mounted in the normal way. These lights are very bright when looking at them head on, but if you move to the left/right by 10-20 degrees, the light output is much less. So if you mount them vertically, then their beam will be wide and short.
799400
These lights are about 50% bigger than a halogen bulb. However, be advised that these LEDs are very directional (i.e. the light shines only out of the end of the bulb, not much shines 360 degrees around). If the under cabinet fixture you're planning to put them in has the bulbs oriented pointing straight down, then that would work OK. If they are oriented horizontal like most are, the light will not distribute well.
1651048
Some of the brighest LED bulbs are very large and won't fit in certain enclosures. I've just added a customer image showing exactly this scenario. It should be visible above soon.
202715
I am sorry, I am not sure what you mean? They were place horizontally in my car and work perfectly well. I have had no issues and they are nice and bright. I hope this answers your question.
868038
Yes, all LED bulbs are sensitive to orientation. If mounted in a ceiling fixture (especially a fully inclosed one), the expected lifetime will be reduced. However, Cree bulbs theoretically have well-designed thermal management, so if you're choosing an LED light to install in a ceiling fixture, this is the one I'd go with.
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It depends on the angle it is positioned. If vertical it doesn't produce as much as conventional incandescent bulbs but most lightbulb fixtures block a lot of the downward light anyway and most of the light is focused upward where this bulb also does well. Slightly dimmer than conventional incandescent by about 20%.
2143518
Good question. It's pretty easy, just rotate the top part which houses the LED to the right.