Do These Lights Run Hot Or Cool?
1309926
I put a thermal probe on the glass face of a 50W GU10 incandescent and it went over 200F, but reads around 110F on the plastic face of this LED one. It may be a bit hotter in back, but not much. You can easily touch and change a lit LED bulb, but don't mess with a 50W.
1309927
The lights run cool. You can touch them while they are on. Hope that helps.
2137957
These do get hot, but if you stay within the max wattage recommendations for your can lights you should be just fine. They will affect the room temp, but not enough to measure or feel unless you are within inches of the light.
1496481
Although the lights that came with the purchase are quite bright, they do not get very hot at all.
1983913
Not at all, Ive had mine for a while and it stays cool. its just a lil led in there so it doesnt get hot.
1840995
Yes, indeed! They DO GET hot! Don't touch. But they don't emit heat like incandescent bulbs do: ie they are cooler in that regard.
649545
The ic rating is usually only concidered a factor when using incandescent bulbs.....because they emit a lot more watts = heat. These LEDs don't get hot at all! I left them on for many hours, after the initial install, and checked to see how hot they were and they were still slightly above room temperature.
1527694
If I needed a light to always be on I would get one with an LED bulb. I have never noticed this light getting hot. I use a 20 watt bulb in mine, so its on the low side of energy usage, compared to incandescent bulbs.
1823955
They are instant on. I'm using them in track lights and they do not need to heat up.
657271
Absolutely! There is really no heat from these lights and they do offer much light. We do personal videos and use these light with other lights to help adjust our sets. Hope this helps!
1082380
I haven't had any issues with them they are installed in my pickup and I haven't had any issues with them getting to hot and I've had no complaints for my customers about them getting to hot!~Dubbs~
1326459
I have no idea, I put them in a line of lights on my ceiling. They are not as bright as the ones I took out and I don't think they are hot.
2018090
I would say yes; they run cooler than standard blubs. Heat build-up is the only problem with this type of reflector housing. These are rated for a 150 watt incandescent; which get very hot. I use 100 watt florescent bulbs in the two I have with no problem.
1659817
Mine get warm but should never get hot! The light should be on and there are some that look off, but they are the ones not visible to the human eye.
1223884
as far as heat goes the leds do not give off that much heat, but the driver electronics in the lower part of the bulb gets quite warm to hot on these led bulbs.
718320
Yes, LED do not get hot. When you touch the bulb, it cool feeling. Incandescent do get very hot! Highly recommend LED!
684086
Nope. They run fairly cool. Way way way cooler than a 60 watt - which is not as bright as this one.
1932821
No, they are Compact Fluorescent Lighbulbs, similar to the ones you have in your home. Those don't get hot at all. They are not incandescent lights.