How hot does this get after an hour of being on? For example, can you touch it? can you hold it?
2045421
Dear Michiganian,I tested the bulb and touched it while it was on. Didn't know or care before. You can touch the plastic part where the light shines through, no problem as it is only warm. The metal part in the middle of the bulb does get a little hotter though, I would say hotter than warm, but not really hot. I can still touch it. Hope that answers your question.
2045422
After one hour of use the bulb does get warm, but you can still easily grab it and unscrew it without burning your hand. These bulbs are very bright, in other words they give off lots of lumen. They however don't dim nearly as much as an incandescent. They may dim to about half brightness. I also find that they work better when used with a standard incandescent dimmer than with a CFL dimmer. I would recommend them and am thinking of buying more for myself.
1160689
It gets warm but not hot. I have pushed it back(out of the way) on the counter shortly after use and it was definitely not too hot to touch.
2070617
No it does not get hot. It might get hot because it does not turn itself off. But I did not try that.
1374206
The backside it quite hot. I doubt it would burn, but becomes uncomfortable after 5-10Secs of contact. The soft-touch front is a little cooler and can be touched 30-40secs+ in my experience...
1983910
No, it does not get hot. I have never had it overheat or even get warm to the touch.
1356011
I've had mine on my car now for over two years, I just leave it on until I use the car. Haven't had any problem with it getting to hot. I don't drive much either, if I don't use my car every few days, my battery goes dead, very frustrating. :( Hope this answers your question.
2224138
Mine has become really warm when charging but nothing hotter than what you can comfortably hold bare handed. That was after about 4 hours of continuous charging. The battery I was trying to charge must have had a drain on it while I was trying to charge it. I didn't disconnect the battery leads. I use this charger quite often and has worked great for me.
483009
It does get pretty warm right where the heat comes out. I have touched it before, but it didn't burn me. It is still pretty warm tho.
126549
I had mine on for an hour or so, and it got hot, but did not overheat. Sorry, Wish I could help.
2140361
Yes, you can press the hold button to keep it at the same temperature. I think it will hold for up to an hour.
2085943
It's very cool, you can even touch the grill above the airflow. of course, if you touch the grill right in front of the airflow, it is going to be hot, but that still wont burn you if you take your hand away quickly. I used it in a regular outlet without any problem.
94795
It stays on for as long as you have it plugged into an outlet. I even plugged it into a timer and had it go on and stay hot for several hours until the timer shut it off.
965086
No, it does not get hot to the touch. I have touched it while it was baking and did not experience any excessive heat.
654613
If you heat it for about 6 minutes, it gets pretty darn hot. It will stay warm for about half an hour.
1576426
It has been our experience that once you activate the chemicals that make it hot, that's it. It stays hot for 10/hrs and there is no way to stop that process once started.
1577050
I did not obey the instructions. I lay on it to go to sleep! Sometimes it gets too hot, even on warm and I shut it off before the two hours are up! Must be careful that you do not burn yourself. I do like it
271974
You can touch it but I would not keep my hand on it. It is insulated but it isn't ceramic. So the heat is there more so than ceramic.