Can i put this bulb in a regular lamp or will it melt it?
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It goes in a regular lamp so long as it fits. I used a $6 clamp light fixture from Walmart to screw it into.
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This item works great in any regular lamp - it's output and heat are very low and should be fine in most household outlets - HOWEVER** make sure your fixture is BIG ENOUGH to FIT THE GIANT BULB :) hope this helps but they are a great product !!!
484950
It gets fairly warm, about the same as a conventional 60 watt bulb. It is rather huge and may not fit in place of a standard bulb. It is also very bright as it is the equivalent of a 300 watt conventional.
484951
It doesn't put out a huge mount of heat but I use it in a clamp-on reflector type fixture that doesn't enclose the bulb. Keep in mind that this bulb is quite large. It's approx. 8-1/2" long and larger in diameter than most Compact fluorescents. Personally, I wouldn't use it in such a way as to enclose the bulb and allow heat to build up but then again, it might not hurt anything. It's for sure that it won't fit in a normal table lamp.
1409889
Standard should work BUT the heat of the bulb melted the plastic...not good.
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that is a great question---I do not know the answer. You'd better google the differenttypes of lamp bases. I use it with a regular old light bulb that you use with any lamp.
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It is little larger than a standard bulb, but it fits in a regular socket. If there is no cover for the light, it should fit nicely! It really is a great light!
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Ours only worked for 2 months so it did not have time to melt the bulb space. It just stopped switching on after about 2 months. We had not even used it that much
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If you mean normal incandescent 100 watt bulbs, of course not. I would assume you could use the same type fluorescent bulbs that come with the unit as they do not produce much heat. The key would be in the heat output of the bulbs. Normal bulbs would melt the covers, the fluorescent bulbs should not have any wattage limit as they should remain cool.
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It is smaller but I wouldn't have another one. A regular bulb will fit but it looks awful because it sticks out from under the shade. However, I had the smaller bulb in mine and it melted into the lamp. There was no way to even remove the bulb, everything melted together!
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Be sure the bulb is pushed all the way into the socket, and it is a 27 watt bulb. Mine gets very hot, but there are no signs of burning or melting around the bulb holder.
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Good Morning Robyn,These lamps are halogen lamps which would get hot enough to melt or heat up oil. As long as the fixture has an approved rating for these kind of lamps then we would recommend it. If the it is not please know that some fixtures are made with consideration to heat tolerances particularly to the lamp operating temperature. Installing a lamp that operated at a high temperature than originally designed can be dangerous.
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A regular bulb is too hot. I used a 40 watt curly energy saving bulb too. Found the bulbs in the light bulb section at discount store. About $4 for 3 bulbs.
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Hello Karen, This item takes a Candelabra Base type B bulb. There are threads in the socket I assure you, once you have the proper bulb, simply screw it into the lamp like you would any other I promise you it will fit and work. I hope this helps.
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i don't see any problem. you can use this CLF in a lamp that takes a 60 watt lightbulb. as a result, you get a brighter light (equiv. to a 100 watt) without the "heat" of an incandescent.
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You could use a regular bulb. The clear cover over the bulbs is plastic, so I would not use a bulb that will melt the plastic. The pole is aluminum and the base is plastic. Looks nice and works great. I use LED bulbs.
695506
Yes you can. I had a regular bulb and the lamp got hot. I wanted to be able to leave it on for long periods, so I put the curly bulb and it works fine and stays cool. Sorry, I can't remember the letters for the bulb, but it is the energy efficient.
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Yes, it doesn't require high heat, but you should use extreme cautious due to the mixture of led depending what you are melting
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This bulb is a spot lamp bulb not like other bulbs. the fouces a beam or channle of heat to one area were normal bulbs scatter heat. so they will help heat a the basking area, theses do over heat very eay. do not use mimi dome lamps were theres isnt wide enough. my beared dragon would only bask around this hot zone never dirrectly under it wich did lead to him stay at temps around 85 or 82 degrees. even rising the lamp dome up higher didnt help. be care full of theses bulbs.
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A heat lamp will probably melt this dome. I use a florescent light fixture(Hydrofarm JSV2 2-ft Jump Start T5 grow light system) available on Amazon. And if you need heat, I suggest using a heating mat, also available on Amazon.