3-Pack Lights of America 40 watt replacement LED Torpedo Lights (Small base)

by Lights of America

Product Description

Light your chandaliers and outdoor post lamps in style with this 3-pack of Lights of America warm white LED torpedo lights.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14 x 11 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B001OUW2OM
• Item model number: 2025LEDE12-30K
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #105,228 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)

Customer Reviews

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good first effort, January 28, 2009

By 

Robert Obusek "Ulias Jones" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 3-Pack Lights of America 40 watt replacement LED Torpedo Lights (Small base)

They are decorative and more pleasant than the Compact Flourescent lights, especially in clear fixtures. However, they fall short in light output. Not even close to the 40W equivalent rating. More like 15W - 20W. I used them in a 3 light fixture to replace 3 standard 25W bulbs and there appears to be less overall light output. The low output compounds the "color" of the light. When bright, all lights look White. Being dimmer, these lights have a touch of green to them. Not unpleasant, but since most soft white bulbs are tinted a warm yellow, it is something that you are likely to notice. Not the "warm white" color that they say in the marketing materials.

If you have a light that is on all night or whenever you are out, this is a good call as the energy consumption is like a night light, yet the bulbs are much brighter and will work for years.

Good bulb for what it is. They would do the planet a better service by correctly describing it and improving output in the next generation.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor reliability, May 13, 2009

By 

F. Gruhl - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3-Pack Lights of America 40 watt replacement LED Torpedo Lights (Small base)

I purchased this thinking that they would offer a replacement, illumination-wise, for a 40 watt bulb. Not even close. It fits in a 40 watt bulb socket and is about the same size, but has a small fraction of the lumen output. Also, all three bulbs lasted about a week and then went dead. Checking the internal circuit (it's fairly basic), I found that a single led had failed in each bulb assembly. Thus, I soldered a 150 Ohm resistor (the equivalent electrical load) across the failed led's. Unfortunately, the repaired bulbs only worked a few days. It appears that the heat is opening up the junction in the led semiconductor. When they improve the led reliability, this should provide a long-life light source, but not at the implied illumination.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not very bright, December 9, 2010

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M. Butler - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 3-Pack Lights of America 40 watt replacement LED Torpedo Lights (Small base)

Light output is certainly not equal to a normal 40watt bulb as listed on the package. I would guess closer to a 15 watt bulb. They just don't produce much light and probably would have very limited applicable uses in a normal home.