Say that 10 times fast! :-)

I've been looking for something specific that I can't find on the net, and since I've seen a few threads about lighting, I figured I'd ask here.

I'm looking for 2600K G8 puck light bulbs. I have 3100K G8 bulbs in them now, but they are too white. I'm also looking for 2600K CFL bulbs.

Can't seem to pinpoint either one.

Any idea's? I've done the searches and can't seem to find what I'm looking for.

Having a Bono moment?

The problem is, all the colors bleed in to one, they bleed in to one!

That's why I need 2600k. A nice yellowish, more incandescent glow.

:)

Bleed into one watt what?

Wrap them with some Roscoe 1/8 CTO?


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*sIgH*. :-) Thanks Mike. :-)

Ya know ... G8's are Xenon lamps. The only reason I got them was, I was reading that Halogen lamps were banned and you can't get them anymore, which I have now discovered is a lie. But, I'm $150 bucks in to these lights now and my wife will murder me if I go buy another set that will accept Halogen bulbs.

Xenon by design is meant for a whiter light ... but I didn't think they would be LED White white.

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In case anyone is interested ...

As for the CFL's ... even though they say they are 2700K, they aren't. I've tried a few different brands now and they all have a cool white fluorescent glow to them. They are what they are and it looks like I'll just have to live with it.

I found some G8 bulbs though that sit right in the upper 2700K range perfectly. $12 bucks for a 3 pack at Lowe's. They aren't with the light bulbs, those are $8 bucks each for some odd reason? You have to go over to the lighting department and look in the accent/puck lighting section. I don't know how long they'll last, but I'm wiring up dimmers for them, so that should extend their life.

I had a ceiling fan with lights that I wired a remote control unit in to in my old house. When you'd turn the light on, the remote unit caused them to slowly fade on, plus we kept them dimmed a bit. Those bulbs were 14 years old and still worked. There's something to be said for dimmers.

Just an FYI for those who take their lighting seriously.

@craigb: :-)

In the case of speciality types of consumer bulbs you're going to have to go to a lighting speciality retail store. The G8's are common for puck lights but the special spectrum bulbs are somewhat controlled so people don't order and install them by mistake. Some of them have different heat characteristics making them possibly dangerous for certain applications and puck lights. The 2600K bulbs should be cooler and no problem but Lowes is not likely to carry them.

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In case anyone is interested ...

As for the CFL's ... even though they say they are 2700K, they aren't. I've tried a few different brands now and they all have a cool white fluorescent glow to them. They are what they are and it looks like I'll just have to live with it.

I found some G8 bulbs though that sit right in the upper 2700K range perfectly. $12 bucks for a 3 pack at Lowe's. They aren't with the light bulbs, those are $8 bucks each for some odd reason? You have to go over to the lighting department and look in the accent/puck lighting section. I don't know how long they'll last, but I'm wiring up dimmers for them, so that should extend their life.

I had a ceiling fan with lights that I wired a remote control unit in to in my old house. When you'd turn the light on, the remote unit caused them to slowly fade on, plus we kept them dimmed a bit. Those bulbs were 14 years old and still worked. There's something to be said for dimmers.

Just an FYI for those who take their lighting seriously.

@craigb: :-)

are you testing them to know they are 2700K?  just curious.  I assume you have a tester?  I've never even seen a tester.  where do you get them?