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18-LED 120 VOLTS AC NUV BULB

18-LED 120 Volts AC NUV Light Bulb, retail $7.50 (No URL known)
Manufactured by (Unknown) for Golden Gadgets (www.goldengadgets.com)
Last updated 02-02-20

I don't know what I'm supposed to call this bulb, so I guess I'll just call it a bulb.

What this is is a 120 volt AC lamp with a medium screw base that fits into pretty much any United States household light receptacle where an incandescent or compact fluorescent light bulb currently resides. This bulb has 18 NUV (near ultraviolet) LEDs in it, which provide a deep violet glow.

I don't believe these bulbs can be used on a dimmer circuit, so please don't screw one of these in a dimming receptacle, or you might let out all of the magic smoke, or even cause the bulb to overheat and break or start a fire. And you don't want one of those things (fires), trust me.

To use this bulb, just find a fixture you want to use it in, unscrew and throw the old bulb (love to hear those things pop!!!), and screw this bulb into the socket in its place. If you're adverse to breaking things, gently place the old bulb on a washrag or something in a drawer full of really soft fuzzy things.

Since this bulb was designed exclusively to be powered by 110-120VAC, this section can and will be skipped.

Photograph of the front of the bulb, showing the 18 NUV LEDs behind glass.

This bulb is made primarily of glass, so it CAN become broken if dropped, thrown, or otherwise abused.
Handle it as you would an ordinary household light bulb, and it shouldn't give you any guff.

Since this bulb was meant to be screwed in a light receptacle and not abused, I won't whap it against the corner of a concrete stair or against a steel rod, throw it in a toilet bowl, stomp on it, run over it, or inflict other punishments upon it that might be inflicted upon regular flashlights. So this section will be rather short.

The dominant LED wavelength (where you would point to on a color chart) appears to be approximately 404nm.

Photograph of the bulb in a ceiling light fixture.

Same as above.

Beam photograph on the test target at 12".

TEST NOTES:
Unit was purchased on Ebay on 04-15-05, and was received on 04-20-05.

Bulb is made in China. A product's country of origin really does matter to some people, which is why I mentioned it on this web page.

UPDATE: 09-28-05
I noticed a short time ago that one of the LEDs has gone out. It isn't just dim, it's 100% out.

PROS:

CONS:

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
PRODUCT TYPE: NUV LED replacement bulb for 110-120VAC
LAMP TYPE: 5mm NUV LED
No. OF LAMPS: 18
BEAM TYPE: Narrow flood with dimmer corona
SWITCH TYPE: None
BEZEL: None
BATTERY: N/A
CURRENT CONSUMPTION: Unknown/unable to measure
WATER RESISTANT: No
SUBMERSIBLE: No
ACCESSORIES: None
WARRANTY: Unknown/TBA

PRODUCT RATING:

18-NUV 120 Volts AC Bulb * (No URL known)

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