Description

The XLED is a C35 candle-shape LED bulb with an E14 Small Edison Screw (SES) cap, the standard fitting on chandeliers, wall lights and many table and pendant fixtures. It draws just 5.9W yet gives 806 lumens, replacing a 60W old incandescent candle bulb at a fraction of the running cost. The light is a crisp 4000K cool white with an Ra 80 colour rendering, and the wide 320 degrees beam angle pushes light around the bulb rather than in one direction. Across the Atlantic this candelabra-style lamp answers the same brief as a US candle bulb, though it carries the European E14 cap rather than the E12 base common there.

The cool white tone suits kitchens, bathrooms with their own room fitting, home offices and hallways where a clean, alert light is wanted rather than a soft yellow glow. Because the 320 degrees spread radiates light broadly, it works well in multi-arm chandeliers and open candelabra fittings where the bulb itself i