Vintage bulbs: everything you need to know
Bet on a classic style in the lighting of your home with vintage bulbs.
Discover our catalog of vintage bulbs and all the possibilities we offer to illuminate your home.
The main purpose of Vintage bulbs "> bulbs"> vintage bulbs It is the decorative use. With this type of [bulbs you can create different environments guaranteeing an aesthetic touch due to its multiple designs and formats.
1 Incandescent or LED vintage bulbs?
In general, the incandescent bulbs were used for decoration and/or lighting. The main problem of these bulbs is that most of the electricity that reaches the bulb is lost in the form of heat, so it makes it very little efficient for the high consumption they have. With LED technology this problem is solved since for the same amount of lighting consumption in W is very low and the heat generated is almost null. Another advantage of the Vintage LED bulbs against traditional bulbs, are the multiple designs that the former have. We can find them with different types of diffusers that help guarantee the aesthetic touch that is intended with the use of these bulbs. Most of these Bombillas have an E27 bushing, the most common, which makes them easily installed anywhere.
2 What is the color temperature of this type of bulbs?
The emission tone of this type of bulbs is included in the warm target. If we speak in degrees Kelvin, this type of bulbs emit between 2000 - 3000ºK, that is, the same temperature as the incandescent vintage bulbs, offering up to 30,000 hours of useful life. In addition, in some vintage bulbs models we can find versions with cold white color temperature, although it is not the most common.
3 How do I know the power that I have to choose for the LED vintage bulbs?
When choosing the vintage LED bulbs that we want to choose, you have to take into account the equivalence of power between the incandescent bulbs and the LED bulbs. It is necessary to comment previously that the Vintage LED bulbs are of low power since their main use is decorative. To get an idea of the equivalences, the old incandescent bulbs of 40W are replaced by the 4W LED bulbs, while the 60W bulbs are replaced by the 6W. It should be noted that the lighting level is maintained at all times, so the only difference that there will be consumption savings.
4 Is it possible to regulate the light intensity of these bulbs?
In principle, most LED bulbs of the vintage range are not adjustable in intensity. Due the requirements of the decorators and interior designers, there are some versions of the same bulbs in an adjustable version. This causes you to play with the different lighting levels depending on the needs or events that you want to cover. With the regulation of lighting, our installation gains in versatility and in the possibility of creating different scenarios based on the needs that are being had.