G40 Globe Filament LED Bulb | E26, 8.5W with CRI 90
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| Base | E26 medium screw |
|---|---|
| Wattage | 8.5W |
| Output | 800 lumens |
| Colour temperature | 2700K warm white |
| Colour rendering | CRI 90 |
| Voltage | 110 to 120V |
| Glass | Clear |
- Hang it 30 to 36 inches above a counter or a table - measured to the bottom of the bulb, not the socket.
- Space a row 24 to 30 inches apart - so the globes read as a group rather than separate lights.
- Keep it out of the sightline - an exposed bulb at eye level across a room is a glare source. Hang it above or below the line you look along.
- Put it on a dimmer - a visible filament at full output is tiring to sit under for an evening.
- Take the larger size when in doubt - the common mistake with exposed bulbs is choosing one too small, which leaves the fixture looking unfinished.
- Check the fixture takes a 5 inch globe - measure the opening before ordering a set.
A bulb big enough to be the fixture
G40 is a 5 inch globe. In an open pendant with no shade, a bulb that size stops being a component and becomes the thing you are looking at. Hung in a row over an island or a bar, three of them read as a light fitting on their own.
The filament inside runs in a visible pattern through clear glass, which is the whole reason to hang an exposed bulb rather than put a shade on it.
Specification
| Base | E26 medium screw |
| Wattage | 8.5W |
| Output | 800 lumens |
| Colour temperature | 2700K warm white |
| Colour rendering | CRI 90 |
| Voltage | 110 to 120V |
| Glass | Clear |
Hanging exposed bulbs
- Height — bottom of the bulb 30 to 36 inches above a counter or a table.
- Spacing — 24 to 30 inches apart in a row, so the globes read as a group rather than a line of separate lights.
- Sightline — an exposed bulb at eye level across a room is a glare source. Hang it above or below the line you look along.
- Dimmer — essential with a visible filament. At full output it is tiring to sit under for an evening.
CRI 90 matters more than people expect
Over a kitchen island or a bar, the light lands on food and drink. At CRI 90 colours read close to how they look in daylight. Below that, meat goes grey and wood goes flat, and nobody can say quite why the room feels off.
One size up looks deliberate
The common mistake with exposed bulbs is choosing one too small, which leaves the fixture looking unfinished. Where you are between two sizes in an open pendant, take the larger.
Related
For a smaller filament bulb see our T9 tube filament bulb. For the fixtures themselves, see kitchen island pendants.
