Lighting – Can you use an LED Bayonet bulb in standard 40 or 60W bayonet fitting

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First time poster. In short have flipped all my halogen GU10 bulbs over to LED. Only non spotlight is a Bayonet fitting in my bedroom. The halogen (45W candle) in that went this week & I am having trouble finding (am in UK) a reputable brand of halogen bulb to replace it (have uplighters so am OK in the short term).

Can I just use an LED to replace it instead (standard switch – not a dimmer) or would I need to other adjustments (e.g. to the power to step it down?). Am just thinking this may give me a better chance of finding a better bulb (& also cut the electricity bill!).

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Best Answer

I've not dealt with these myself (but you made me curious): a simple search for B22d LEDs turns up plenty of results; e.g. these Osram's on Amazon. You haven't said what mount these "Bayonet fitting" is, but I assume it's the common one, i.e. B22d. You can find a full list of Bayonet fittings on Wikipedia, which also tells you how they're identified (usually by base measure).