Looking for specialty bulbs that work with smartthings?

[JDRoberts]

@BigHoss

No such thing probably exists, but since my wife asked for it, I am going to ask. I have an antique pendant lamp that was made probably in the 1960s, It’s a beautiful wrought iron piece with a glazed globe that resembles a giant candle. It has an A base (regular light bulb), and used originally a flicker flame effect incandescent bulb. I currently have a standard frosted white LED bulb in it and use it via an Ikea Tradfri controller.

I’d like a dimmable LED smart bulb that is flame shaped and has the flame flicker effect like the old incandescent bulb. Does such a thing exist? and if so, does it work with smartthings?

There are electric candles with a flicker effect that have IR remotes and so you can get integration with SmartThings through SwitchBot or broad link but most of them are very dim, maybe four or five W and really just for decorative effects I don’t think I would recommend those.

Philips Hue has a new line of exposed filament “Edison” bulbs which can work with their hub and are very attractive and work nicely in frosted fixtures. They don’t flicker, though. And I don’t think they’ve come out with one in a candle shape yet.

They do have one in a candle shape, no exposed filament, but does look nice in chandeliers.

https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/p/hue-white-ambiance-single-bulb-e12/046677468927

I’m sorry, I know none of that is exactly what you’re looking for, maybe somebody else knows of one.