Disclaimer: First, the lamp worked great. There is nothing wrong with the product itself. However, the 3-star rating is for my specific use, not that it doesn't work. I bought this lightbulb to replace the one in the fiberglass snowman Christmas decoration. I found this bulb to be a lot dimmer than the original that was in the snowman, even at the same wattage. I'm pretty sure it's because this lamp has a lens cap and the original doesn't. I think the cladding reduces the light output to theβ¦