OSRAM DULUX® EL CLASSIC lamps are high-quality electronic compact fluorescent lamps with the classic shape of an ordinary light bulb. This compact fluorescent lamp is ideal for decorative and free-burning applications. The opal outer bulb provides a particular soft light. If used on average for three hours a day, it will provide light for up to 12 years. What's more, the OSRAM DULUX® EL CLASSIC has all the advantages of the OSRAM DULUX® EL LONGLIFE. Domestic applications: All rooms, especially where the lamps are visible, need to last a long time or have to withstand frequent on/off switching. Commercial applications: Restaurants, hotels and similar prestige applications. Also suitable for use in enclosed and ventilated outdoor luminaires, even at low ambient temperatures. OSRAM DULUX® EL CLASSIC lamps with B22d base available on request. OSRAM DULUX® EL CLASSIC lamps are not suitable for use with dc supplies, dimmers or electronic switches. Use outdoors only in enclosed and ventilated luminaires.