As I noted above, I’m not that confident that I would get the same bulbs second time around.
With these guys, “parts is parts”
I opened the transparent part. Tried diffusing with tissue paper and tracing paper. Neither worked. The LED’s are still clearly visible. Any ideas?
As someone mentioned, the problem is the LED’s are too close to the diffuser.
And for the right effect, I would think that exact distance is critical. Too close and you see the individual LED’s, too far and you loose the flame effect
Frosted glass. <shrug/>
From a distance, say, in an outside light, unless you’re a red-tailed hawk or something, I doubt you’d be able to distinguish individual LEDs.
Maybe instead of wrapping the inside with paper and the like, a thin layer of cotton “fuzz” around the outside might diffuse the light a little more without too much light loss.
I ordered a YWX ( https://www.gearbest.com/globe-bulbs/pp_728973.html ) flame bulb and put it in an electric lantern fixture from walmart. My wife who originally thought “why bother” now loves it. Very smooth and the “lantern” showcases it perfectly.
I had bought 2 of these bulbs, so this morning paid a visit to the local Goodwill Store
I went there looking for a second lamp for my other bulb. This kind of store will lots of lamps at very cheap prices, probably one of the best places to look. Other stores similar to The Goodwill Store is the Salvation Army Store and ReStore. Other places to look could be “Thrift Shops” Consignment Shops, Used Furniture Stores, Antique Stores, etc. etc.
By posting this I’m just trying throw out some ideas.
Anyway, in the back of this store I came across all of these lights. What I was kind of looking for jumped right out.
The one to the left of this one isn’t a lamp, but rather a candlestick holder. If it wasn’t for the center one I would have grabbed it and converted it into a lamp. Easier to buy the one already set up though. And the price was only $5!
This one came with a frosted “chimney” which might help out those with Flame Lights that show LED’s
The light output is not diminished that much, and I could still see the flame effect through the frosted glass.
I wish I had a way to shoot video that recorded more closely what I see. Here are 2 very short YouTube videos using a clear chimney and the frosted chimney.
Clear chimney
Same bulb, frosted chimney
Just like I said… 
Yep, ya nailed it 
In my case the individual LED’s can’t be seen with either clear or frosted.
What can be a problem with these bulbs other than some do show the individual LED’s, and that for some of us, we get too picky.
My father once said that if you stand too close to a painting, so close that you see the individual brush marks, you don’t see the true beauty of the painting. (In other words you can find fault with anything if you look too close) 
So with the bulb I got, I can take my pick:
Use the clear chimney and get to see the true flame effect, but also see the ugly bulb
Or use the frosted chimney, get less flame effect, but see no ugly bulb
Neither is absolutely optimal, but both are quite good enough!
Bottom line, if one received a bulb that shows the LED’s, use a frosted globe and be HAPPY. 
Cool looking flame lights. I have several oil lamps from the 1800’s that were converted to electric. They belonged to my Great Grandparents and possibly their parents. Those flame bulbs might give these a nice effect.
This entire thread brings back memories of the extreme fake flame lights years back:
https://www.amazon.com/Fortune-Products-FLM-200-Cauldron-Diameter/dp/B0787C67WZ
They had permanently lit LEDs and silk cloth that moved because a fan was blowing!
Sounds ridiculous but it didn’t look half-bad at all, guess we are now in the generation where LEDs have improved this product line.
ps Happy New Year to our OZ & some Asian members, you guys are already in 2018.
There are lots of other ways to get that “Flame” effect. Here is one that uses LED technology, depending…….
Very high tech using single core processors and up. This one even has sound
Ha! Kewl… It’s on a ~30sec loop.
Can you use a pizza baking paper as diffuser? Maybe putting it internally?
Good thinking,trying what you have. Also bulbs prices are getting better.
well, since I won’t buy lights with PWM, those are a non-starter for me
otoh, for people that don’t care about getting strobed, rock on!
Yes, I use the pizza paper solution with my Q8. Just fold it two times and fasten it to the flashlight with a rubber band.
Low cost generic “mac-tac” style clear shelf liner vinyl works well as a diffuser film. Doesn’t matter if it is clear matte finish or clear glossy as it’s actually the adhesive that provides the light frost effect.
Dirt cheap at the local dollar store and super easy to trim.
I received one of those flame light bulbs today from GB. Got it on sale a few weeks ago. I thought it was branded UTorch but was wrong or confused. No Branding as far as i can see.
The exterior housing is translucent white and each led produces an amber halo. But you can certainly make then out if looking for it. From a distance it kind of blurs somewhat. I tried it in an appliance with a translucent shade (real vintage stuff possibly made out of some hopefully animal skin) and the effect is nice. I Tried it in another appliance with a less translucent shade (same kind, different animal?) and the flame effect was lost - it looked like a single flickering source. The tint is very warm - like fire. Lumen output is quite low - possibly similar to a real torch that size? Somewhere around 40W incandescent… maybe.
This bulb has three modes. Steady on, flickering with ramp up and down and flame mode. It switches modes each time you turn it on. I have yet to determine whether it will stay in the last mode after several hours off.
Not sure what to do with it yet… Time will tell how it behaves and last. An inspiring gadget for sure. I will likely buy more… :person_facepalming:
My wife got a similar lamp, style wise, from her Aunt awhile back. Of course that one is off limits to my mods
After she got it, guess who had to go out and find matching wallpaper and hang it.
I just checked and the damn bulb has next mode memory. That means each time you light it up (at night for instance) you have to manually cycle through the two other modes to go back to the flame mode - which will not work with a timer. :person_facepalming: