Constructing China Balls

[Tyler Purcell]

I use incandescent's for practicals. They sell blue ones that match 5600 pretty well. Very easy to find on line, just order some state side. They make them in 150's and 250's.  

[Adrian Sierkowski]

BCA- 250W 4300 (ish I think?) K color temp. I perfer the Ushio ones.

211 75W

212 150W

213 250 W

that's all for US Voltage 115~120; not sure if they are numbered something else elsewhere, but this is the basic have on every job bulb kit for electric-- and not even just china balls, but everything.

Also nice to have 60/40/25/11W bulbs in Medium E26 (Edison) Base

as well as some 60/40/25W Candelabra base bulbs for  those annoying lamps (E12 I think?)

Get Frosted. the un-frosted while offering more output I never really like, unless the shot calls for it.

And of course hand dimmers.

I really like the 11W 130V sign bulbs, medium base something like this:

https://www.1000bulbs.com/product/153990/SATCO-S3966-4PK.html

Lasts longer, a little warmer, and often you don't have to throw them on a dimmer because they are so low-wattage.