Timeline for Is there such a thing as an actual 40W draw LED or CFL bulb?
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| Nov 1 at 23:09 | answer | added | keshlam | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Nov 1 at 16:20 | history | edited | einpoklum | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 27, 2017 at 2:55 | comment | added | Bryce | Shop lumens, not watts. | |
| Dec 31, 2016 at 19:53 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackDIY/status/815284774713618435 | ||
| Dec 31, 2016 at 17:00 | answer | added | einpoklum | timeline score: 3 | |
| Mar 16, 2016 at 16:19 | comment | added | Fiasco Labs | @SkipBerne - Yep, be aware what you ask for, you can get a permanent retinal burn off an 8 watt LED array. Wattage is no longer the true measure but lumens. | |
| Mar 16, 2016 at 13:16 | comment | added | SkipBerne | an LED that consumes 60 watts will blind you. that would be the equivalent to 600-700 watts that an incandescent light would produce. | |
| Apr 23, 2015 at 17:23 | comment | added | Freiheit | @Tester101 comment helped me discover the right search pattern. It seems to be expressed as "X-watt (Y-watt replacement)" at a major online retailer. The bulbs to avoid for my use case are ones which are "40-watt equivalent" | |
| Apr 22, 2015 at 20:45 | comment | added | Joel Keene | Just a note that because CFLs have a power factor of around 0.5, a 40W CFL will draw about twice as much current as a 40W incandescent bulb. Your fixture may not be rated to handle this. | |
| Apr 22, 2015 at 14:41 | vote | accept | Freiheit | ||
| Apr 22, 2015 at 14:02 | answer | added | Steven | timeline score: 6 | |
| Apr 22, 2015 at 14:01 | comment | added | Tester101 | I think a CFL that actually draws 40W, would be equivalent to a 150W incandescent bulb (>2600 lumens). Not sure you'll find anything brighter, or even a CFL that bright for that matter. | |
| Apr 22, 2015 at 13:56 | history | asked | Freiheit | CC BY-SA 3.0 |