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Just acquired my first set of Hue lights (E27 type) and to my disappointment when I put them in my bedroom ceiling lamp they do not turn on. However If I try by putting them in a ceiling lamp in the kitchen they turn on just fine.

How can I debug this? Is my ceiling lamp to old and reject LED bulb? Can there be any electrical problem with my bedroom ceiling light wiring ?

Note that all my lights are E14 type and I'm using E14 -> E27 Adapters. I thought at first the adapter was broken but it's not the issue because it works fine on my kitchen lamps.

(I also have a desk lamp E27 type in my bedroom and the bulb works fine in there as well)

This is a picture of the socket

https://imgur.com/a/DkvJG

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  • Hello, and welcome to Stack Exchange. Where in the world are you?
    – Daniel Griscom
    Mar 25, 2018 at 18:56
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    There is a sticker indicating that the lamp must be a particular shape. Does the Philips Hue bulb have that shape? Fair chance it's bottoming out on the lamp bezel and as a result, is unable to screw in all the way.
    – Harper - Reinstate Monica
    Mar 25, 2018 at 20:45
  • My bet is on the adapter not making contact in the bedroom fixture. ?
    – Alaska Man
    Mar 25, 2018 at 23:39
  • @DanielGriscom UK. Here is a picture of the normal non led bulb that work (on the right) compared to the Hue + adapter. They look pretty similar to me. The adapter has even more point at the end so it should technically make more contact ? imgur.com/a/QNu43
    – Marco
    Mar 25, 2018 at 23:51
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    Socket looks damaged. Does the lamp have a dimmer? If so, dimmer may not be compatible.
    – Mark Maunder
    Mar 26, 2018 at 7:13

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It was a faulty chandelier (very old) ceiling lamp. Not enough power was ending up in the bulbs. Working fine for ordinary bulb but not for led

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