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There is a huge variance with LED lights in my experience. LED bulbs from Ikea are cheap garbage and die quickly. 220V 10W E27 Osram bulbs are pricey but reli
by yarcob 6y ago
There is a huge variance with LED lights in my experience.
LED bulbs from Ikea are cheap garbage and die quickly.
220V 10W E27 Osram bulbs are pricey but reliable (but I don't have as many of them, so maybe I was just lucky).
I've never had a lamp with non-replaceable, built-in LEDs die. Probably because the power supply is not directly next to the LED, and the LEDs are typically attached to a big heat sink.
The tiny GU10 LED spots are the worst and die about as quickly as the halogen spots they replaced.
- avh02 6y agoI was surprised at how short the Ikea dimmable LEDs lasted (not the smart ones) - but it's surprisingly hard to find E14's that are bright enough (60w equivalent), dimmable, and warm. The Osram's i gave in and tried (albeit at 40w equivalent and dimmable) had a green/yellow-ish tint that i despised. Recently accidentally picked up ikea's tradfris (zigbee bulbs, dimmable (but not with dimmer), multi-white) and have gone on a zigbee spree after that. I hope they last.
- yarcob 6y agoI think E14 bulbs are just too small for high power output. I only use them for accent lights that don't need a lot of power.
- avh02 6y agoyeah, i basically use them for standing lamps - i don't like overheads/ceiling lamps so much but still like enough light not to feel I'm in the dark. Still happy to turn on the bright ceiling lights to find something/see well/etc. The problem with E14's was that at least in Germany I knew they exist, but couldn't consistently find them. I'd regularly find 60W equivalent non-dimmable or cold white. Only Phillips and Ikea (it seems) had 60w (classically dimmable) warm E14s. They did not generally last that long
- Torkel 6y agoMost of these are GU10 from Ikea... wonderful combo...