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I need to replace a couple of table lamp light bulbs so need the equivalent of the old 40 watt bulbs - but I can't make head nor tail of the new bulb wattages - what do I need to look for?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.As O_G suggests, you should be forgetting about Watts (after an initial conversion in order to give you a reference point) and thinking in terms of Lumens.
So you should be looking for bulbs producing around 400 lumens:
https:/ /www.ea sy-ligh tbulbs. com/lig hting-g uides/t he-diff erence- between -watts- and-lum en/
So you should be looking for bulbs producing around 400 lumens:
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Buenchico is right but you also need to think about light temperature...the actual colour of the emitted light. Yellow light ie warmer and cosier, white light may be better for working but can be cold and casts harsher shadows.
https:/ /www.th elightb ulb.co. uk/reso urces/c olour_t emperat ure/
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>>> you also need to think about light temperature
Agreed. That's measured in Kelvin and you should see it shown on the side of the box. Fortunately though there's usually a graphic to go with it, which tends to make things a lot clearer without having to bother too much about numbers!
If you want to see how the numbers relate to colour temperature though, this is a good guide:
https:/ /lighti ngdesig nstudio .co.uk/ wp-cont ent/upl oads/20 17/10/L ighting -colour -temper ature.j pg
Agreed. That's measured in Kelvin and you should see it shown on the side of the box. Fortunately though there's usually a graphic to go with it, which tends to make things a lot clearer without having to bother too much about numbers!
If you want to see how the numbers relate to colour temperature though, this is a good guide:
https:/
Forgetting all about the theory though, if you actually sent me out shopping and told me that you wanted a couple of bulbs to replace old 40W ones in table lamps, here's what I'd probably come back with:
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