I got a lamp that listed out the limitation of the watt as Max 60W E27 (Max 60W Incan ~ Max 42W Halo ~ MAX 10W LED). At the beginning I only think that max watts of the lamp is 60W then I purchased and used a fluorescent Philips bulb at 32W for more than 6 months. Now I want to change to the higher lumen bulb and notice about the warning “Max 60W Incan ~ Max 42W Halo ~ MAX 10W LED”. I am not quite sure is that possible for me to use a LED bulb at 18W or as long as I am not exceed the 60W limitation OR I have to follow their warning like LED bulb has to be 10W? Thanks
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Your lamp’s warning confuses the hell out of me. Warning labels have to do with the amount of heat an incandescent bulb at that wattage will put out. An LED bulb puts out negligible heat compared to an equivalently-bright incandescent, so why your lamp specifies 10W LED is beyond me.
I would say that you’re safe to use whatever wattage-equivalent of LED bulb you like, so long as it doesn’t use more than 60W.
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