Wattage on Halogen & LED Bulbs

Question

I know that LED bulbs use way less wattage than older Halogen bulbs, but I have always wondered, when a light fixture it says it supports max 40w (and the LED equivalent) if I were to put a LED bulb that IS 40w would it still work or would there be too much power as its max 40w for a bulb?

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Answer 1

The max rating on the socket is the maximum power consumption of the bulb, defined by how heat resistant the fixture is and what size wiring it has. So yes, a fixture that says “40w maximum” could use a 40w LED bulb that is equivalent in brightness to a ~200w incandescent bulb and it will be 5x brighter.