800 lumens bulb in to a 400 lumens lamp?

joheartss

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Hello everyone, I am a complete newbie when it comes to lighting and now I am a bit worried I may be doing something wrong.

I have ordered some Philips Hues lights and have only just seen that the Lumens are a lot higher that what it says I can use in the lamp that I have. The Hues lights haven't turned up yet, so before they do I thought I would try to get some advice.

The lamp says 400 lumens, the bulbs say 800 lumens???? Am I asking for trouble? Or does it mean the lamp will only supply 400 lumens at most and the lights just wont reach the brightest they can? Or does it mean that I should not be putting the higher lumens in there and something will blow? This is a huge floor lamp so thought it would handle a powerful bulb. I have also looked up loads of lamps and none say they can handle 800 lumens???

Many Thanks in advance.



This is the lamp:

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/...loor-lamp-with-3-spot-dark-grey-art-70323488/


These are the bulbs:

http://www.johnlewis.com/store/philips-hue-white-and-colour-ambiance-wireless-lighting-led-starter-kit-9w-e27-edison-screw-cap/p2227793?navAction=jump&colour=White


 

Marcturus

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For E14 sockets, use E14 based lamps, not E27 lamps (unless you really know what you're doing.)

In addition, the luminaire doesn't seem "LED-friendly": Ikea sockets, these days, tend to be plastic which provide little heat conduction, and the reflectors are more or less sealed behind the sockets, which obstructs heat convection.
 
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