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JoesterVT

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With modern LED bulbs in ceiling fans, is the bulb "wattage" limit legit?


I always assumed the labeled wattage limit was related to the heat of an incandescent bulb. If so, seems like you can blow past the wattage limit with the cooler CFL or LED bulbs and get more light.

Am I missing something?

Posted: 05/29/2020 at 12:42PM


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  With modern LED bulbs in ceiling fans, is the bulb "wattage" limit legit? -- JoesterVT 05/29/2020 12:42PM
  It's a heat of the wires/socket thing. It's legit, but you go off the -- jmanatVT 05/29/2020 1:01PM
  Yeah...this new fan for my kids room takes a singe bulb -- JoesterVT 05/29/2020 1:57PM
  The fixture should have a rating on it, go by that. -- Hokie360 05/29/2020 2:26PM
  It says 60W.... -- JoesterVT 05/29/2020 2:31PM
  Look at the lumens to get comparable light output ** -- 133743Hokie 05/29/2020 3:34PM
  Yes, should be ok if its rated for enclosures. -- Hokie360 05/29/2020 2:42PM
  Thanks.... ** -- JoesterVT 05/29/2020 2:46PM
  That was one dumb moment for my normally smart wife. We had a light -- Late 80s Hokie 05/29/2020 1:32PM
  You are correct -- HokieForever 05/29/2020 12:59PM
  How do you control a bulb's wattage limit? -- Hokie360 05/29/2020 12:48PM
  Watt did you say? ** -- LonghornHokie 05/29/2020 12:45PM
  Ohm, why’d ya say that? ** -- PhotoHokieNC 05/29/2020 12:56PM
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  Don't switch the subject ** -- LonghornHokie 05/29/2020 2:48PM
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