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I recently bought an LED light. It claims - on Amazon and on the label on the box - to be a 12W LED light. The Energy Usage Classification on the very same label also claims it uses 7kWh/1000h. Something does not add up here…
I know that they often label LED lights with the wattage of an incandescent bulb of equivalent brightness, since that’s what people are used to, but I don’t think incandescents ever went as low as 12W…
Nope. There was a “incandescent ligh bulb equivalent wattage” on the amazon page, which would fit the 12W, but not what I saw in light power.
The incandescent bulb in my oven is 4W.
Interesting, I didn’t think an incandescent filament would even appreciably glow at 4W.
Well, oven lights are notoriously dim, little better than a night light (which also used to be incandescent).
Perhaps the second figure is “average actual use per day” or something?
The “7kWh/1000h” is the official measurement by the independent lab for the energy classification. So I’d say they are closer to reality.
Apart from that, for a supposed 12W light, it was rather on the weak side. So that 7W measured figure fits better than the manufacturers 12W label.
Fair enough
amazon moment
oh seeing that logo brings me back
mood 😌
Woof c:
