12th Mar 2010

Full Spectrum Light Bulbs old light fixture?

  • I live in an apartment with a wall mounted light in the bedroom. It had a 60 watt bulb in it when I rented but it recently went out. I have read that full spectrum bulbs or bulbs with a high amount of lumens make the light look more natural and colors more vibrant so I want to put a light bulb like that in the socket.

    My problem comes in with the wattage of the bulb. The 60 watt bulb I have only emits about 800 lumens. Can I just put a 150 watt bulb in the socket? Can I buy a light bulb with more lumens that's low wattage? Is there a way to check what wattage the fixture can take? Any help is appreciated. Thank you


  • There should be an electrical rating sticker on the fixture.


  • Like Mark said, there should be a sticker, look on the back of the socket, facing the wall.

    Most wall fixtures are rated for 60 watt bulbs because of the heat factor & proximity to the wall surface.

    Full spectrum light bulbs are not worth the $$$. To obtain full-spectrum light, you require at least a 4' florescent light tube, however, the effective spectrum life span is about 30 days of use, then the curve drops off very rapidly.

    To begin with, one needs to understand that the term `Full Spectrum' is simply a marketing tool, coined by GE marketing personnel, and not a scientific standard. After WW2, the move was from incandescent lights to a higher output & more even lighting for the money invested.

    If you are interested in credible information on full-spectrum-lighting, Rensselaer Polytech runs the Lighting Research Center & these two links will get you all the info you need:

    http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/

    http://www.googlesyndicatedsearch.com/u/...


    You can increase your lumens by using one of the screw-in florescent bulbs with a higher rating because the heat factor is considerably less.


    Good luck...








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