5-7 Watt Maximum

[JohnW2]

Some IKEA lights don't work when the maximum load is exceeded. One of the pendants I bought just had a PTC in the lamp base to stop you putting in a higher power lamp.

If they do that with some of these seemingly ridiculous low 'maximum loads' (e.g. 3W/5W), then it seems that they are thereby adding a level of idiocy to their 'not having a clue'!

Kind Regards, John

 

[scbk]

Surely the lamp isn't bright enough because it has a big thick shade, and the round led bulb is pointing upwards, it's more of an uplighter than a table lamp.
If you had a thinner shade, and an led candle filament type bulb of the same wattage I reckon it would put a lot more light out to the room.

https://www.lightbulbs-direct.com/c...6mgR10JEJxaOyAFKG8fsLOffhC3m6dOhoC5lQQAvD_BwE

 

[bolo 2]

it's more of an uplighter than a table lamp.

You may well be right but there’s nothing in the John Lewis description about it being an uplight .

If you had a thinner shade

Ah but I don’t have a thinner shade and after spending £85 for the lamp as it is I’m certainly not going to spend another £30-50 on another shade. And btw, I made a mistake in the title because the recommended wattage is 3 to 6.

 

[JohnW2]

You may well be right but there’s nothing in the John Lewis description about it being an uplight .

"Table lamps" quite commonly have shades like yours, even though most of the light goes upwards.

Ah but I don’t have a thinner shade and after spending £85 for the lamp as it is I’m certainly not going to spend another £30-50 on another shade.

Is there a possibility that you could return it to JL and get it replaced with one which is closer to what you actually want/need?

Kind Regards, John

 

[bolo 2]

"Table lamps" quite commonly have shades like yours, even though most of the light goes upwards.
Is there a possibility that you could return it to JL and get it replaced with one which is closer to what you actually want/need?

Kind Regards, John

Not a chance John the whole family love the lamp so I'm not going to start WW3.

 

[JohnW2]

Not a chance John the whole family love the lamp so I'm not going to start WW3.

Fair enough. However, I'm a bit confused. If "the whole family love it", what is the problem? Do they (presumably including yourself) "love it" despite the fact that it is

.... just not bright enough.

Kind Regards, John

 

[bolo 2]

presumably including yourself) "love it"

Not so John

I'm not going to start WW3.

 

[JohnW2]

Not so John

Ah, sorry - I presumed that you were part of "the whole family"

Kind Regards, John