Use two out of three of the LED lights

[FionaH]

Hello, I need to replace some spotlights inside two of my kitchen cabinets.

I am thinking of buying this one: http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/...ing/ledberg-led-spotlight-white-art-20298820/

I only need two lights but it comes in a pack of three linked to a transformer and splitter, so would it be fine to leave one light unplugged?

According to the instructions (page 21) the lights are connected up via a removable cable (http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/doc/assembly_instructions/ledberg__aa-1614340-2_pub.pdf).

Thanks.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I only need two lights but it comes in a pack of three linked to a transformer and splitter, so would it be fine to leave one light unplugged?

Why not ask Ikea, rather than here?

It depends entirely on what the minimum load is for the power supply, and unless you get lucky here with someone who has one themselves, the only people who will know are Ikea.

 

[FionaH]

I did, and was given two conflicting answers.

 

[endecotp]

I'd expect it to work with only 2 connected, but can't be certain.
See if you can try it in the shop.
Otherwise, big shops are normally pretty good with returns.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I did, and was given two conflicting answers.

Write (not email) to Gillian Drakeford, UKI country manager for Ikea, and ask her why this happened.

 

[ericmark]

Ikea have not got a good name for electrical items. You only need to read the avert and instructions to see that, they are required to give certain information with any main powered lamp, voltage, wattage, lumen output, and if it can't be dimmed. They break all the rules, non of the required information is given. Since the LED can't be changed the label can't really show A, A+ and A++ it must show just one, that label is for a fitting where the lamp can be changed.

However there is one clue with the installation, the switch is after the controller, so one would expect the controller is able to run with no output, so likely the lamps can be run as 1, 2 or 3, if they can't be run like that there really should be a warning. However they have broken all the other rules on selling lamps in the UK so you can't really expect them to print warnings.