2017 IKEA LED Light Bulbs

    IKEA stores sell two series of LED lamps. IKEA LEDARE lamps are unique in their very high (more than 90) CRI (Ra) color rendition indexes, besides most of them support brightness control (dimming). IKEA RYET lamps are similar in their characteristics to good LED lamps from other manufacturers.

    Recently, IKEA has almost completely changed the range of LED lamps. Most of the lamps remained the same in appearance and characteristics, but their articles have changed. There were also new lamps.

    I tested all the 2017 IKEA lamps.


    All IKEA lamps have a 2 year warranty. During the whole warranty period, the lamps can be returned to the store and the money can be withdrawn without giving a reason, and the lamps are accepted even with opened packaging.

    The actual characteristics of IKEA lamps always correspond exactly to what is indicated on the package.

    IKEA completely refused to sell lamps with cold and neutral light. All IKEA lamps have a color temperature of 2700K - the same as that of incandescent lamps. And this is no accident, because IKEA is a home goods store, and according to research results, the light at home should be warm, as it promotes relaxation, and white light that promotes concentration is appropriate only at work.

    The luminous flux of the lamps was measured using a two-meter integrating sphere and a Instrument Systems spectrometer, the lighting angle and the consumption characteristics of the Viso Light Spion , the power consumption of the Robiton PM-2 , the color rendering index, the color temperature and the ripple of the Uprtek MK350D .


    The luminous flux (the amount of light that the lamp gives) for all the lamps is very close to that stated. The color rendition index of all Ledare lamps except for the GX53 linzed spot with a narrow beam of light 103.614.78 LED1433X9 is 91.4-95.6. No lamps of other brands sold in Russia have such high CRI.

    Spot GX53 Ledare 103.614.78 LED1433X9 and all RYET lamps have a color rendering index of 81.1-83.7.
    This is at the level of good lamps from other manufacturers. Such lamps can be used for high-quality lighting of residential premises.

    Most lamps have a pulsation of light 9-19%. Such a pulsation will be noticeable if you look at the light of the lamp through the camera of the smartphone, but the human eye does not see it. I note that ordinary 40-watt incandescent bulbs have a pulsation of 15-16%, and 25-watt bulbs 22-23%, so that there is nothing wrong with pulsation up to 20%.

    All Ledare lamps work correctly with switches that have an indicator. RYET lamps cannot be used with such switches (they flash or faint when the switch is off).

    All tested Ledare lamps support dimming (dimming). With a good dimmer for LED lamps, they can reduce the brightness up to 5% of the nominal.

    All tested lamps used a pulse driver, and even though the package indicated a working voltage of 220-240 volts, in fact the lamps can operate at much lower voltages without diminishing the brightness. The minimum voltages for each lamp, at which the brightness is not less than 90% of the nominal, are shown in the table.

    The manufacturer claims lamp life of 25,000 hours and gives a 2 year warranty. If there is a check, the warranty period is from the date of purchase, if the check is lost - from the date of production indicated on the lamp (there is a four-digit number on the lamp and the packaging indicating the year and week when the lamp was manufactured).

    IKEA Ledare lamps still remain the best of all that is sold in Russia.
    Ryet is also a good light bulb at very good prices.

    © 2017, Alexey Nadyozhin

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