IKEA LED Testing

    Good LED lamps are still quite expensive, and due to changes in exchange rates, they have become even more expensive.
    One of the lowest prices for LED lamps is now at IKEA stores.
    I tested 11 current LEDARE lamps, costing from 169 to 599 rubles.




    Last year's Ikea lamps had problems with the pulsation (flickering) of light. The 7-watt candle lamps I tested had a ripple factor of 63%, which of course is worthless. All new lamps have a ripple factor of 4 to 29%, which is quite acceptable for residential lighting (ordinary incandescent bulbs have a ripple factor of 8-31%).

    To measure the ripple coefficient, the Lupine instrument was used ; to measure the remaining parameters of the lamps, the instrumentViso LightSpion . The equivalent power of incandescent lamps was determined by the results of my measurements of the parameters of 22 incandescent lamps . All photos of the visual comparison were made in manual exposure mode (ISO 125, 1/30, 1.8) with a white balance set to 3500K.

    All lamps correspond to the declared parameters, all of them give a luminous flux even a little more than the manufacturer promises.



    The table shows that all the lamps have a high color rendering index (CRI), one of the lamps has a record value of 95.6. All but one of the tested lamps have a color temperature of about 2700K and give light similar to incandescent light.

    All lamps can work with switches that have an indicator.
    Five lamp models support dimming (dimming).

    Now more about the tested lamps. I'll start with the most powerful and most expensive lamp that can replace a 100-watt incandescent lamp.

    1. Frosted ball 1000 lm 002.574.82 E27 LED1309G15 13 W, dimmable. 599 rub


    www.ikea.com/en/catalog/products/00257482
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    The lamp gives almost 1100 lumens, it has a high CRI of 92.5, it is only 5 mm longer than ordinary lamps and has standard diameter is 60 mm. The lamp supports brightness control, however, the minimum brightness when dimming is only about half the full brightness. Due to the matte shade, having a diameter larger than the body, the lamp has a wide angle of illumination of 233 °.



    A visual comparison with a 95 W incandescent lamp shows that the LED lamp shines a little brighter, while its light is very similar to that of an incandescent lamp.




    2. Frosted ball 600 lm 102.662.21 E27 LED1339G10 10 W, dimmable. 399 rub


    www.ikea.com/ru/catalog/products/10266221
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    This lamp is very similar to the previous one. It gives almost 640 lumens, it has a high CRI of 94.2. The minimum brightness when dimming is also about 50% of the total brightness, when using dimmers, the lamp drones strongly at any brightness (I tested it with an IKEA dimmer and a small Chinese dimer on the wire). Lighting angle 232 °.



    A visual comparison with a 60 W incandescent lamp shows that the LED lamp shines with approximately the same brightness, but its light is slightly yellower than that of an incandescent lamp.




    3. Frosted ball 600 lm 4000K 702.871.07 E27 LED1402G8K4 8 W, dimmable. 399 rub


    www.ikea.com/en/catalog/products/70287107
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    This is the only lamp in the test that has a neutral white light with a color temperature of 4000K. Such a light is better suited for office or utility rooms. Externally, the lamp is exactly the same as the previous one. It gives a luminous flux of 687 lumens, its CRI is 83.7, and the illumination angle is 234 °. Like the previous lamp, it drones when dimming, but the truth is not so loud. The minimum dimming level is also about half the brightness.



    It is incorrect to visually compare a lamp with such a color temperature with an incandescent lamp. All that can be seen is that her light is much colder and due to this it seems brighter.




    4. Transparent ball 600 lm 003.014.23 E27 LED1423G9 8.6 W, dimmable. 399 rub


    www.ikea.com/en/catalog/products/00301423
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    Unlike the other ten, this lamp was manufactured not in China, but in Germany and is significantly different from the previous ones. She has a transparent ceiling and an original light scattering system. The lamp gives a luminous flux of 592 lumens, which almost corresponds to the declared 600 lm, it has a high CRI of 92.1, and the illumination angle is 196 °. The minimum dimming level is about 10% of the brightness; when dimming, the lamp drones quietly.



    Lamp light is very similar to 60 W incandescent light in both brightness and color.




    5. Frosted ball 400 lm 102.666.93 E27 LED1221G7 6.3 W, 169 rub.


    www.ikea.com/en/catalog/products/10266693
    lamptest.ru/review/ikea-10266693-e27-led1221g7





    Equivalent to a 40-watt incandescent lamp. Luminous flux 410 lm, CRI = 91.5, lighting angle 255 °.



    Visually, the lamp is slightly brighter than a 40-watt incandescent lamp, and its light is slightly yellower.




    6. Frosted ball 400 lm 802.489.93 E14 LED1221G7 6.3 W, 169 rub.


    www.ikea.com/se/sv/catalog/products/80248993
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    This lamp visually and in parameters differs from the previous one only with a base - E14, not E27. I was sure that they have the same “filling”, but there are differences. The main parameters are almost the same: 413 lm, CRI = 93.1, the angle of illumination is 257 °, but the color temperature is much “warmer” - 2664K.



    A visual comparison shows that the light of an LED lamp is much yellower than that of an incandescent lamp.




    7. Small frosted ball 200 lm 402.880.66 E27 LED1325G3 3.5 W, 199 rub.


    www.ikea.com/en/catalog/products/40288066
    lamptest.ru/review/ikea-40288066-e27-led1325g3





    This small bulb gives very little light - less than an incandescent lamp of 25 W - only 231 lm, CRI = 94.6, lighting angle 212 °.



    A visual comparison with a 25 W incandescent lamp shows that the LED lamp is slightly dimmer.



    There is an analog of this lamp under the E14 base: 902.552.90 E14 LED1012G5 3.5 W, 199 rubles.
    www.ikea.com/en/catalog/products/90255290
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    Until I tested this lamp, I can only show a visual comparison with a 25 W incandescent lamp.




    8. Frosted candle 400 lm 602.880.70 E14 LED1328C6 6.3 W, 249 rub.


    www.ikea.com/en/catalog/products/60288070
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    This lamp is a replacement for 40-watt candle lamps. It gives 416 lumens, it has a high CRI = 92.2 and a wide angle of illumination of 248 °.



    Visually, the lamp is slightly brighter than a 40-watt incandescent lamp, and its light is slightly yellower.




    9. Transparent candle 200 lm 102.880.01 E14 LED1327C3 3.5 W, 199 rub.


    www.ikea.com/ru/catalog/products/10288001
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    This bulb has a record CRI - 95.6, almost like an incandescent lamp. It has one powerful LED, giving 228 lm. Lighting angle 231 °.



    Although the manufacturer promises that this lamp is the equivalent of only a 20-watt incandescent lamp, visually it shines brighter than a 25-watt incandescent lamp.




    10. Spot 200 lm 802.879.89 E14 LED1318R4 3.6 W, 249 rub.


    www.ikea.com/ru/catalog/products/80287989
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    The spot lamp on one powerful LED gives a narrow beam of light - 33 °. Luminous flux 210 lm, CRI = 83.



    Visually comparing the spot with a conventional incandescent lamp is of course incorrect. I will still give a picture, but I will not draw any conclusions.




    11. Spot 400 lm 402.880.52 GU10 LED1334R7 6.3 W dimmable, 249 rub.


    www.ikea.com/en/catalog/products/40288052
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    Spot for suspended ceiling with GU10 base. It also gives a narrow beam of light 38 °. Luminous flux 444 lm, CRI = 82.3.



    Visual comparison with a 40 W incandescent lamp.



    The LED lamps that can be bought at Ikea stores are pretty good, and some of the best in terms of price / quality ratio. They have a ripple of light, but it is within normal limits. Not everything is good with dimming for those lamps that support it. Three out of four tested dimmable lamps do not allow lowering the brightness below half and only one dimmable lamp did not hum when adjusting the brightness.

    For all the test results of these and other lamps I tested, see lamptest.ru

    © 2015, Alexey Nadezhin

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