Day: 2012-11-07

The best LED bulb?

The LED chips in the LEDARE light bulb from IKEA, photographed in their own light at a forward current of about 1 mA per string - under normal operation the current per string is about 240 mA).

At least the best one I have seen so far. After giving a lecture on LEDs yesterday I finally unpacked and tested my latest buy – the clear E27 LED bulb LEDARE from IKEA. The specs of this LED bulb are not overly impressive, with an efficacy of a mere 50 lm/W it is about… Continue reading The best LED bulb?