ᐅ Which light bulbs to use – only LEDs or others as well?

Created on: 17 Jan 2019 22:21
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ypg
Hello,
I bought a pendant lamp for the dining table with 5 sockets (the 5 cords are wrapped around a branch).
The technical specifications are attached.
Now I want to buy light bulbs for it.
We had a problem with LED bulbs and our dimmer in the past. That means LED bulbs don’t work.
Did I buy the wrong lamp? Does it only work with LED bulbs?
Or can I also use other bulbs (if I can find some)?
If we can use regular bulbs: what wattage per bulb would you recommend for the dining table?
Currently, an old lamp with 48W halogen bulbs is installed. It could be a bit brighter, as it is dimmable after all.

Close-up of lamp packaging symbols like CE, IP20, LED and CFL
Mycraft26 Jan 2019 11:34
2020 is a switch/button, there's no doubt about it.

Am I correct in assuming that what you have is a push button?

I suspect you have a dimmer somewhere in the circuit (or in the lamp) that takes over the dimming function when activated.
ypg schrieb:
How to buy halogen bulbs: although they consume more, you can dim them, and the consumption balances out with the savings from the new dimmer.

And in my opinion, the light is simply more pleasant.
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ypg
26 Jan 2019 12:04
Mycraft schrieb:
I suspect you have something somewhere in the electrical circuit

Could it be that there is a relay in the electrical cabinet that handles this function?
Our construction light was also dimmable... At the time, we ordered and paid for a dimmer from the electrician but received a push button instead.
I am a complete beginner when it comes to electrical work...
My husband can only install lamps...
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Nordlys
26 Jan 2019 12:06
Is there a relay in the distribution board? Something that doesn’t look like a fuse?
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ypg
26 Jan 2019 12:06
But now that you mention it: in the bathroom we have a proper rotary dimmer... for some reason the electrician made different choices there 🙁
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Nordlys
26 Jan 2019 12:08
There is one more option. In our dimmable living room lamp, the dimming electronics are built into the lamp itself. That option is also available.
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ypg
26 Jan 2019 12:19
Nordlys schrieb:
Is there a relay inside the electrical cabinet? Something that doesn’t look like a fuse?

YES! HOW EMBARRASSING...
My husband didn’t tell me, or rather he forgot himself (men!), that a friend had mentioned a faulty part in our electrical cabinet and gave us a replacement... it’s actually in the cabinet waiting to be installed, which of course my husband didn’t do himself and completely forgot about.
Hmm... I will still stick with the halogen issue.

Blue motor control module in the distribution cabinet with cable connections and adjustment controls


Packaging of the Eltako universal dimmer switch EUD12D-UC with labeling