We can picture how bright a 100-watt light bulb is compared to a 60w or 40w one. That's why when you buy LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs, the manufacturers usually show the equivalent wattage ...

It sort of resembles a nutrition label and is meant to help you compare bulbs ... 60-watt bulb wouldn’t be as bright as a 100-watt bulb. A lot of LED makers put phrases like “60-watt ...

What is enough light ... about bulbs in terms of watts. So if a 100-watt incandescent produces 1,500 lumens, and a 10-watt LED does the same, the 10-Watt LED may advertise "100-watt equivalent ...

Plus, they have a frosted finish that helps the 60-watt equivalent ... LED Light Bulbs. These bulbs give you the option of turning your lamp to three different brightness levels: 40-, 60-, and 100 ...

In fact, nearly 90 percent of its energy is wasted as heat, not light. The guts of an LED ... bulbs by wattage and thought of the number of watts as an indication of brightness. A 100-watt ...

All jokes aside, LED light bulbs are less of a headache ... with these Feit lightbulbs that can do it all. These 60-watt replacement bulbs are some of the best for dimmer switches.

Bulbs.com has a great light bulb shape chart for reference ... for replacing incandescent bulbs with an equivalent LED: If you're replacing a 100-watt bulb, look for a bulb with 1600 lumens.

Generally, a 100-watt-equivalent LED light bulb is between 10 and 15 watts. 60-watt-equivalent LED bulbs are between 8 and 10 watts, and 40-watt-equivalent bulbs are around 6 to 8 watts.

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