Does anyone have a figure for the switch-on inrush current of a typical
9W LED bulb? Preferably for 230/240V.
Does anyone have a figure for the switch-on inrush current of a typical
Ah, I should have formed my question more carefully. I know about those early bulbs. They were the precursors to modern ones that use switching supplies. These later models are the ones I mean.
It is still likely to be fairly small since the cheap parts they use are not capable of more. Only way to be sure for a specific brand is to measure it. I'd expect no more than 2-3x its nominal operating current. The reservoir capacitor is seldom bigger than needed to avoid visible flicker and sometimes not even that on the cheap and nasties.
Why do you need to know?
I wouldn't call it a 'need' - for now. It's more of an academic curiosity. I tend to be that way but tidbits of knowledge like this have a way of becoming useful later, sometimes years later.
What triggered this line of thought was a design I'm working on in which a 2A SSR or miniature EM relay is to switch a 230V 9W lamp several times in an hour. I'm not seriously concerned about the relays' capability to handle such levels of power but it got me thinking.
One source I briefly looked at before posting here cited something like
130A for a 150W 230V lamp. It was a long article and I didn't read it through. Looked legit though, with charts and curves and formulas. It talked about MCBs tripping and relay contacts being welded together.The article might have been about industrial scale lighting but I didn't read enough to be sure. It got me wondering how those figures scale down to domestic lights.
Is there a typical 230V LED bulb circuit?
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