How to find out the possible power of light bulbs in a suspended ceiling?
Good evening! Sorry, maybe for a stupid question! The suspended ceiling was already in the apartment when they settled. There are 3.5 W bulbs. And where to find out what is the maximum power for a single bulb? We want to change, otherwise these are already dull. Well, I mean, I think suddenly something starts to overheat there. There are 12 light bulbs per room. Is it possible to put 5 watts there or 4? Something completely dark in the hut became. Awfully dark (I would be very grateful for the answer!
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Hello! Well, if you change from 3.5 W even to 5-watt bulbs, I won’t think of overheating, because total load 60 watts. That is, if you hung 12 light bulbs of 100 watts each, there could probably be problems and that is not a fact. You can check the so-called maximum power for bulbs by determining the cross-section of the wire that fits the lamps. Most likely in your case, a copper wire with a cross section of 0.75 or 1.5 mm.sq. was used. In this case, the wire is able to withstand a load of 2.2 or 3.3 kW, respectively. I attach a table to the message for determination. Also, if the lamps are powered by a 12V voltage through a transformer, the power of the connected load is indicated on this transformer, this value cannot be exceeded. Suppose, if the transformer is designed for 100W, the total power of the bulbs should not be higher.