Econergyworld Globe 8 W E60

The globe-shaped E60 8 W bulb from Econergyworld is in the middle of the manufacturer's range, in between the 6 W and the 14 W models.  The manufacturer claims that it can produce as much light as a 60 W conventional incandescent bulb.

We tested the model with an E27 fitting.  Its powerful LEDs are in a globe-shaped bulb, meaning the light is spread out evenly, and the aluminium fins around the outside to evacuate heat.

Lighting

This is our photo lab which has a black wall and the light intensity measured in lux at different areas.  The bulb is 1.86 m back from the wall.  Our first reaction was to compare these results with the same tests using a 60 W filament bulb, and the findings were remarkable.  In the centre of the scene, we measured just 18 lux, compared to the 36 lux produced by the traditional bulb.



Both the 6 W and 8 W bulbs from the manufacturer produce almost identical results.  Indeed, the difference between the two models is so slight that the extra cost involved in the 8 W bulb doesn't seem justified to us.  Either way, our opinion of their lighting capacity is the same: you should keep them for occasional use in a confined space.

Energy Consumption

Econergyworld's packaging reports an energy consumption of 6 W, and we found a largely equivalent result, with our equipment registering 8.1 W.

Spectrum

The colour spectrum produced by this bulb has one of the best that we've seen on an LED lamp so far.  To compare it to other bulbs, you can refer to the spectra produced by an incandescent bulb, the fluorescent tubes used in our photography lab, an entry-level compact fluorescent bulb or a full-spectrum model from Viva-Lite.  We produced these spectra using an i1 Pro sensor from X-Rite.


The ideal colour spectrum should be even, with even intensity across all of the colours in the spectrum without any peaks and troughs.  In this case, the violet area at the left is almost entirely absent, along with the cyan area between blue and green.

Here are our technical measurements for this lamp.  The closer the CRI (colour rendering index) and the FSCI (full spectrum colour index) are to 100, the better; the colour temperature is a matter of personal taste and depends on the type of light you're looking for.  There are no good or bad values for this figure.  We have more information about these measurements in this news piece.

• CRI: 81.7
• FSCI: 66.65
• Colour Temperature: 2866 K

Other Features

This lamp is available with a wide variety of fittings (E14, E17, B22, E26 and E27).  It's compatible with dimmer switches, and is also available at the same price at different colour temperatures if you contact the manufacturer directly, although this can take longer.