FabianYesterday I reported that the new Philips Hue Festavia light chain always consumes between 16 and 17 watts of power, regardless of whether you have white or coloured light activated at 1 or 100 percent. This is partly due to the fact that voltage must be applied to each LED at all times and the LED segments are connected in a series-parallel combination. You can find more information about this in this article.
Susanne then got in touch in the comments with the following question:
Is this also the case with the power consumption of Gradient Lightstrips? Or do they behave like lamps in that they consume more electricity with pure white light?
This is a legitimate question, because after all, the Gradient products from Philips Hue can also display different colours in different segments. Reason enough for me to check the facts with a measuring device. And fortunately I have good news for all those who use a Gradient product as mood lighting.
Philips Hue Gradient Signe
from $219.99 / £129.99 / €149,99
For example, the Philips Hue Gradient Signe table lamp consumes around 10.2 watts of power at standard white and 100 percent brightness. If, on the other hand, you set a colour gradient in the range of purple-pink, the consumption drops to only around 2 watts. Moreover, the consumption decreases with dimmed brightness. We observed the same behaviour with other gradient products such as the Play Gradient Lightstrip.
