Clamp lights: Emergency solution or flexible light source for everyone?
When you think of clamp lights, you might first think of the typical (lighting) problems of a student room: it is impossible to install any form of furniture light under the kitchen cupboard. There is neither money nor space for a bedside cabinet with a bedside lamp. The makeshift study lacks proper lighting for the oh-so-small letters in the huge tomes. This is where clamp lights come into play.
Until you eventually outgrow these problems and find the old clamp light in a box somewhere. You try it out and ... it's not that bad! Various applications come to mind. For example, when the baby arrives, you could attach it to a shelf near the changing table (out of reach of the child). You could also clip them to the kitchen cupboard and later to the drawing board or music stand. Or, for example, very stylishly on the bookshelf.
This turns a necessity into a truly stylish and above all absolutely flexible lighting solution for everyone!
How do you install clamp lights?
There are two reasons why clamp lights are the simple lighting solution that they are:
- You only need one socket and therefore no complex installation
- You only need a thin mounting surface and no need to drill or screw
So if you have a socket, all you have to do is plug the plug into the socket and find the right mounting surface to which you can "mount" the clamping foot or the locking screw. Suitable surfaces can be:
- the bed frame, e.g. for flexible reading lighting
- on the monitor for long nights of gaming to find the bag of potato chips again
- on the note stand so that you can distinguish a quarter note from an eighth note
- on cupboards or shelves for their staging and what is inside them
- near pictures for a constantly new staging of your favorite pictures
- on the edge of the desk for super workplace lighting
- in the children's room as the little light that simply joins in the fun
A little tip: If you plan to use the clamp light elsewhere from time to time (and who doesn't do that with clamp lights!), then look for a model with a flex arm, called a "gooseneck**". This allows you to achieve perfect alignment at all times. Turn slightly towards you: the book pages are illuminated. Turn slightly away: the child on the changing table is not dazzled.
How bright should the clamp light be?
Basically, a clamp light does not achieve the brightness of a six-lamp ceiling light. But it can achieve the brightness of a good table lamp (after all, the clamp lamp is not much different). In most cases, clamp lights use equivalents to 25 or 40 watt incandescent lamps. These produced 230-430 lumens. So if you opt for a clamp light with permanently installed LEDs, look in the "Luminous flux (in lumens)" line for a value of around 300 lumens. For clamp lights with lampholders, make sure that the brightness of a new light source in the same line is around this value.
What lighting technology is used for clamp lights?
Clamp lights are extremely practical lights - you can turn a blind eye to power consumption. You think. But you don't have to. Because clamp lights with LED save electricity like all other LED lights and offer all the advantages of this contemporary lighting technology, including:
- Long service life
- High luminous efficacy
- 100 % brightness immediately
- Switching strength
- compact design
Have you dug out one of those old clamp lights from the attic box and discovered the old light bulb inside? Then it's best to unscrew it straight away and screw in a suitable** LED lamp **. You save from the very first moment and do something for the environment at the same time.
What "special" clamp lights are there?
When I was a student, I probably chose the cheapest of the cheap clamp lights and was reasonably happy with it. As an "adult" clamp light fan, however, there is (fortunately) more choice. Yes, there is even the world-famous Tolomeo from Artemide in a clamp lamp version! If you decide to use them: Don't be afraid to use them as flexibly as this type of luminaire is intended. Not that you should shy away from it, just because it is one of the most exquisite lights in the world!
In addition to such designer clamp lights, clamp lights with battery are also interesting. So there are no cables to get caught up in and then pull down the clamp light. No clamping foot would stand a chance against such force.
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