Posted on 12/05/2013 5:32:19 AM PST by thackney
The new bulbs contain Uptonite.
I’m still over run with 100 watters.
Let the market place work. LEDs will replace them all.
Hardware Guy: Casting a little light on bulb law not easy
http://triblive.com/business/realestate/4314394-74/bulbs-bulb-lights#ixzz2mbhenlSe
Nov. 7, 2013
Have you ever been confused?
Of course you have. Many things confuse me — computers, modern art and the metric system come to mind.
Every once in a while though, something monumentally bewildering comes along which confuses us all equally. The current light bulb legislation is a case in point.
We all remember the good old days when there was no such thing as light bulb legislation and, while those days were good, the future might be — pardon the pun — bright. Let’s begin by clearing up some details of the law.
In plain language, all light bulbs must now meet new efficiency standards. This means that lights that use a given amount of electricity (watts) must have a certain amount of light output (lumens).
Traditional incandescent bulbs are largely incapable of achieving the new standards and are therefore being phased out.
Starting in 2012, most 100-watt incandescent bulbs became illegal to produce in the United States. Soon 75-watt and even 60- and 40-watt traditional bulbs will follow. Special purpose bulbs such as rough service, high wattage and three-way bulbs are excluded from the legislation.
Some retailers still stock regulated lights and yes, you are still allowed to use “outlaw” bulbs. But purchasing them in the future will become more and more difficult. On the other hand, it will become easier to find and purchase suitable substitutes.
For a while now compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) have been available as an alternative. Consumers have been slow to embrace CFLs due to the poor light quality and short life span of the early versions.
Another fascinating innovation in lamp technology is the trendy light emitting diode, better known as LED. LED lighting is crisp and remarkably bright. It uses little electricity and is becoming available in more and more bulb styles. LEDs are pricey right now, which makes them seem impractical to most consumers. But as the market changes, I am confident that the price will come down.
Additionally, the savings on the electricity cost is substantial.
The third alternative to traditional bulbs is the halogen bulb. Like the LED, halogen lights are bold and bright. They are now made in the shape of a typical light bulb. Halogen lights have been used extensively for years in spot and flood lights because of their clarity and long lives.
Although halogen lights are a bit more expensive than incandescent, they aren’t ridiculously expensive and, like the other new bulbs, they use less electricity.
When it comes to understanding light bulb legislation, I suggest keeping it simple by knowing the fundamentals. That way, you can make wise purchases at the right time. However, if you relish complete confusion, read the legislation in its entirety. If you can wrap your head around that, you must be pretty smart. If, in fact, you are smart, give me a call … maybe you can explain the metric system to me. I still can’t figure out how many kilometers are in a foot.
We should be good for about 20 years with our current supply.
There just might come a day when a stash of 100 watt light bulbs will be a precious thing to have. <^..^>
That way I wont run out so soon.
I am stocking up on lightbulbs and should be good for 20 years or so.
So, if incandescents are phased out, what are you supposed to use to provide light and heat for a chicken coop or similar installation?
The new lighting technology is not designed for people who read or work on fine or delicate equipment or other tasks requiring high definition.
I hate LED bulbs, I bought some for the tree and they almost blinded me and gave me an instant headache so I took them down and pitched them vowing never again. The LED flashlights are ok. I like the old light bulbs, the thing that ticks me off is that I know the bulbs can be made to last forever, but they burn out after a few weeks. The long lasting ones I had put in my porch ceiling 10 years ago are still going.
Somebody is getting rich off of this bullsh*t.
it's 40 below zero windchill in North Dakota today
the news media, government and scientists have been lying for 30 years telling us our capitalism( cars, factories, light-bulbs, energy usage, power plants) etc. are causing global warming. there is not even any warming much less man made global warming
all this proves government is inherently corrupt and can never work. that government would fund 30 years of fake global warming research . then government used that fake research to ban light bulbs and hurt the economy ( shutting down coal power plants etc.)
and the sheep believe because the news media is one with the government. the democrats own the media
Would LEDs have a chance in the free market if it weren’t for the artificial pressures of this law?
You don’t need to worry, Global Warming will take care of that. ;)
I find it very contradictory to be heralding the curly cue as a means to save energy, while polluting the environment with mercury. Hospitals had to phase out mercury thermometers. It takes at least a ton of dirt to handle the mercury in one of these light bulbs.
So while the EPA is making sure that coal plants are closed, mercury bulbs are A OK. We are truly living in a very confusing Alice in Wonderland Bizzaro world.
I believe you can still get incandescent “heat bulbs” up to 200W.
They are exactly the same as light bulbs, but not sold as such.
government banned lightbulbs because of a hoax they gov created and funded for 30 years ( a hoax called global warming). it's bitterly cold and it's not even Winter yet.
government and the media have sheep believing that us using lightbulbs is causing global warming that is melting the Ice caps and so raising sea levels. there is not even any warming at all . government/socialism is inherently corrupt and can never work. but democrat voters trust government and their news media masters . “if it's on the news or if scientists say it or if government says it then it's true” this is what dumb idiot democrat voters believe and that is why we are in trouble
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