Posted on 01/11/2016 10:43:32 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
My PAR replacement LED was very pricey too, but it comes up full output like an incandescent. I love it and it doesn’t get near as hot as a PAR in a recessed spot fixture.
I’m not sure about the LEDs but the ‘current’ limiter in the CFL is the ballast or negative resistance device whose function is to limit current to the tube while still maintaining the voltage needed to “light up” gas.
But then the electric rates just keep rising the more we conserve. Remember obozo said electric rates will necessarily skyrocket and they have.
Lighten up francis
Lol...yes, we did, too. I don’t think we’ve made a dent in the stash in 7 years.
That was Algore - during the Clinton years.
Should have put a sweater on it.
ROFL, that is priceless!
My wife has stockpiled 100s of incandescent light bulbs of all wattages, mostly 100 watt, but many of lesser wattage. We use several of the LED style bulbs, but only in places where the amount of light is a non-issue.
Incandescent bulbs make the phosphorescent coating on my watch glow, but LED lights do not.
-PJ
They screw into a regular light socket and come anywhere from 75 watt to (IIRC) 150 watt and heat really well (no pun intended).
I buy incandescent over the internet. called contractor bulbs
You can purchase LED grow lights in the different spectrums from sprouting, growth and flowering.
Not sure if this is the question you are asking
best story lol
I use Inca descents to keep chix warm and laying all winter, they don’t need much but one 40 watt bulb works
You are so right
A controlled population is easy to manipulate.
Good tip. I still have some for lamps, but they’re not going to last forever. When staying at a hotel it’s just awful trying to see.
I can only imagine what it must be like not to suffer migraines.
Of course the logical response by government is to outlaw any light bulb that derives is light by heating a wire.
“In certain circumstances, CFLs do last many, many times the life of an incandescent. But, homeowners rarely use their lights in a way to take advantage of this. Lighting left on 24/7 will see CFLs last and last, while incandescents will burn out every 4 to 6 weeks.”
I have a CFL in my garage that basically acts as a night light, smallest one I could find (7 or 9 Watts, but still plenty of light to move around). I don’t even have a switch for it. I think my original bulb is now closing in on 10 years. I LOVE IT!
But that’s the only CFL in my house, the other 200 or so bulbs are incandescent. Many/most of my bulbs are on dimmers, which are much better with incandescents.
Let’s not forget:
Last of incandescent light bulbs are banned
January 01, 2014|By Shan Li
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Different types of light bulbs, including incandescent, fluorescent, halogen and LED.
Different types of light bulbs, including incandescent, fluorescent,… (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles…)
The final phase of a ban on incandescent light bulbs goes into effect Wednesday, leaving consumers with pricier energy-efficient options that are expected to save people money over time.
Beginning Jan. 1, the production of 40- and 60-watt incandescent light bulbs is banned as part of efficiency standards signed into law by President George W. Bush in 2007.
These new bulbs will not be available until complete exclusive manufacturing rights can be finnagled for China, and until all the congress creeps and senators properly paid off, as was done with CF bulbs. The Chinese deal with CFs hasn’t lasted very long. They’re going to feel ripped off.
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