Posted on 01/30/2015 5:42:48 AM PST by thackney
Thank you for the info. Aha! Got to tell the husband, then, to quit buying the cheap ones.
"Cheap?
LED manufacturers can adjust the phosphors in the LED to achieve almost any desired color temperature, and at the individual device level the cost doesn't vary much with color temperature.
Lumens to watts is not fixed for each technology. There are many differences between manufactures of LEDs.
Do you sell old fashioned bulbs? You seem to be making irrelevant claims and complaints about this story.
Fenix is one of the most respected lights.
I hope you used their guarantee.
What kind of guy puts down Fenix, and tries to sell Coleman and Maglite as “great” lights?
Good,dd my driveway lights are on 24/7 - 4 40watt eq LED bulbs. I'll be thrilled if they last over 4 years on.
I use 40 wa LEDs for outdoor lights in the Northeast - so far so good.
I’m aware of what a lumen is. The other guy apparently doesn’t have a clue. If an incandescent bulb and an LED bulb each put out 500 lumens, they are equal in terms of light output. Other guy is trying to declare that the type of bulb matters in this measurement. It’s like saying a mile is a different length measurement for walking than it is in a car. It’s ridiculous.
Sorry I must have replied to the wrong poster. My bad.
No, it was a couple of years old at that point. Honestly I didn’t even ask. I did pick up a Fenix TK 35 that I like - it is *bright*!!! I’ve taken it camping and on some nighttime work - one of my favorites.
I’ve got a 20 year old maglite that still works like the day I bought it. The Coleman is only about a year old but I like the size/feel and spill.
Maglite fell behind many years ago, I gave away my Maglites except for some for reference and comparison, now my top lights are almost all Fenix.
Shoot, they could have made that up by selling an extra three hot dogs.
doesnt matter what kind of bulb if the power goes out like it did in the superdome 2 years ago.
Very cool.
> Do you sell old fashioned bulbs? You seem to be making irrelevant claims and complaints about this story.
Sure. Want to buy some? Of course I don’t sell them...
My only complaints about the new LED lighting is the substantially higher cost and the type light source which is different and not as bright or should I say as “illuminating” as the older technology, all being in the name of “green”.
LED lighting is still in it’s early stages, the best led lighting is expensive.
I only use led bulbs and I buy them on sale for $5.00 or cheaper and have been doing so for several years, so I know what you mean about the low end stuff.
I am a flashlight guy, so I saw the white led first hit the consumer market and make it into flashlights, and now bulbs, I will be surprised if this stadium is making a mistake.
Actually, it makes a lot of difference.
If the lights ever go out due to a power surge, like they did for 34 minutes at the 2013 Super Bowl in New Orleans, the delay will be minimal. LED lights can be turned on and off with the flick of a switch. Metal halide fixtures require a 20-minute warm-up period.
Not to mention, reduced lighting and associated cooling loads means less strain on the power system.
The level of ignorance on this thread regarding LED lighting technologies is astounding. You would think we were discussing some Communist plot to destroy our children’s eyesight.
Not to mention comparing the LED lighting system installed in the stadium to the cheapest lights they find Walmart, is like comparing a F1 racecar to a low-end golf cart.
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