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To: Libloather

Many moons ago, we stocked up on incandescent bulbs - 25w to 100w.

Do LEDs still have mercury? If the LED bulbs are from the Chicoms, would you believe their labels?


4 posted on 09/22/2026 5:24:44 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try. )
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To: Ronaldus Magnus III

“”””Do LEDs still have mercury?::::

You are confusing LEDs with the old squiggly bulbs CFLs.


10 posted on 09/22/2026 5:28:19 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: Ronaldus Magnus III

LEDs never had mercury.

That was the fluorescent light bulb you are thinking of.


24 posted on 09/22/2026 5:42:08 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Ronaldus Magnus III

Wasn’t it the curly-q fluorescent bulbs that were all the rage 40 years ago to save energy the ones with a bit of mercury? I don’t think LED bulbs ever had any Hg in them.


27 posted on 09/22/2026 5:43:04 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Ronaldus Magnus III
'Many moons ago, we stocked up on incandescent bulbs - 25w to 100w.'

We did too. I'm not sure I believe this study; but I just like the incandescent light better...
30 posted on 09/22/2026 5:45:16 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Ronaldus Magnus III

We stocked up on incandescents, as well. El Rushbo warned everyone to. I think he said he had storage rooms full of ‘em.

We still get them pretty cheap ... rough service bulbs are still incandescent.

Only way to read by.


40 posted on 09/22/2026 5:54:46 PM PDT by Jane Long (Jesus is Lord!)
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To: Ronaldus Magnus III

I don’t think they have mercury as they are Diodes, like little electronic faucets. but mostly you can change the colors on them to match the yellow spectrum like the incandescent bulbs. The old florescent lights had issues as well due the emitting spectrum.


68 posted on 09/22/2026 7:45:18 PM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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To: Ronaldus Magnus III

I believe it was the CFLs (compact fluorescent lights) which had the mercury. Today’s LEDs imo are quite safe and energy efficient. The lack of red light (high IR) is easily addressed with ‘amber’ LED lights, aka warm and also a straight up red LED light. I have a red LED bulb on the night side table for if I’m blahhh or need to reset my bio rythm. Lighton/Lightoff.


72 posted on 09/22/2026 8:04:46 PM PDT by Justa (Our constitution was made only for a moral and religious people....)
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