Posted on 07/03/2010 7:11:27 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Whur you bin boy?
Don’t forget, most of the CFL’s will be made in China. If anyone can find a way to make them even more toxic, the Chinese will.
Fluorescent lights give me headaches. I’m constantly restocking my supply of incandescent bulbs to hold out as long as possible.
I can understand the desire to save enegy through efficient lighting but CFL are not a best fit.I find the CFL do not last as long as claimed,and who spends $5.95 mailing a burned out bulb and receipt to get a "free" replacement of a $5 bulb?
Whether the incandescent bulb is too hot, too wasting of energy or what not should not really be the business of government.
LET THE FREE MARKET DECIDE. If the value for money of Edison’s invention drops to a point where it is no longer economical to own them, people will abandon them.
Why do we allow politicians and bureaucrats to decide this for us ? First, the light bulb, then what next ? Eat your veggies three times a day or else.... ???
What kind of people are we becoming ?
Yes, Bush signed the legislation, but not one mention was made that it was written and passed by Pelosi and Reid and a Democrat Congress..
I’m just glad I have an unused shower stall in the office bathroom that I can use to hoard all my contraband like incandescent bulbs, salt, phosphate Cascade, and soft TP. I’m using a spreadsheet now to inventory my lightbulb use and look for gaps to fill in the next two years.
Since this is a developing technology, the options in 2 more years could be significantly improved over these levels. However, once a legislative fiat has been passed, it frequently steamrolls over other options!
It bothers me if I try to read by them, I have them in some areas of my house but others, I want more light and I want it as soon as I turn it on, not wait til it warms up.
I am stocked up for perhaps 20 years....I'm 65 years old so if I make it to 85, I'll just be in the dark.
Of course if the current socialistic trend continues apace, 85 year olds won't exist 20 years from now.
LED’s are a lot more expensive, but don’t they pay for themselves in a few years?
These bulbs don’t last nearly as long as claimed. Even when they still “work” after a year or so, they take longer and longer to warm up, and the light gets weaker.
They need to test the bulbs under realistic conditions: on and off 4-10 times per day, in enclosed fixtures, laying sideways or upside-down, and/or a combination of all those conditions.
No one’s lived long enough yet to see, but yup, they are good ~ and in a constant on/off situation (blinking) they have HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF HOURS of expected life ~
LED’s will eventually come down in price, once they catch on. What will help is the new LED lighting systems with a color temperature closer to traditional incandescents, instead of the intense blue emphasis. This may also help with automobile headlamps as well, since light with a lot of “blue” in it is useless in fog/mist conditions. While they might not reach the same price per unit as incandescents (but you never know, and I am trying to exclude goobermint imposing a “nanny state” tax on incandescents if they decide to allow them to continue), they are still far more durable than incandescents and compact fluorescents.
Damn I wish I had a stash of Phospate Cascade. I had to switch to Finish (formerly known as Electrasol), but now Finish is... finished.
How bout a few thousand people with burned out CFLs showing up at the capitol and smashing their bulbs on the capitol steps!
Has any one ever noticed an odor in your office that could be coming from that unused shower?
Check out the Vu1 bulb.
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