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To: CodeToad

Not a big fan at all of this law but I try never to use thee bulbs anyway. Not very energy efficient and their light isn’t as good as LED or fluorescent or halogen.
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To reduce our electricity bill, we switched to LED bulbs in October when they had them at Home Depot for dirt cheap prices (relatively speaking). I actually like the light these bulbs emit better than CFL’s and I like the instant satisfaction of turning on a light and having it be a full strength right then.

Now...these LED bulbs best last longer than those forever bulbs I bought thru some charity a decade or so ago. They lasted exactly as long as any other bulb...which is to say...not that long.


18 posted on 12/13/2013 11:25:29 AM PST by conservaKate (R got it wrong in 2012. We must get it right in 2014 & 2016.)
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To: conservaKate

MY take, too. LED bulbs don’t last as long as advertised, but longer than most. I was hoping by now they’d be $1-2 but they are hovering around $10 in my area. Still haven’t moved entirely to them, but for high volume use like outdoor spotlights I have.


24 posted on 12/13/2013 11:32:34 AM PST by CodeToad (When ignorance rules a person's decision they are resorting to superstition.)
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To: conservaKate

There is only one compAny that makes reAl led chips that last. Everything else fails because of heat management and droop

The parent is a well known electronics manufacturer in Texas

Everything else is Cree. A Chinese front group making crap


58 posted on 12/13/2013 12:36:10 PM PST by Truthoverpower (The guvmint you get is the guvmint you deserve)
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