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On 1/20/2014 9:11 AM, KC wrote:
On 1/20/2014 9:04 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/20/2014 8:17 AM, KC wrote:
On 1/19/2014 11:43 PM, wrote:
On Sun, 19 Jan 2014 20:44:31 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

I installed two, 60 watt LED bulbs in my loft studio ceiling. They
are
shaped like regular old light bulbs and illuminate in the same,
non-directional pattern. I like them. Plenty of light, doesn't have
any
funny color and I have them controlled by a regular dimmer designed
for
incandescents. No problems dimming them although it doesn't like
controlling only one. Not enough load.

The LEDs may be OK. But the mini fluorescent. More expensive, do
not last
any longer and are toxic waste. Ow many land fills will become
superfund
sites with the bulbs?

My problem with LEDS and CFLs is they do not change color when you dim
them. The warmer colors you get from a dimmed incandescent is the
whole point.
I know they could do this with a color changing LED but at what cost?

If I am happy with a $1.50 lamp that will last almost forever running
at 75% power, why would I want a $50+ LED that uses almost as much
power "dimmed" as it does full bright and may actually fail sooner.

Because there were lots of "friends of Al Gore" with their hands out for
contracts...

Wouldn't you be interested in reducing your electricity bill by up to 13
percent/month for the next 10 years or more? I was.

I would love to.. but I just can't see in my home with warm white
light.. I need daylight or cool colors or I just get a headache all day.
Most of the small energy saving bulbs are warm colors...

Don't get me wrong, we are all cfl and other energy saving throughout
the house, even the back porch lights... But I have to run two or three
lamps in a room just to see so I am not sure how much savings we really
get....

Next time you go to Home Depot or Lowe's, check out the LED bulbs I
mentioned. There are at least *two* color temps available, one is
"white" and the other is designed to be more of a warmer color.

You could run 6 of them for the cost of running one conventional 60 watt
bulb.

The CFLs are horrible.

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