Bulbageddon is upon us

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  1. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #11

    Thanks Shawn, any there you can look at and give me a name/part number, or something? Thanks. A Guy
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  2. Posts : 2,686
    Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64bit, Windows 7 HP 64bit
       #12

    Check out Home Depot for a lot of LED lights. The wife wanted some Daylight bulbs in her sewing room. I also use these (60 watt - 830 lumens) in my ceiling fans as they are dim-able and work great. They also come in soft white and 100watt equivalent (1680 lumens)

    Philips 60W Equivalent Daylight (5000K) A19 Dimmable LED Light Bulb-425264 at The Home Depot

    Jim :)
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  3. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #13

    In Germany we have those new bulbs since quite a while. I stocked up on the traditional bulbs before they stopped selling them. That stock will be enough for the rest of my life.

    The problem with the new bulbs is recycling. Some of them contain Mercury which, of course, is very dangerous for your health. And I doubt that people will bring them to the proper recycling yards. That will be a new mess.
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  4. whs
    Posts : 26,210
    Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
       #14

    Phone Man said:
    Check out Home Depot for a lot of LED lights. The wife wanted some Daylight bulbs in her sewing room. I also use these (60 watt - 830 lumens) in my ceiling fans as they are dim-able and work great. They also come in soft white and 100watt equivalent (1680 lumens)

    Philips 60W Equivalent Daylight (5000K) A19 Dimmable LED Light Bulb-425264 at The Home Depot

    Jim :)
    But did you see the prices of some of them. They go as high as $50 a piece. In the future you have to mortage your house if you want to buy light.
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  5. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #15
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  6. Posts : 53,363
    Windows 10 Home x64
       #16

    Cool, thanks Shawn I looked for your tutorial on them, but...

    A Guy
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  7. Posts : 2,686
    Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64bit, Windows 7 HP 64bit
       #17

    The CFL bulbs contain Mercury but the LED bulbs do not. You also have to weigh the initial cost and the savings on the usage and life span. The one I listed has a 5 year warranty so hopefully I will recoup the cost during that time frame. I tried some dimmable CLF bulbs but they really suck, and the LED dimmable work great.

    Jim :)
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  8. Posts : 71,977
    64-bit Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
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       #18

    Yeah, dimmable CFL are not worth having.
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  9. Posts : 10,485
    W7 Pro SP1 64bit
       #19

    Phone Man said:
    The CFL bulbs contain Mercury but the LED bulbs do not...
    ...and LEDs contain nickel, arsenic and lead.

    Making photovoltaic cells involve a horrible chemical cocktail...
    ...but they are pretty harmless once made.

    Wind turbines solve and create problems.

    But life is good
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  10. Posts : 51,383
    Windows 11 Workstation x64
       #20

    Incandescents had been banned here for domestic use for a few years now, initially I used CFL's but the light is bloody awful and they take time to get to full brightness, a few months ago I replaced them all for LED bulbs and now I have a nice light that comes on instantly

    One thing about the EU ban is that is does state domestic use leaving a huge loophole allowing incandescents to still be sold if the seller is smart and says they are for non-domestic use if questioned (amazon is full of incandescents).
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