light bulbs
My son told me today that starting jan 1st it will be illegal in USA to make in-condensate lights any more. they are making them 24/ 7 to make a large supply and after they sell out you can only g...
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I'm glad the incandescent lights are going away, good riddance. Too much heat and last only 2000 hours. Constant change is a fact of life, and the US makes the most money on recent innovation. I never liked CFL lights particularly, they only can survive a certain number of on/off cycles and their spiral appearance is not good.
LEDs however are much better and the prices are dropping. The first gen Philips 12.5W (60W equivalent light output) was around $25 a year ago and the 2nd gen 11W (60W) are now $15. Dimmable capability is much better than CFL.
I bought a few boxes of 60W incandescent lights thinking I would need them for heating purposes such a clip lamp in the wet bay or to keep the hummingbird feeder from freezing in cold weather, but was a waste of money. I could have just waited and bought 72W halogens (100W light output).
We still need higher wattage LEDs in 3-way configuration to replace the venerable 50W-100W-150W 3-way incandescent.
LEDs however are much better and the prices are dropping. The first gen Philips 12.5W (60W equivalent light output) was around $25 a year ago and the 2nd gen 11W (60W) are now $15. Dimmable capability is much better than CFL.
I bought a few boxes of 60W incandescent lights thinking I would need them for heating purposes such a clip lamp in the wet bay or to keep the hummingbird feeder from freezing in cold weather, but was a waste of money. I could have just waited and bought 72W halogens (100W light output).
We still need higher wattage LEDs in 3-way configuration to replace the venerable 50W-100W-150W 3-way incandescent.
