120v LED vs CFL vs 12v Lamps Results
Following up on another thread discussing using inverter and 120v lights with LEDs or CFLs. I have been using a CFL for a reading lamp for some years, but now have an LED bulb to make a comparison. ...
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pretty consistent with measurements I have made and theoretical efficiency numbers.
In our sticks and bricks and trailer we have almost all LED's now. In the house, CFL's would last about 6 months when turned on/off multiple times/day. Incandesents would last 3-4 years in the same conditions. So far the LED's that replace the CFL can floods have lasted 5 years with zero failures. better than incandesents and way superior to the CFL's. the one advantage to CFL's was if we turned them on in the middle of the night they were like a nightlight and took a minute or more to get full brightness. and advantage for that but not good when you want bright light right away.
In our sticks and bricks and trailer we have almost all LED's now. In the house, CFL's would last about 6 months when turned on/off multiple times/day. Incandesents would last 3-4 years in the same conditions. So far the LED's that replace the CFL can floods have lasted 5 years with zero failures. better than incandesents and way superior to the CFL's. the one advantage to CFL's was if we turned them on in the middle of the night they were like a nightlight and took a minute or more to get full brightness. and advantage for that but not good when you want bright light right away.
