Re: An end to high-energy bulbs

["Paul Bendall" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think CFL is the future, I believe LED is the future. A 5W
LED from Cree can give as much light as a 40W plus light bulb and
that is available right now. Some work to do on getting warm white
close to Halogen but no warm up time and no need for a high in-rush
current. Even now we have dimmable LEDs.

I replaced the halogen lights in my kitchen with LED and CFL as an
experiement (certainly not a cost-saving exercise). I have gone from
540Watts to 130Watts using under cabinet LEDs above cabinet blue
LEDS and CFL ceiling lights. I like it as it is more atmospheric and
no hum from the replaced under-cabinet fluorescent lights.

Paul

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, ukha@... wrote:
>
> Quoting Kevin Hawkins <lists@...>:
>
> > Whilst I'm fully in agreement with saving energy wherever
possible I
> > find it absurd that they intend withdrawing a product where
there is not
> > an equivalent alternative available.
>
> There also a number of very important factors that dont seem to
have
> been taken into account. This article makes VERY interesting
reading....
>
> http://sound.westhost.com/articles/incandescent.htm
>
> .... make sure you also follow any links in the story, especially
the
> problems associated with circuits that have dimmers on them.
>
> I hate to think what will happen when Joe Public is forced to to
fit
> low energy lamps on  circuits that currently have incandescents
on
> dimmers.
>
> Keith
>