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Re: An end to high-energy bulbs


  • Subject: Re: An end to high-energy bulbs
  • From: "Paul Bendall" <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 21:01:32 -0000

Under cabinet lights from here:
http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/60cm-white-ultra-bright-tube-light-p-
1380.html?osCsid=1da307b0e327d50c52e24eff82c69845

LED CEILING LIGHT X 3:
http://www.ultraleds.co.uk/gu10-240v-cree-flood-lumen-warm-white-p-
1532.html?osCsid=b5f82a0e8bc2bcde8991a88bd797fda6

Blue above cabinet lights:
http://www.lightingforyou.co.uk/system/index.html

Ceiling CFL:
http://www.ebulbshop.com/acatalog/9_watt_Low_Energy_GU10__GU10_9_FLU_
40_.html

Finally, I bought two high wattage (40W) LED drivers from a Canadian
company (most LED drivers in the UK only seem to go to 15W):
http://www.gvalighting.com/pdf/led/GVA-Drivers-and-Power-Supplies.pdf

Also have a look here:
http://www.initiallights.co.uk/index.php?cPath=21_32
and
http://www.ledecolights.com/products.php

HTH

Paul

--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Rob Mouser" <groups@...> wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
> Any links to what you've used Paul?
>
> Rob
>





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