Re: Long Live the Incandescent!

[John M <2ac16mo@xxxxxxxxx>]

This looks like some interesting stuff Dave.  In particular the 39
page article will be on my nightstand to read in bed tonight.  I
woould have bet that LEDs are the wave of the future.  In fact I have
4 lamps in my bathroom fixture.  They product intensely white light.
Unfortunately the light goes straight down with very little spill to
the sides.  I've become accustomed to it, and lean a little further
forward when I'm shaving ;-)  These were reasonably priced at Sam's
Club for something like $7.00 each.  IIRC they use around 4 watts
each.  For 16 watts they product a LOT of light.  At the same time
I've been using CFLs for perhaps 14 or so years now and have been very
happy with them other than much shorter life than advertised.

Cheers,

John, SW Missouri


On Jul 6, 6:33=A0am, nob...@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Dave Houston) wrote:
> Today's NYT has an article on incandescent bulbs that meet the energy
> efficiency mandates that were expected to make them obsolete.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/06/business/energy-environment/06bulbs...
>
> And last week, when announcing tougher energy efficiency mandates for
> straight tube fluorescents and reflector bulbs, Obama said that 7% of US
> energy use goes for lighting. That's about the same percent that I had co=
me
> up with using DOE statistics and a far cry from the bogus 20-25% figure u=
sed
> by the eco-terrorists and other Wallmart shills.
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/business/energy-environment/30light...
>
> And here's another interesting read on CFLs.
>
> http://sound.westhost.com/articles/incandescent.htm