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Re: Anyone moved to LED Lighting?



On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:22:25 -0500, "Josepi" <JRM@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Apparently you don't understand the scale used for illumination by your
>silly comment used to attempt to disguise it. I will assume the rest is
>bullshit then too, for now.
>

Go back to sleep.

>
><salty@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:a0tdg5dml5j6kq0kil33ru3ogn6k2b4fd8@xxxxxxxxxx
>> On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:36:32 -0500, "Josepi" <JRM@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>>Not according to testing labs that have made lumen mesurements. Are you
>>>including the inverters or other lossy type gadgets to accomodate
>>>different
>>>types of bulbs?
>>
>> No inverters or "lossy gadgets" involved, other than what is built
>> into the base of the lamps. The draw measured includes any and all
>> parts of the assembly.
>>
>>>Have you actually measured the "equivalent" light output or
>>>does it just look about the same?
>>
>> Measured. Nav lights have to meet strict legal requirements and be
>> certified.
>>
>>>Brilliance is a logarithmic scale and can
>>>be very deceiving to the human eye.
>>>
>>
>> You really can't stand being wrong, can you?
>>
>>>Trouble with the lab measurements is they are not usually dated when
>>>completed and the technology advances quite rapidly.
>>>
>>
>> Sorry that you have such a hard time with reality.
>>
>>
>>
>>><salty@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>>news:likdg5pklad59j26qbi1svn422oak0tlrd@xxxxxxxxxx
>>>> On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:09 -0500, "Josepi" <JRM@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>LEDs are still reported to only be slightly more efficient than
>>>>>incandescent
>>>>>bulbs.
>>>>
>>>> Say WHAT?
>>>>
>>>> I have replaced all of the incandescent lamps on my sailboat ,
>>>> including the navigation lights. The LED's use 1/10th the power for
>>>> the same amount of light. That's not a random number - a typical light
>>>> that drew 2 amps gets replaced by an LED that is a little brighter and
>>>> draws slightly less than .2 amps.
>>>>
>>>> On a cruising sailboat, you have to keep careful track of your
>>>> electrical budget.
>>>>
>>>
>


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