Re: VU1 ESL bulbs with HA dimmers?

[jdsafe_at_hotmail_dot_com@xxxxxxx (aloe65)]

aloe65 had written this in response to
http://forums.cabling-design.com/homeautomation/VU1-ESL-bulbs-with-HA-dimmers-18550-.htm
 :
Pure Spectrum has now patented a CFL build that is fully dimmable(no
flicker or dying out), instant on, cold to the touch, highest power
factor(.96), and the energy usage is proportional to the dimming level,
the light output is that of an incandescent and the price will be in the
$4-$6 range. This is the answer to the NEW CFL!

The have numerous patents and are manufacturing and filling orders now
worldwide. Utility companies are buying them up in the droves for their
free distribution program. The utility companies love them because it
costs them less to deliver the power to these bulbs due to the extremely
High Power Factor. ...which means the utility companies charge you less!

The also have a dimmable ballast for linear fluorescents(yes, you will be
able to dim fluorescents), also at a fraction of the cost of normal
ballast due to the fewer parts that they use in the ballast. This will be
huge, imagine a high rise office building in which the fluorescent lights
dim with the amount of sunlight coming in,....daylight harvesting at a
fraction of the cost...HUGE SAVINGS.

Hopefully the bulbs will be on Home Depot and Wal Mart shelves soon.


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unfrostedpoptart wrote:




> I've just been reading about VU1's new ESL bulb technology (http://
> www.vu1.com).  Looks really good and seems to address a lot of the
> problems of CFL and LED. They specifically talk about (and show) that
> it dims smoothly on normal dimmers.  I was wondering if anyone knows
> how they would work with X10/Insteon/etc electronic dimmers and the
> infamous local-control problems.

> I've given up on adding any more HA gear until there's a good,
> inexpensive, high-efficiency, light bulb available that I can actually
> dim!

>  David




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