I have ordered some white LED home bulbs to try. From what I read and hear, this is what we will all end up using. Some break throughs have occured lately and hopefully will soon make it to the market.
Harry On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Gary Hurst <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > cf has let me get rid of that nasty yellow light in favor of much happier > for me cool white light. i now live between 5k and 6.5k kelvin and am most > pleased with it. > > On Sat, Feb 23, 2008 at 1:44 AM, Fmiser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I am finding that I need a whole lot more light as I get > > > older. When we moved into our house in 1981 my wife and I > > > swapped bulbs until everything was 40W and it was fine. Over > > > the years we have moved up to 60W and then 100W and then on to > > > halogen 150W and ceiling fixtures with more bulbs and it still > > > seems dark to me sometimes. > > > > > Randy > > > > This can be a reason to _use_ CF lamps. > > > > I have a couple fixtures that are rated for 40 W, but because of > > where they are mounted, I don't like using anything more than 20 > > W. > > > > But I want more than 200 lumens - so I got some 800 lumen/13W CF > > lamps. Now I get the light level I want without the (dangerous) heat. > > > > But this points to a pet peeve of mine. > > > > With CF lamps, everyone is having to learn a "new number" for > > the light output we want. Experience has taught us what "size" > > in watts works in a given situation. Well, with CF, that no > > longer applies. > > > > But does the industry make us learn a number that actually > > relates to the light output like the lumen? > > > > No! > > > > We a feed a conversion - "60W rating for only 13W". > > > > Why not base our light needs on a measurement of light output! > > Then it won't matter if the light source is CF, incandescent, > > burning sulfur, LED, HPS, or something else, we will be able to > > compare light output against light output. *sigh* Marketing! > > > > -- Philip, "Can I get a CF H4 for my W123?" > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
