Re: [RE-wrenches] Fix the Fluorescents: What about LED tubes for late 2012?

2012-12-06 Thread Jesse Dahl
I did notice one thing when I converted my shop to LED. One of my 4' flour fixtures was a plug in type so I used my kill-a-watt and plugged the fixture in, with the ballasts and T8s and recorded a usage of 48W. After removing the ballast and installing the LEDs (21W each) the kill-a-watt read

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fix the Fluorescents: What about LED tubes for late 2012?

2012-12-06 Thread penobscotsolar
I recently built a new home for myself, earth bermed and of course, solar powered (and soon to be solar heated). Every light source in the home is LED. I did a lot of homework, testing bulbs and different fixtures, and am very happy with all of what I decided on. Kitschler makes excellent,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fix the Fluorescents: What about LED tubes for late 2012?

2012-12-06 Thread Chris Mason
If you have never looked at LED panels, do find a sample to try. The 30cm x 30cm panels give a steady even light from a 1/4 thick panel. For under counters, dropped ceilings and work areas, they are just lovely. I expect to see a lot of creative uses for these in the near future.

[RE-wrenches] Sanyo Power Warranty

2012-12-06 Thread Mark Byington
By the way, Sanyo power output warranties are for 20 years, not 25. _ Mark Byington Cobalt Power Systems, Inc. C 650-714-8150 ma...@cobaltpower.com ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Fix the Fluorescents: What about LED tubes for late 2012?

2012-12-06 Thread Jesse Dahl
The brand of T8 LEDs I have in my shop is Neptune. When I purchased them them website had buy American compliant but they say made in China on them. Sent from my iPhone On Dec 6, 2012, at 11:21 AM, Chris Mason cometenergysyst...@gmail.com wrote: If you have never looked at LED panels, do find