Tweefie,
There are good LED bulbs, and there are bad LED bulbs. That, plus the
fact that prices are likely to drop, is why I am waiting. That is also
why I made the point about color temperature.
At the moment, I have just one LED bulb in my house. It has lasted so
far for quite a while, but it is much too blue. Do not confuse LED
bulbs with CFL (compact fluorescent) bulbs which burn out much faster.
Steve
On 1/22/13 2:10 PM, twee...@juno.com wrote:
I plan to resist as long as possible, and am already hoarding regular light
bulbs.
LED lighting is ugly and less effective than the old type.
Have you been to the intersection of Barclay and 30th ? Those are all LED
lights, and they cast a bluish dim and creepy pall
over the area. And regular house LED bulbs that last 10 years?
None of the ones I have bought so far have.....
:O)
*Not All Change Is Progress*
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From: Stephen J Gewirtz <gewi...@bellatlantic.net>
To: Charles Village Discussion List <discuss...@charlesvillage.info>, The Charles
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Subject: [Discussion] Article on LED lighting
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:50:50 -0500
Here is an article in today's NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/22/business/leds-emerge-as-a-popular-green-lighting.html?hp
The key point is that LED lighting (not the same as CFL lighting) is
very energy efficient. My own feeling is that I should wait a bit more
(and use up my old spare CFL bulbs), but by the end of next year, I
hope to switch entirely to LEDs. Right now, a bulb will cost $10 to $15
or maybe a bit more, but it should last 10 years. In the long run, you
will save enough on electricity to pay for the extra cost of the bulbs.
According to the article, by some time in 2014, more LEDs will be sold
than incandescent bulbs. But that may be because the old fashioned
incandescent bulbs are becoming illegal to sell. There will be more
energy efficient halogen bulbs which I think are a form of incandescent,
but they can get very hot and may present a fire hazard. There probably
will be other incandescent bulbs which meet the new energy efficiency
standards and do not get as hot as halogen bulbs.
Note that LED bulbs should drop substantially in price over the next
year or so as more are sold. Also, some lamps and lighting fixtures
specify a maximum wattage incandescent bulb to use (because the bulbs
put out heat), but it is safe to use an LED or CFL bulb that puts out a
higher amount of light since it will generate less heat (and also will
have a much lower wattage). I note that an LED that puts out the amount
of light of a 60 watt incandescent bulb uses about 10 watts of power.
As I looked at LED bulbs on the Home Depot web site, I noticed that they
specify color temperature. The hotter the color temperature, the colder
(more blue) is the lighting (yes, higher color temperature equals colder
lighting). Many bulbs were 2700K or 3000K (K stands for Kelvin, which
is the Celsius temperature plus 273.1), which should approximate the
color of the old incandescent bulbs. A higher color temperature will
approximate the color of daylight. You can google "color temperature" to
get an idea of what it all means.
According to the article, one can find bulbs where one can vary the
color, but such bulbs cost about $200 for 3 bulbs and the control of the
bulbs. Personally, I just want plain LED bulbs that replace the
incandescent ones and have about the same color temperature.
Steve
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