I've been looking at LED bulbs also. I hate changing lightbulbs for reasons I don't fully understand and the long life is a real attraction. The problem today is not so much the cost. The initial cost is high, but over the life of the bulb, they actually cost less than incandescent bulbs not even including the cost of power. The bigger problem is that they just don't put out much light. For $40 or $50 you can buy a bulb that will last 50,000 hours or more vs. 750 hours for an incandescent and it consumes 8 watts. The light output is about 200 lumens which is about the same as a 25 watt incandescent. That is, not enough for most stuff.
They are getting better though. Someday soon maybe. Bob On 4/14/07, Lyle Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> And you're sure it's not because no one makes a CF > lamp small enough to fit inside a KX1?? 8-) I think everyone is missing the two essential points. 1) The KX1 is actually a transceiver built into a logbook night light, and 2) If Mercury is put into a CF lamp which then fails, it is no longer harmful to the environment. 73, Lyle KK7P (whose house is filled with CF lamps and also has a logbook night light with a built-in transceiver...) _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
