I don't know about the rest of you but I turn on an incandescent light when
I go into my radio room. It gets the chill out of the air. Currently it is
snowing and it has been snowing intermittently for the last week. Winter still
holds a tight grasp on this mountain. Since I heat with wood not all rooms are
the same temperature. The radio room is normally closed so it can be 40
degrees in there when I open the door. That incandescent light has made life
much more comfortable at the paddles. Since solid state gear does not throw
off as much heat as tube gear I cannot warm my fingers between stints of
sending by holding them over the rig. I am very glad I use that light. It is
only 60 watts but I can direct it at my hands and it does offer the side
benefit of providing extra light ;)
73,
Kevin. KD5ONS
-----Original Message-----
>From: Don Wilhelm <[email protected]>
>Sent: Apr 3, 2009 5:22 PM
>To: wayne burdick <[email protected]>
>Cc: Elecraft Reflector <[email protected]>
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] totally OT, except to the extent that it's QRP: LED
>lamps
>
>Sorry, I just can't resist ...
>Wayne, that may be fine for your warm California weather, but for other
>places the wattage benefit is not as great. Consider that, during cold
>weather, the heating plant must now make up for those 234 watts no
>longer being dissipated by the bulbs. :-)
>
>Actually, we heat our home with geo-thermal energy and have a good solar
>room, so for those with similar efficient heating systems, those lower
>wattage lamps may create a good savings for both my electric bill and
>the planet.
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>
>wayne burdick wrote:
>> I just replaced four gas-guzzling incandescent lamps in my dining room
>> chandelier with four LED lamps that screw into the same bases. Went
>> from 240 watts to 6 watts, total.
>>
>>
>>
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