Yes, I use the white dome 36 LED bulb as a reading lamp.
http://www.besthomeledlighting.com/product/D19-120-E27-36-W
And I use the light bulbs from here at the head and foot fop the stairs:
http://www.ccrane.com/lights/led-light-bulbs/suns-dusk-led-accent-light-bulb.aspx
I use LED based night lights in the bathroom and in the hallways when I
walk through the house at night. I bought those at the supermarket. They
burn out after about a year but it beats turning on all the lights just
to go get a drink of water in the middle of the night.
I am looking long and hard at some LED based-solar powered lights for
the walkway up to my front door. I will need the sort that have a
mountable solar panel that can be sited on the roof, as my walkway is in
the shade most of the day. I already have a solar powered house number
box on my front fence. It works great but I saw a cheaper more efficient
one for sale at Costco yesterday.
I have carried a LED flashlight as part of my key ring for many years.
The one I favor these days looks like a rectangular key fob with a super
bright white light. I bought the first one at Fry's Electronics for
about $8 a few months ago but I see they are on sale at Ralph's Grocery
for about $6 right now in the same section as their light bulbs. And, of
course, all my battery-operated flashlights are LED.
I also carry battery-operated camping lanterns in my trunk that use
fluorescent lamps. I tried some of the LED lanterns a few years ago but
they were too weak. God, I hate eating in a restaurant in the dark. It
embarrasses the hell out of my wife but I see the other guys taking
notes when they see that we are the only ones who can see what we are
ordering, and eating!
Rick
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"I really don't need these. But, seeing what I am doing has become more
important than looking good while doing it." --- Red Skelton as he put
on his glasses.
Tracy R Reed wrote:
Rick Carlson wrote:
Good point. But, take it one step further and compare them to LED
based bulbs. Not the LED's in a modem but direct plug-in replacements
for incandescent bulbs:
I have been watching this technology also. Are you actually using any
of these? I love the idea of bulbs which do not have to be replaced.
50,000 hour life means if you run it 8 hours a day it will last you 17
years. And if you make it motion activated or have a light sensor on
it you can save even more. I have motion activated lights outside and
I really like them. Great for convenience and security. Might put
something similar indoors to save electricity when nobody is in the room.
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