My Inova 5-watt gets a touch warm after a while, too, but the heavy aluminum body keeps it from getting too hot.
On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 09:52, Phillip Partipilo<[email protected]> wrote: > No heat? maybe for the 5mm LEDs. I have a few high power LED flashlights > that get quite a bit hot... The Fenix P1 (Luxeon 3 iirc?) gets almost > uncomfortable to hold after 10 minutes or so. > > > > Phillip Partipilo > Parametric Solutions Inc. > Jupiter, Florida > (561) 747-6107 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erik Goldoff [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:01 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: Obsolete Tech > > > > Shame, as in my not so humble opinion, the CF bulbs don't live up to hype ( > literally ) ... I've had CF's 'burn out' within a year or two, and not the 5 > + years their packaging claimed ... And they don't work well in a cold > environment ( garage, cold bathroom in the winter, etc as they take a while > to get to proper brightness .. I want to flip the switch and have LIGHT !!! > > Hopefully the cost of distribution and manufacture will be worked out a few > years to replace CF bulbs with household LED .. They're even more energy > efficient, almost no heat at all, and much better longevity ... > > > > Erik Goldoff > IT Consultant > Systems, Networks, & Security > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:52 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: Re: Obsolete Tech > > On 17 Aug 2009 at 9:40, paul chinnery wrote: > >> I think the writer is wrong about the incandescent bulbs, though. >> There going to be around for a long time. I've replaced some of mine, >> but I still like to use the incandescent for reading. > > If you want to keep using incandescents, you need to stock up. Already > illegal in the EU, going to be illegal in the US in 3 years or so: > > ------- Included Stuff Follows ------- > FAQ: The End of the Light Bulb as We Know It - US News and World Report > December 19, 2007 > > The incandescent light bulb, one of the most venerable inventions of its > > era but deemed too inefficient for our own, will be phased off the U.S. > market beginning in 2012 under the new energy law just approved by > Congress. > > --------- Included Stuff Ends --------- > More here with links: > http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/economy/2007/12/19/faq-the-end-of-th > e-light-bulb-as-we-know-it.html > or here if the above wraps unusably: http://preview.tinyurl.com/2aeatc > > Send Your Light Bulbs To Washington > http://sendyourlightbulbstowashington.wordpress.com/ > > -- > Angus Scott-Fleming > GeoApps, Tucson, Arizona > 1-520-290-5038 > +-----------------------------------+ > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ > <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > -- > If this email is spam, report it here: > http://www.onlymyemail.com/view/?action=reportSpam&Id=ODEzNjQ6OTQ4MjY1MzY5On > BqcEBwc25ldC5jb20%3D > > > THIS ELECTRONIC MESSAGE AND ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND PROPRIETARY > PROPERTY OF THE SENDER. THE INFORMATION IS INTENDED FOR USE BY THE ADDRESSEE > ONLY. ANY OTHER INTERCEPTION, COPYING, ACCESSING, OR DISCLOSURE OF THIS > MESSAGE IS PROHIBITED. > IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE > SENDER AND DELETE THIS MAIL AND ALL ATTACHMENTS. DO NOT FORWARD THIS MESSAGE > WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE SENDER. > > > > THIS ELECTRONIC MESSAGE AND ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL > AND PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE SENDER. THE INFORMATION IS > INTENDED FOR USE BY THE ADDRESSEE ONLY. ANY OTHER INTERCEPTION, > COPYING, ACCESSING, OR DISCLOSURE OF THIS MESSAGE IS PROHIBITED. > IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE IN ERROR, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY > NOTIFY THE SENDER AND DELETE THIS MAIL AND ALL ATTACHMENTS. DO NOT > FORWARD THIS MESSAGE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE SENDER. > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
