Thread: LED lightbulbs
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Old 05-14-2004, 01:02 PM   #8 (permalink)
tehhappyboy
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I know a guy who works at a place where they research LED replacements for regular applications. LEDs now exist that are very wide spectrum so your headache problem is a thing of the past. The other problem is that you cannot reliably dim an LED because it requires a minmum amount of voltage or current (can't remember which). Someone is developing a perfectly dimmable LED throughout all voltages which is quite a trick. Remember your vitamin D though. Some areas of your house need a certain color for you to be happy. Kitchens should be more orange so the food looks appetizing (unless you need to lose weight : o ). And bathrooms can usually be cool so that when your girlies are applying makeup it looks like it will look. Skylights in bathrooms are a great addition that I love. Compact flourescents are as of right now a little less monochromatic and have a better beam spread. (LEDs tend to be one direction). But do some research. I think there is a company http://www.ledtronics.com/ that has a listing of a lot of replacement bulbs. Check em out.

Oh, and PS. Reliability. This company is great when I've used them. Other companies I know have had electronics failures. Some of the street lights in my town have sections that go out. LEDs last 100,000 hours so that's 11 years. The electronics are what make it last so long. Up front price will pay off in regained electricity, not having to replace the lamp (get warranty, keep receipt), and time spent replacing them.

-Best
Aaron Brown

-Note: I know people at LEDtronics, just wanted to report that. Don't want to be accused of being dishonest. That's why I know they are good products.
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