Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Page 7 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Re: Anyone move to LED bulbs?
oldskoolboarder #390171 02/25/13 05:55 PM
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,488
T
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
T
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 8,488
You didn't buy one.

Thanks a lot.

Now somebody else has to brave the horrors of Ikea for us to get a review.

wink


bibere usque ad hilaritatem
Re: Anyone move to LED bulbs?
oldskoolboarder #390172 02/25/13 05:58 PM
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,015
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,015
I put some cheap LCD bulbs over the mirror in the bathroom about 3 months ago. Now they are burned out. I wasn't impressed.

Re: Anyone move to LED bulbs?
oldskoolboarder #390173 02/25/13 05:59 PM
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 11,458
shareholder in the making
Offline
shareholder in the making
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 11,458
Front me some meatballs and I'll do it.

Jeeez, some of these jokes write themselves!


::::::: No disrespect to Axiom, but my favorite woofer is my yellow lab :::::::
Re: Anyone move to LED bulbs?
oldskoolboarder #390175 02/25/13 06:00 PM
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,015
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 6,015
Your response tempted me to go back to my last message and change the contents. Hehe.

Re: Anyone move to LED bulbs?
cb919 #390176 02/25/13 06:03 PM
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786
They're probably not Cree. I wonder how much longer Cree's patent runs? At some point it is no longer going to matter who makes the LED units.

I'm still working through my supply of CF's from 4 years ago. Those things last a long time.

I must say I do not understand why people like the light from incandescent bulbs. To me they are a dingy yellow that is so far from what sunlight provides.


Fred

-------
Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!
Re: Anyone move to LED bulbs?
oldskoolboarder #390216 02/26/13 06:09 AM
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,703
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,703
I'm sick of replacing CF's that fail after 1 year (I've had many) and LED bulbs have limited use for me. Guess I'm just picky about the light quality they give. There are plenty of incandescents that aren't yellow but I do like that soft yellowish light in some cases. It's easier on the eyes (for me at least) than those bright "white" bulbs.

Re: Anyone move to LED bulbs?
INANE #390237 02/26/13 05:31 PM
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786
Why are LEDs of limited use?

I have not bought a lighbulb in two or three years now.

I should probably get back up to speed on LEDs. I suspect some of my CFs are close to end of life.


Fred

-------
Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!
Re: Anyone move to LED bulbs?
oldskoolboarder #390268 02/27/13 05:45 AM
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,703
connoisseur
Offline
connoisseur
Joined: Feb 2004
Posts: 1,703
They just don't diffuse light very well. Definitely are not "warm" at all either. I think you'd need to find a location for an LED that is only nearly 24/7 to ever recoop the amount of money you spend on them.

Re: Anyone move to LED bulbs?
INANE #390269 02/27/13 08:07 AM
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786
axiomite
Offline
axiomite
Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 7,786
I think diffusion is a design issue. without a reflector, they will radiate 180 degrees or close to that. A lot of what I have seen are designed like spotlights: not the best for a floor lamp.

I have not looked at the spectral output of what is in the market, but I personally do not like the yellow incandescent look (somewhere around 3500K). I prefer something closer to sunlight (6500K).

A good LED has a useable life approaching 50,000 hours. That's around 17 years at 8 hours per day, or a lifetime for 4 or 5 hours.

To me, it is as much about the resources used as it is about energy savings. CF are dirty. They last around 3 years and have a high content of rare earth metals. LED has a much higher life and much lower rare earth content (as far as I know anyway).

1 LED = 6 CF = 34+ Incandescent (I figure at least two incandescent per year unless you go hospital grade)


Fred

-------
Blujays1: Spending Fred's money one bottle at a time, no two... Oh crap!
Re: Anyone move to LED bulbs?
fredk #390345 02/28/13 03:02 AM
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 16,441
shareholder in the making
Offline
shareholder in the making
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 16,441

Page 7 of 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Moderated by  alan, Amie, Andrew, axiomadmin, Brent, Debbie, Ian, Jc 

Link Copied to Clipboard

Need Help Graphic

Forum Statistics
Forums16
Topics24,939
Posts442,452
Members15,615
Most Online2,082
Jan 22nd, 2020
Top Posters
Ken.C 18,044
pmbuko 16,441
SirQuack 13,840
CV 12,077
MarkSJohnson 11,458
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 195 guests, and 0 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newsletter Signup
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.4