LED lamp

GoodWatch · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 9:23 pm Post subject: LED lamp

Upon returning from our vacation there was a HUGE stack of mail waiting. Our home was tented to by Anne's niece (watering the pants and collecting the mail) and among the bills was an envelope from our utility company. Inside was a voucher for a LED lamp, to be collected at our local supermarket. LED lamps are the next step from the now common 'energy saving' lamps. All our lighting is either those lamps or 12 V halogen.

The LED lamp looks like a common light bulb, bar the metal collar at the bottom. I read the brochure that came with it and thought, "yeah, sure". But after I screwed it in my opinion changed. I tell you, this is the future! It consumes only 6 Watts but is equal to a common 60 Watt light bulb. Bright white light and it can even be dimmed. Life span is 50,000 hours!

The snag for now is the price: ca. $45 a pop

But as soon as the price comes down all the lamps in our home will be replaced by LED lamps.

The company that designed the lamp has been awarded a huge contract. They will replace all the lighting in government buildings in the four major cities in The Netherlands.

This is it, this must be our future. The energy and environmental savings are huge

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Lion · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:00 pm Post subject:

Frans, here in America most families are still using incandescent bulbs and are slowly switching over to fluorescent bulbs. I guess we are behind the times.....
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jdc · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 10:59 pm Post subject:

Interesting Frans I have heard of LED lights in office style lamps and garden lights but did not realise you could get them as replacement bulbs. I googled some prices and they work out as approx £30 a bulb for an equivalent 60 watt bulb. Like you I will wait but the energy savings are remarkable, it has to be the way forward

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Carolina · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:21 pm Post subject:

Wow - I have been waiting for a decent LED to become available! The ones I have seen here have not impressed me.
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Carolina · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 11:22 pm Post subject:

How is the light output on that bulb? Can you read by it? Or is it more decorative?

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uncle aj · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 2:22 am Post subject:

I've still got a few boxes of candles, I'll wait a while.

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GoodWatch · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 5:37 am Post subject:

Carolina · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 10:48 am Post subject:

Frans, that's exciting!

(obviously, I don't get out much...

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GoodWatch · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 11:24 am Post subject:

Deep Sea · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:24 pm Post subject:

When I was in Korea in 2002, all of their billboards were the superbright LED's, and they were blindingly bright. I'm actually surprised it has taken this long for it to trickle down to the consumer level.

All of my flashlights now are LED, and they are as bright, if not brighter, than my xenon bulb normal lights.

By any chance, can you take a picture of the bulb (turned off)?
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GoodWatch · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:33 pm Post subject:

Deep Sea · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 12:53 pm Post subject:

Cool! Thanks. Now they need to bring the price down to less than $10 and I'm in!
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GoodWatch · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:03 pm Post subject:

Lion · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:08 pm Post subject:

Frans do the LED lights come in different wattages to give you more or less light???
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GoodWatch · Posted: Wed Nov 04, 2009 1:26 pm Post subject: