CFL

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura) 06/12/2017 at 20:52 • Filed to: None

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This bulb burned from dusk until dawn for over three years.

(And not a bad picture by the Nexus 5 potatocam...)

Matsayz > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/12/2017 at 21:05

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Now you can upgrade to an LED!

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/12/2017 at 23:38

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When we first moved into our new (to us) house, the first thing I did was replace a ton of older CFLs with some cheap LED bulbs. So much brighter. That’s mainly the reason I did it - I wanted something brighter, especially in the garage. A single CFL bulb in a -20 degree garage in the dead of winter isn’t very bright - the LEDs were amazingly brighter.

Where’d you have that thing installed that caused it to run for 3 years?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > BaconSandwich is tasty. 06/13/2017 at 06:20

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In front of the house, lighting the driveway. Dusk to dawn. LEDs are coming down in price and CFL is disappearing. The CFL bulbs throw quite a bit of light for the wattage they consume, but LEDs are more efficient. I was told by an electrician that LEDs succumb to being turned off and on.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/13/2017 at 10:24

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I think it might depend a lot on the LED itself. The only time I’ve seen an LED burned out is because they were pumping too much voltage through it.

DarrenMR > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/13/2017 at 18:47

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I recently got a 2 pack of Philips LED bulbs for 10 bucks at Home Depot.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > DarrenMR 06/13/2017 at 20:47

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They’re getting much more affordable. CFL has largely disappeared.

DarrenMR > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 06/13/2017 at 21:54

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I remember just a few years before the CFLs were supposed to be the bees knees.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > DarrenMR 06/13/2017 at 21:59

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I think they were, but LED is now.