1 Watt Light Bulbs

[neonlyte]

I bought and fitted some of the new 1 Watt light bulbs this morning.

They are LED clusters in a small halogen style bulb, each LED seems to have a lens surface to magnify the light. They are as bright as the 40W halogens alongside in the same fitting, a blue light cast - not a problem in daylight, I'll see how it looks tonight. We have 20 40W halogens in the house, replacing them all will reduce (lighting) energy consumption 95%. Pricing is on par with halogen.

 

[DesertPirate]

I bought and fitted some of the new 1 Watt light bulbs this morning.

They are LED clusters in a small halogen style bulb, each LED seems to have a lens surface to magnify the light. They are as bright as the 40W halogens alongside in the same fitting, a blue light cast - not a problem in daylight, I'll see how it looks tonight. We have 20 40W halogens in the house, replacing them all will reduce (lighting) energy consumption 95%. Pricing is on par with halogen.

interesting! Keep us posted as I'm willing to cut electricity any time.

 

[cheerful_deviant]

I've looked at led replacement lights before but haven't really found anything on how they perform. We have compact flourescents in 95% of the house right now but some of the track lights don't have CFLs made for them. But I have seen the LEDs online.

Let me know how they work at night. I may be getting them soon.

 

[impressive]

The compact fluorescents don't fit in the ceiling fan lighting fixtures in my house. I'll give these a try.

 

[neonlyte]

I've looked at led replacement lights before but haven't really found anything on how they perform. We have compact flourescents in 95% of the house right now but some of the track lights don't have CFLs made for them. But I have seen the LEDs online.

Let me know how they work at night. I may be getting them soon.

I saw halogen style CFL's in the same store, I'll try them next time I'm that way (Tuesday). Never seen such a small coiled CFL before, it was only about 3mm across.

The LED light cast is closer to sunshine than conventional halogen, I'll report back after dark but I reckon you'd adjust to the different light quality pretty quickly.

 

[Lady Reiha]

I have the energy-saving swirly ones. I have no idea what Watt they are or whatnot, but my room mate swears about buying them. Apparently they're costly >.<


*Reiha knows nothing about light bulbs.....obviously*

 

[bluebell]

I thought this thread was gonna be about stupid people.
Damn. There goes my morning.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

I've looked at led replacement lights before but haven't really found anything on how they perform. We have compact flourescents in 95% of the house right now but some of the track lights don't have CFLs made for them. But I have seen the LEDs online.

Let me know how they work at night. I may be getting them soon.

I have heard (this is rumor, I don't have the facts to back this up and never did the research to prove what I heard, so beware), that LEDs are best for directional lighting, not area lighting, and that they lose a good percentage of their illumination over a short period of time.

 

[Equinoxe]

I initially read the title of this thead as "I Want Light Bulbs", which seemed like an odd desire to me as light bulbs are hardly something that one generally wants for.



That's all I have to add to the discussion of light bulbs.

 

[neonlyte]

I initially read the title of this thead as "I Want Light Bulbs", which seemed like an odd desire to me as light bulbs are hardly something that one generally wants for.



That's all I have to add to the discussion of light bulbs.

I respectfully suggest you visit an optician

Thee, you may be right, but then I tend to use halogens for directional lighting rather than area lighting. I'll report back on fading over time... in October

 

[Darkniciad]

The next generation of LED home lighting is already in development, too. They're designed to replicate the sort of lighting color varieties most of the world is used to in old-fashioned filiment bulbs, and put out lumens in equal capacity to incandescent (60 watters).

Too expensive for Joe Homeowner right now, but if I remember the story correctly, they're in use in some upper-crust hotels, government buildings, etc.

This is the technology to replace incandescent. Next to no heat. No mercury. Much harder to break. Uses little to no electricity. No warm-up time. Long lifespan. This is where all the "green" money that went into CFL development should have went in the first place.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Now here's the ethical problem. If you replace your incandescents with CFL's, the CFL's last a really long time. How soon will the next generation of "perfect" bulbs come out and is it better to wait for them or just replace now? Dilemmas, dilemmas . . .

 

[JagFarlane]

I have heard (this is rumor, I don't have the facts to back this up and never did the research to prove what I heard, so beware), that LEDs are best for directional lighting, not area lighting, and that they lose a good percentage of their illumination over a short period of time.

Hmmm being that LEDs are a solid state component, I could see it being said they are best for direction lighting...however I don't see them losing thier illumination abilities over time...

 

[neonlyte]

This is the technology to replace incandescent. Next to no heat. No mercury. Much harder to break. Uses little to no electricity. No warm-up time. Long lifespan. This is where all the "green" money that went into CFL development should have went in the first place.

Next to no heat is too true. Out of curiosity, I touched the 'bulb' after it had been on for an hour, it was slightly above skin temperature, the halogen next to it was red hot. So... if I replace all my halogens, that's 7.8Kw of heat I've got to find from somewhere

We're trying to replace our home heating with a mini CHP - Central Heat & Power boiler but can't find a domestic supplier (in UK) If anyone knows of one, drop me a PM.

 

[sophia jane]

We'll have to check these out. We've been talking about ways to reduce our energy consumption and replacing our bulbs is one of the plans.

 

[JagFarlane]

We'll have to check these out. We've been talking about ways to reduce our energy consumption and replacing our bulbs is one of the plans.

Look into your local and state laws. There are a lot of states that give tax breaks, and some even help fund the tab for making your place more energy efficient. A good, quick way is ensure all the caulking around your windows/doors is in good condition.

 

[only_more_so]

I have heard (this is rumor, I don't have the facts to back this up and never did the research to prove what I heard, so beware), that LEDs are best for directional lighting, not area lighting, and that they lose a good percentage of their illumination over a short period of time.

That's probably why they have the lenses, not to magnify the light but to diffuse it.

 

[TxRad]

Hmmm being that LEDs are a solid state component, I could see it being said they are best for direction lighting...however I don't see them losing thier illumination abilities over time...

Being directional or area lighting has to do more with the lens and there in is a problem. The lens in most cases is plastic and it fogs with time. That is the reason they seem to lose their illumination. Also dust and the smoke from cigarettes collects there rapidly.

Even so, they are still money saving for small areas. I've replaced all the night lights inside and out with them.

 

[Liar]

I really dig the character of light from LED lighting. I replaced the aged light rig over my kitchen sink last week and put in a bunch of closed LED lamps instead, the colder, whiter light made my kitchen look much cleaner and even slighly bigger than before, due to the contrast in light between the stove area and the dining table.

Lighting is an art, apparently.

 

[JagFarlane]

I really dig the character of light from LED lighting. I replaced the aged light rig over my kitchen sink last week and put in a bunch of closed LED lamps instead, the colder, whiter light made my kitchen look much cleaner and even slighly bigger than before, due to the contrast in light between the stove area and the dining table.

Lighting is an art, apparently.

It very much so is...just ask any photographer

 

[tickledkitty]

It very much so is...just ask any photographer

Or a decorator.

 

[JagFarlane]

Or a decorator.

Too true lol just don't ask me...not very good at that stuff

 

[neonlyte]

They are fine in the dark. They actually appear brighter than the halogens

I suspect they would encourage me to use stronger decorating colours.

Re-write: I suspect they will help me persuade my wife to let me use stronger decorating colours

 

[JagFarlane]

They are fine in the dark. They actually appear brighter than the halogens

I suspect they would encourage me to use stronger decorating colours.

Re-write: I suspect they will help me persuade my wife to let me use stronger decorating colours

LOL wow had to reread that twice...thought it was saying help you be persueded by your wife to use stronger colours

 

[Zeb_Carter]

I have single watt bulbs in the fridge ... good enough in the dark.

I also have some CFL lights that are exactly the same size as a regular incandescent light bulb that I picked up at IKEA, they work great.