Light Bulbs

[drplokta]

I'm delighted to discover that GE have finally figured out how to make a fluorescent low-energy light bulb the same size as an incandescent, so that it will fit in the same light-shades. Now if they can just sort out the warm-up time, the harsh spectrum, the inability to use them with dimmers and the inability to activate light-sensitive devices, the government's stated aim of banning incandescents might start to look remotely possible.

Comments

[feorag.livejournal.com]

I find the warm-up time to be a good thing. Much less painful than going from suddenly very dark, to suddenly very light.

Japan already has a vast range of LED bulbs, I noticed. They use even less power. If Japan had the same voltage and type of fitting that we do, I'd have brought loads back.

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

Getting them to work at 240V is a bit of an issue I understand. 110 is a lot easier - 12V DC even easier. I'm expecting OLED to be a halogen replacement first over here - I understand they can save quite a bit of power even in a 12V lighting circuit.