Lights out for incandescent bulbs

[goraman]

I have enough 100w bulbs stockpiled to see me through this life...

Those energy abominations things are shite...!!! and I refuse to use them.

The light bulb Nazi's are watching and know who you are!

[walpurgis]

Well done, I've got enough too!



Absolutely!! Forced on us by cretinous authority.

You are surely not suggesting that our glorious leaders would exercise questionable judgement?

[synsei]

But guys, the use of energy saving lightbulbs will help save the planet and make you feel all warm and fluffy inside...

[goraman]

I'm going with arch lighting myself{[ ("screw the planet")]}!!!!

[walpurgis]

I'm going with arch lighting myself{[ ("screw the planet")]}!!!!

You could always light your home up with a pair of the old Magnat plasma arc speakers with the lurid glowing globe tweeters and all that ozone generated must be as bracing as sea air!

[prestonchipfryer]

Light up the sky with one of these little beauties. And also decimate the light police.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/...ing-bolt-laser

[Macca]

Light up the sky with one of these little beauties. And also decimate the light police.

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/...ing-bolt-laser

We never got tired of the lightning bolts zapping our simulated targets," admitted George Fischer, a physicist leading the project at the Picatinny Arsenal research lab in New Jersey.

I'll bet they didn't.

[AlexM]

I have a lot of gu10 type downright in the kitchen, and have installed 4w multi led replacements in brilliant white. They dim ok if you have enough on the circuit, brilliant white gives a good light, and the energy savings are massive. If you take into account the service life of 20 000 hours or more, you works save a three figure sum per bulb when you factor in purchase costs of the bulbs.

I have a thing about blown lightbulb and the tungsten bulbs needed replacing all the time... Never lasted for more than a couple of hundred hours (supposedly 2000hrs lifetime). I felt like I was always up a ladder replacing them.

It's a no-brainer on financial grounds, and hassle free service.

I hate the light output and slow startup of CFLs, and need something to use in table lamps that is dimmable , so maybe halogen bulbs will do although there aren't any high wattage globe types as far as I know.

Luckily I have a good of 60-100w tungsten bulbs, but would like to find an acceptable low energy alternative.

Alex

[bobbasrah]

I hate the light output and slow startup of CFLs, and need something to use in table lamps that is dimmable , so maybe halogen bulbs will do although there aren't any high wattage globe types as far as I know.

Alex

Not sure on the UK (bayonet) market Alex, but I get 70w halogen screw fitting (ES?) bulbs here made by Philips. They are superb.
They are slightly shorter in height than the original 75w Osram tungsten which are now defunct, and last time I checked were not included in the EU "green" campaign.
May be worth checking if a bayonet version is on the UK market...

[StanleyB]

The 9W Philips LEDs come in dimmable version and are the ones that I use in most places around the house. I also use on a desk lamp and the light output is quite good. It replaced a 40W incandescent bulb.