[Boatanchors] LED Flashlights Aren't Collector (or Human)Friendly

[J. Dave Mayfield]

The Benefits are simple and real. LED's use far less energy than an 
incandescent bulb and their life span is many times longer, and they are 
cheep. What more could you want.

Dave W9WRL

Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
> What is the logic behind this plan to ban incandescent bulbs in 2012? I have 
> heard very little about it and the "benefits" elude me.
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles Ring" <w3nu at roadrunner.com>
> To: <WA5CAB at cs.com>; "Boatanchors Mail List" <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 9:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] LED Flashlights Aren't Collector (or 
> Human)Friendly
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>> The two-AA cell "mini maglites" are the most useful flashlights I have
>> ever used. With all the stupid laws being passed to ban incandescent
>> bulbs in 2012, I've never seen any mention of specialized incandescents
>> of this and many other kinds and that worries me. Empowered environuts
>> generally have zero tolerance for objections to their dogma.
>>
>>
>> WA5CAB at cs.com wrote:
>>     
>>> Groups,
>>>
>>> I got out some Q-tips and water and washed down the boards and was able 
>>> to
>>> read a couple, but with difficulty.  Then I went in the machine shop part
>>> of the shack and got the small incandescent MagLite I still have and 
>>> shined
>>> it on one of the stenciled designators.  It was clearly legible as C109.
>>> Back to the LED lamp and I could barely make out the 9 through the 
>>> blue-white
>>> glare, but the rest was invisible.
>>>
>>> The two LED lamps are now in the S-can (I salvaged the AA batteries).
>>>
>>>       
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