[Elecraft] totally OT, except to the extent that it's QRP: LED lamps

[Kevin Rock]

   I don't know about the rest of you but I turn on an incandescent light when I go into my radio room.  It gets the chill out of the air.  Currently it is snowing and it has been snowing intermittently for the last week.  Winter still holds a tight grasp on this mountain.  Since I heat with wood not all rooms are the same temperature.  The radio room is normally closed so it can be 40 degrees in there when I open the door.  That incandescent light has made life much more comfortable at the paddles.  Since solid state gear does not throw off as much heat as tube gear I cannot warm my fingers between stints of sending by holding them over the rig.  I am very glad I use that light.  It is only 60 watts but I can direct it at my hands and it does offer the side benefit of providing extra light ;)
   73,
      Kevin.  KD5ONS



-----Original Message-----
>From: Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>
>Sent: Apr 3, 2009 5:22 PM
>To: wayne burdick <n6kr at elecraft.com>
>Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] totally OT, except to the extent that it's QRP: LED lamps
>
>Sorry, I just can't resist ...
>Wayne, that may be fine for your warm California weather, but for other 
>places the wattage benefit is not as great.  Consider that, during cold 
>weather, the heating plant must now make up for those 234 watts no 
>longer being dissipated by the bulbs. :-)   
>
>Actually, we heat our home with geo-thermal energy and have a good solar 
>room, so for those with similar efficient heating systems, those lower 
>wattage lamps may create a good savings for both my electric bill and 
>the planet.
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>
>wayne burdick wrote:
>> I just replaced four gas-guzzling incandescent lamps in my dining room 
>> chandelier with four LED lamps that screw into the same bases. Went 
>> from 240 watts to 6 watts, total.
>>
>>   
>>
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