[GreenKeys] Brightness

Pete Lancashire pete at petelancashire.com
Sat Jun 9 16:29:11 EDT 2018


Must have been reading my mind. As I start inventorying the compact 28 I
want to replace the incandescent lamps with LEDs but I course want to color
match as best I can. I'll also still course provide a box of the real thing.

On Sat, Jun 9, 2018, 1:25 PM WAYNE <teletypeparts at comcast.net> wrote:

> The chart that was posted is helpful to get approximately the same
> brightness out of a LED as you had with the old incandescent.
>
>
> The only issue is a lot of country folks use the common incandescent bulbs
> as heaters for their spring house and other small areas that need heating.
> They can get a special heating bulb I imagine but it will not be as cheap
> as common incandescent ones.
>
>
> I have two bulbs in my spring house.  In the winter if the outside temp
> goes below 32,  one lamp comes ON.  If it blows, a relay lights the other
> one which is painted red.  Slog down in the snow and replace the first
> bulb.  However, all this info is useless as we are finally going to drill a
> deep well this summer.  No heating needed and no tending the spring.
>
>
> 73,
>
>
> Wayne
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