[TheForge] OT: Government waste

[Dave Mudge]

I replaced mine 2 at a time...
dave


On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 9:45 AM, Wyatt Moseley via TheForge <
theforge at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> i would love to do this in the shop i need around 50 bulbs and at the
> moment i do not have the cash to replace the noisy but working Fluorescent
> (enough electric noise that the radios don't work besides from picking up
> the local station that is half a mile away)
> I am going to just going to hope the price keeps dropping on them in the
> next few years
>
>     On Thursday, March 23, 2017 1:31 AM, Dave Mudge <davemudge1 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>  I have replaced most of the lights in my house and shop with LEDs
>
> I can't tell you what a difference that they made in the 4' florescent shop
> fixtures.
>
> The ones I use bypass the ballast all together. It's an easy rewire job .
>
> Instant on, no hum or whacky magnetic field, they use 18 watts each put out
> 2,000 lumens each
>
> and I use the 5,000K color temperature (bright, daylight).
>
> Thinklux LED Fluorescent Replacement Tube - 4 Foot - 18 Watt - Ballast
> Bypass - DLC Qualified - Shatterproof
>
> item # 18WT8P-4F-50K-BYP  They are not affected by cold and have no
> flickering.
>
> I order them on-line from http://www.earthled.com. They cost $10.49 each
> and have free shipping.
>
> dave m
>
> On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 2:35 PM, Bruce . <freemab222 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Jerry,
> >
> > I'd be interested in what BRANDS of LED lights you've been happy with.
> >
> > Currently one place I'm using compact fluorescents is in a basement area
> > where the fixtures have a limit of 60 W actual energy usage, and 60 W
> > incandescent bulbs don't throw enough light.  The funny thing is that
> using
> > compact fluorescents or LED bulbs this way will not >save< energy --
> > they'll just provide more light.
> >
> > I'm not in the least opposed to saving energy, I just resent stupid laws
> > with unintended consequences.
> >
> > While we're talking about lighting -- does anyone know of a BRIGHT light
> > (e.g., LED) that can be attached to an auto-darkening welding "helmet" to
> > make it easier to see when the arc is off, and which will not be ruined
> by
> > spatter?  I tried a strap-on lamp and (a) it didn't want to stay in place
> > and (b) got crudded up by spattered flux (from flux-core welding).  (It
> > would have to be lightweight, but could draw its power from a separate
> > battery, hung on a belt or in a pocket.)  I could hack such a thing
> > together, but have too many projects already...
> >
> >
> > Bruce
> > NJ
> >
> >
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