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why not use LED lights? at this point they are much cheaper and a magnitude more efficient compared with halogen
by solotronics 7y ago
why not use LED lights? at this point they are much cheaper and a magnitude more efficient compared with halogen
- unlinked_dll 7y agoSeriously, they're not that expensive. I haven't changed a lightbulb in like 2 years, except for moving. Haven't even needed to buy any new ones since my city utility got some state subsidies (or something along those lines) and gives out bulbs multiple times a year. Also would advocate for more strip lighting in homes. Looks better and saves a lot of space. My home office is all strip lighting.
- dsego 7y agoThey do loose some of the light over the years. I read it somewhere online, a guy tested the output after a few years and compared to new ones. Don't know correctly, but it was something like ~10-20% of loss in 2-3 years or something. I'm probably way off, but it was definitely not insignificant.
- gaius_baltar 7y ago> why not use LED lights? OP didn't provide details, but sometimes LEDs are a no-go, e.g., RFI from the internal power source in lab environments.
- nicoburns 7y agoThat's the exception though. You could probably still use incandescents for that purpose (I believe the EU regulations have exceptions for this kind of thing). Most people can use LEDs just fine.