TenTec
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [TenTec] Better Bulb Life in TenTec 229, 238 Tuners

To: <geraldj@storm.weather.net>, "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Better Bulb Life in TenTec 229, 238 Tuners
From: "Ron Castro" <ronc@sonic.net>
Reply-to: Ron Castro <ronc@sonic.net>, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:34:47 -0800
List-post: <tentec@contesting.com">mailto:tentec@contesting.com>
The ones I ordered have a diffuser, although I won't know how good it works 
until I get one installed.  Here is more information if anyone is 
interested:

http://www.bulbtown.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=L8047

         Ron N6IE
      www.N6IE.com


> The big problem today with LEDs is that the light is very focused while
> the light from an incandescent lamp would be nearly uniform over the
> whole sphere if it wasn't for the lamp base. Devices designed to be
> illuminated by that omnidirectional pattern, often aren't lighted well
> by the LED. To use the light from a narrow beamed LED may require adding
> a significant light distribution bar or diffuser. There are new LEDs
> promised with a 60 degree pattern, but so far only in chip scale, not
> quite ready to drop into a lamp socket.
>
> When LEDs develop the wide spread typical of an incandescent or
> fluorescent lamp, they will find much greater use, but I think won't
> show the great efficiency improvement they now get. That's because the
> comparisons don't include lighting all directions, just the light IN the
> beam.
>
> 73, Jerry, K0CQ
>
> _______________________________________________
> TenTec mailing list
> TenTec@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec
> 

_______________________________________________
TenTec mailing list
TenTec@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>