[RFI] CFL Bulbs that are OK!

[Michael Coslo]

On Nov 30, 2010, at 10:17 AM, doc at kd4e.com wrote:


> It has made sure that GE, who was losing in the incandescent bulb
> market, had the corner on the CFL market.
> 
> Other than that it's like the just-confessed latest revelation of
> Al Gore's self-serving dishonesty on grain-alcohol, a "solution"
> with undisclosed new problems.


As we all know, all problems are the fault of liberals. But we need to have that pointed out as often as possible. And this RFI group should do it with every post, cuz' its the right place don'tya think?. 8^)

Anyhow, before we burn anyone at the stake, the CFL market is in it's early-middle stages, and will probably end up being a dead end technology anyhow. 20 years from now, I doubt you'll find a CFL anywhere. Fragile bulbs, mercury issues, and quality control problems.

Like it or not, LED lighting is probably the wave of the future. What does this mean? It means that the weak link in the system is going to be the power supply in the bulb, it means that probably bulb price will go up. I give about 50-50 odds that we might see something else, and that will be a separate and low voltage line run to the lighting systems. Running 120 volts just to be stepped down to a few volts is technically stupid, and probably a liberal idea anyhow. This is a system already in use in off the grid,  low voltage solar or wind powered systems.

I've seen some LED lights that give off a nice warm color, not unlike a good tungsten bulb. It's coming folks, just like tube technology replaced coherers, and RF alternators. And some bemoaned their passing too.


- 73 de Mike N3LI -