Light buld replacement that doesn't suck

[lxskllr]

I've stocked up on 40W incandescents, but my one trial LED lamp is working pretty well. Probably helps I don't like eye raping bright light, so current tech works pretty well aside from cost. I'll try a couple other styles for other fixtures, and if they work out, I'll slowly transition over. CFLs can go to hell.

 

[Humpy]

I replace my light bulbs with light bulbs. I like the 40w appliance kind for their old timey clear glass. I've got the halogen for work areas.

There seems to be plenty of electricity in my wires so I don't need any of the new, more efficient blubs. There is an LED in my flashlight though, so that's neat.

 

[twinrider1]

They still are high... When you get into recessed light bulbs PAR20/30/38, etc...I've seen those go for $17-30+ each.

$10 a bulb is pretty pricey since the failure rate can potentially be high.

Amen to that. You quickly got over dud incandescent bulbs that were only a quarter. It's a real pisser when even a $2-5 bulb dies an early death.

 

[NFS4]

What the...? There are 53 states there. Aside from the fact that at first glance that seems like 3 too many states until you realize they probably put Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands in as states wouldn't it be easier to list the states it CAN be shipped to? Which by the way would be 0 if I'm not mistaken. Then shouldn't they just say online purchase for in store pickup only? Derp.

Here's what happened:

1) Home Depot partnered with a local energy provider in Washington state, which subsidized the cost of the bulbs to $2.50/each, which made a 4-pack of bulbs $10 instead of the regular price of $38.00

2) The product listing on Home Depot's website didn't take into account that this was supposed to be a Washington-state only promotion.

3) Someone discovered the low pricing and posted it to Slickdeals.

4) Home Depot starts getting flooded with orders from ALL OVER THE COUNTRY; not just Washington state and likely goes into panic mode. The local power utility that sponsored the promotion likely wasn't too happy either.

5) I think it was about 12 hours after the deal was posted, Home Depot put up the disclaimer and halted sales to non-compliant states.

6) Those that had already gotten their orders in before the restrictions took place (they would only let you order one set per order; so I had to make five separate orders) all received their orders. Mine were shipped to my local store within a week or placing the orders.

 

[Mixolydian]

Metal Halide, pulse-start.

 

[disappoint]

Here's what happened:

1) Home Depot partnered with a local energy provider in Washington state, which subsidized the cost of the bulbs to $2.50/each, which made a 4-pack of bulbs $10 instead of the regular price of $38.00

2) The product listing on Home Depot's website didn't take into account that this was supposed to be a Washington-state only promotion.

3) Someone discovered the low pricing and posted it to Slickdeals.

4) Home Depot starts getting flooded with orders from ALL OVER THE COUNTRY; not just Washington state and likely goes into panic mode. The local power utility that sponsored the promotion likely wasn't too happy either.

5) I think it was about 12 hours after the deal was posted, Home Depot put up the disclaimer and halted sales to non-compliant states.

6) Those that had already gotten their orders in before the restrictions took place (they would only let you order one set per order; so I had to make five separate orders) all received their orders. Mine were shipped to my local store within a week or placing the orders.

Hehe that's pretty funny. Thanks for the explanation. That's a good deal for those that snagged it in time.

 

[phucheneh]

I spent like eight bucks or something on a 60w equivalent LED bulb. Just one bulb to dip my toe in the water. The light it puts out is nice. WAY fucking better than CFLs.

But it alarms me that these things weigh like a pound. It's absurd. I need to look for some photos of one gutted...curious what all is inside. I just see no way something so damn [apparently] complex is gonna be reliable.

 

[lxskllr]

But it alarms me that these things weigh like a pound. It's absurd. I need to look for some photos of one gutted...curious what all is inside. I just see no way something so damn [apparently] complex is gonna be reliable.

The one I got is small, but I think the larger ones require substantial heatsinks to dissipate heat.

 

[olds]

Had to click on thread just to find out what the fuck a "buld" was.

 

[disappoint]

I spent like eight bucks or something on a 60w equivalent LED bulb. Just one bulb to dip my toe in the water. The light it puts out is nice. WAY fucking better than CFLs.

But it alarms me that these things weigh like a pound. It's absurd. I need to look for some photos of one gutted...curious what all is inside. I just see no way something so damn [apparently] complex is gonna be reliable.

Probably a whole lotta LED.

haha I couldn't resistor.

 

[tortillasoup]

I've stocked up on 40W incandescents, but my one trial LED lamp is working pretty well. Probably helps I don't like eye raping bright light, so current tech works pretty well aside from cost. I'll try a couple other styles for other fixtures, and if they work out, I'll slowly transition over. CFLs can go to hell.

Derp

I replace my light bulbs with light bulbs. I like the 40w appliance kind for their old timey clear glass. I've got the halogen for work areas.

There seems to be plenty of electricity in my wires so I don't need any of the new, more efficient blubs. There is an LED in my flashlight though, so that's neat.

De-derp

So much derping on a forum like this is just sad.

 

[sandorski]

I spent like eight bucks or something on a 60w equivalent LED bulb. Just one bulb to dip my toe in the water. The light it puts out is nice. WAY fucking better than CFLs.

But it alarms me that these things weigh like a pound. It's absurd. I need to look for some photos of one gutted...curious what all is inside. I just see no way something so damn [apparently] complex is gonna be reliable.

360 Camera, 360 Microphone, HF Transmitter, Lithium battery, WIFI. These things add up.

 

[RossMAN]

Here's what happened:

1) Home Depot partnered with a local energy provider in Washington state, which subsidized the cost of the bulbs to $2.50/each, which made a 4-pack of bulbs $10 instead of the regular price of $38.00

2) The product listing on Home Depot's website didn't take into account that this was supposed to be a Washington-state only promotion.

3) Someone discovered the low pricing and posted it to Slickdeals.

4) Home Depot starts getting flooded with orders from ALL OVER THE COUNTRY; not just Washington state and likely goes into panic mode. The local power utility that sponsored the promotion likely wasn't too happy either.

5) I think it was about 12 hours after the deal was posted, Home Depot put up the disclaimer and halted sales to non-compliant states.

6) Those that had already gotten their orders in before the restrictions took place (they would only let you order one set per order; so I had to make five separate orders) all received their orders. Mine were shipped to my local store within a week or placing the orders.

Those greedy hot deal bastards (including myself), how shameful! ()🙂

 

[OverVolt]

Derp

De-derp

So much derping on a forum like this is just sad.

I was laughing at the derping and I snorted Herp derp.

 

[lxskllr]

Derp

De-derp

So much derping on a forum like this is just sad.

Care to contribute anything useful, or is it just gonna be mouth shite from you? While you're sitting there derping, try not to choke on the drool. Your mom's probably in bed, and isn't available to help you.

 

[tortillasoup]

Care to contribute anything useful, or is it just gonna be mouth shite from you? While you're sitting there derping, try not to choke on the drool. Your mom's probably in bed, and isn't available to help you.

I'm not derping, I'm just herping @ your derping. You're just Teetley Derpee @ CFL/LED choices and being Derpee Dumb by stocking up on 40W incandescent bulbs.

 

[lxskllr]

I'm not derping, I'm just herping @ your derping. You're just Teetley Derpee @ CFL/LED choices and being Derpee Dumb by stocking up on 40W incandescent bulbs.

Mouth shite it is then... When you're a one trick pony, make sure your trick is a good one ;^)

 

[ComputerWizKid]

Metal Halide, pulse-start.

Cool but where can I get a floor lamp that can accept a Metal Halide Lamp

 

[alkemyst]

Reveal incandecents are awesome...if you have a problem with them you must not go outside much.

Sadly incandescents are being discontinued. Most don't even realize this.

 

[highland145]

Had to click on thread just to find out what the fuck a "buld" was.

No shit.

Derp

De-derp

So much derping on a forum like this is just sad.

Go back to lurking.

Oh, and welcome to the forums.

 

[tortillasoup]

Anybody who thinks it isn't time to abandon the ancient, inefficient incandescent design are probably like the same people who would long for the gas mantle lamp or the whale blubber powered lamps.

They make high CRI, high efficiency LED lamps that easily replace the garbage incandescent bulbs that were on the market today. Complaining about cost of the bulb is stupid considering the lifespan of an LED is several times longer than that of an incandescent and the energy savings alone will pay for itself within a few hundred hours of use.

CREE LED bulbs are already so cheap that whining about the few dollars difference will makes you look like a cheapskate. Being able to buy an LED bulb for less than $10 that is warrantied for 25000 hours vs. the 3000 hours AT MOST incandescent bulbs (halogen), the bulb lasting 8.3X longer than a halogen means that the $1 for an incandescent is untenable knowing the energy savings and extended lifespan alone makes the LED superior.

True you can't use LEDs in certain appliances like an oven but that's ok, that's why they still make appliance bulbs for applications like that, but otherwise you should be able to use LEDs in your refrigerator/freezer.

 

[OverVolt]

Anybody who thinks it isn't time to abandon the ancient, inefficient incandescent design are probably like the same people who would long for the gas mantle lamp or the whale blubber powered lamps.

They make high CRI, high efficiency LED lamps that easily replace the garbage incandescent bulbs that were on the market today. Complaining about cost of the bulb is stupid considering the lifespan of an LED is several times longer than that of an incandescent and the energy savings alone will pay for itself within a few hundred hours of use.

CREE LED bulbs are already so cheap that whining about the few dollars difference will makes you look like a cheapskate. Being able to buy an LED bulb for less than $10 that is warrantied for 25000 hours vs. the 3000 hours AT MOST incandescent bulbs (halogen), the bulb lasting 8.3X longer than a halogen means that the $1 for an incandescent is untenable knowing the energy savings and extended lifespan alone makes the LED superior.

True you can't use LEDs in certain appliances like an oven but that's ok, that's why they still make appliance bulbs for applications like that, but otherwise you should be able to use LEDs in your refrigerator/freezer.

Yea and they work great in high use areas with lots of on/off activity burning 5 hours or so off the life of the bulb each time and they work great when subject to vibration too.

They should have kept the office lights in offices.

They don't "die early" so much as just suck in some applications. Oh great like I want to do warranty paperwork on an $8 lightbulb puhleeze.

http://www.popularmechanics.com/home/improvement/electrical-plumbing/4276104

Yea don't use them with ceiling fans... or near heavy doors... or wobbly floor lamps...or upside down (make sure to check the literature for your light bulb!), or with a dimmer, or with a noisy electrical line, or near the washer/dryer, or in the cold.

Its probably easier to just say don't use them in a house but whatever.

 

[tortillasoup]

Yea and they work great in high use areas with lots of on/off activity burning 5 hours or so off the life of the bulb each time and they work great when subject to vibration too.

What makes you think a conventional incandescent can handle vibration better than a solid state LED? That specific scenario is exactly why they made "heavy duty" or "appliance" incandescent bulbs. Last I checked, appliance bulbs don't live into the thousand hour territory when cycled on an off so their lifespan really is quite poor. It's actually because incandescent bulbs that are so fragile why I'm switching to LED bulbs in my car since the incandescent bulbs burn out so frequently.

They should have kept the office lights in offices.

I'm not sure what you're getting at with this comment... Efficient lighting should stay out of the home? Why? I just pointed out high CRI lighting is available in LED format, theoretically eliminating most objections to efficient lighting technology.

 

[OverVolt]

What makes you think a conventional incandescent can handle vibration better than a solid state LED? That specific scenario is exactly why they made "heavy duty" or "appliance" incandescent bulbs. Last I checked, appliance bulbs don't live into the thousand hour territory when cycled on an off so their lifespan really is quite poor. It's actually because incandescent bulbs that are so fragile why I'm switching to LED bulbs in my car since the incandescent bulbs burn out so frequently.

I'm not sure what you're getting at with this comment... Efficient lighting should stay out of the home? Why? I just pointed out high CRI lighting is available in LED format, theoretically eliminating most objections to efficient lighting technology.

Good luck with that I saw an Audi Q5 hit a pothole and his decorative headlight LED went out 😉

 

[tortillasoup]

Good luck with that I saw an Audi Q5 hit a pothole and his decorative headlight LED went out 😉

First problem is the fact that you're talking about an Audi... Secondly, who knows what broke...