tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.comments2023-09-03T09:52:05.654-04:00<center><a href="/#banx">Freedom Light Bulb</a></center>Lighthousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comBlogger409125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-25957841745012356752017-10-24T08:50:44.677-04:002017-10-24T08:50:44.677-04:00Thanks
See
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bulball...Thanks<br />See<br />https://www.facebook.com/groups/bulballiance<br />Also "resource links" on top left of page hereLighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-75313659808777956712017-10-23T10:42:24.565-04:002017-10-23T10:42:24.565-04:00Very good website you have here but I was wanting ...Very good website you have here but I was wanting to know if you <br />knew of any discussion boards that cover the same topics talked about in this <br />article? I'd really love to be a part of online community where I can get <br />feedback from other experienced individuals that share the same interest.<br />If you have any recommendations, please let me know.<br />Appreciate it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-86479058545376942182016-09-09T11:31:31.745-04:002016-09-09T11:31:31.745-04:00Thanks Bill
Certainly, as said, there is a gradual...Thanks Bill<br />Certainly, as said, there is a gradual tradeoff in lower brightness<br />However, as the documentary also points out (and is expanded in other Phoebus cartel explanations you can see via this or other sites) that only kicks in after 5000 hours or more.<br />Moreover, long life has advantages of its own, regarding changing bulbs etc<br />Moreover, a low purchase price is advantageous for most little used bulbs in typical 25-40 EU/US households - hardly all bulbs are of type "100 watt bulb uses $10.44 in electricity in a month"<br />Utility companies have been compensated and raise prices with reduced electricity use etc as per below link<br /><br />So, manufacturers collaborated to multiply reduce consumer choice of incandescent bulbs (including keeping out cheap longlasting varieties from communist states), a choice further reduced by banning such bulbs.<br />Besides, manufacturers hardly care about the energy usage and cost you elaborate on - rather their own sale profits.<br /><br />Ultimately it is up to governments to ensure consumer choice and set energy policies.<br />The "burning lots of coal" does not hold up either, given the off-peak time of use and base loading power plant operative factors involved<br />See the linked "How Regulations are Wrongly Justified": <br /><a href="freedomlightbulb.blogspot.com/p/how-bans-are-wrongly-justified.html#energy" rel="nofollow">under Energy</a><br />Other issues you mention are also covered in other points, and referenced.Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-82748975347462096382016-09-07T21:28:13.926-04:002016-09-07T21:28:13.926-04:00The story of the Phoebus Cartel conspiracy is comp...The story of the Phoebus Cartel conspiracy is completely wrong. It was done to save consumers money and save environmental damage. Let me explain. It is simple and inexpensive to make a bulb with a much longer life than 1000 hours. But it is stupid. A 100 watt bulb uses $10.44 in electricity in a month (at 15 cents/kwh) and costs 36 cents in bulb cost (if it cost 50 cents). Design it to last 10,000 hours, and one month's bulb cost drops by a factor of ten to 3.6 cents. But it will use about 145 watts instead of 100. That's how it lasts longer. Very simple and unavoidable science. So it will use $15.87 for electricity in one month. And burn hundreds of pounds more coal to make the electricity. This is not "planned obsolescence", it is saving money and natural resources. Surprise!Bill Christiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-66184757301331703672016-09-03T11:10:05.984-04:002016-09-03T11:10:05.984-04:00Thanks Max
The effects of dirty electricity as by ...Thanks Max<br />The effects of dirty electricity as by an anonymous commenter seems likely of little consequence to most people but some seem sensitive to it. <br />A general problem with newer complex lighting is that any insidious long term effects take time to show up. Old simple incandescents may not be to everyone's taste, but they are of course well known.<br />As for the disc yes there is the mentioned brightness penalty but the main advantage here would be to extend bulb life without having to try and get new onesLighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-32114000104605977732016-09-02T19:12:13.608-04:002016-09-02T19:12:13.608-04:00The voltage transient claim in the earlier post is...The voltage transient claim in the earlier post is indeed a total crock.<br />If rectifying AC voltage with a diode caused dirty electricity or environmental harm, we would all have to throw away at least half of the electrical devices in our homes. <br />Just do a quick web search on "stetzerizer" and "fraud" and you'll get a pretty quick idea of what that poster was up to.<br /><br />The diode for the light bulbs is a fine idea for extending bulb life. But yes, the big drawback is that the brightness is going to be significantly reduced.<br />Maxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-43104915897207902572016-05-17T10:15:41.486-04:002016-05-17T10:15:41.486-04:00Thanks Raymond
Light bulbs eg LEDs available that ...Thanks Raymond<br />Light bulbs eg LEDs available that connect via smart metering or internet, but for listening never come across any. <br />Probably some spy ware site would be your best bet, for any household device with a microphone!Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-35725661472086400322016-05-16T21:08:13.937-04:002016-05-16T21:08:13.937-04:00Please excuse me if I've come to the wrong pla...Please excuse me if I've come to the wrong place; a brief glimpse tells me this is all (or mostly) about lightbulbs.<br /> <br />I have a couple of questions you or someone else maybe able/willing to answer &/or discuss:<br /> Do any low-energy units presently have listening capabilities installed, e.g microphone?<br /><br /> If so, are they themselves computer-nodes or capable of being accessed by a local node, i.e. a kettle, refrigerator, smart-meter?<br /><br />Any technical insights would be most welcome.<br /><br />Raymond.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-68234943217590394502016-05-04T05:52:47.746-04:002016-05-04T05:52:47.746-04:00Thanks Ham,
That is true, but two wrongs don't...Thanks Ham,<br />That is true, but two wrongs don't make a right, including that supposed savings or other reasons don't hold up as linked at the bottom of the post.<br />Also it was under lobbying from GE, Philips and others (the CEO of GE being an administration adviser) to get rid of unprofitable cheap bulbs, as per other posts, see tags on left<br /><br />For that matter, quote from a recent article April 2016 from an online journal you may read ;-)<br />(<a href="http://netrightdaily.com/2016/04/congress-funds-light-bulb-breakthrough-despite-banning-it/" rel="nofollow">http://netrightdaily.com/2016/04/congress-funds-light-bulb-breakthrough-despite-banning-it/</a>)<br />"Because it enjoyed industry support, this softened GOP opposition to the rule.....<br />before you shed a tear for G.E. or any of the other manufacturers, you should know that they wholeheartedly supported the rule. The Washington Examiner reported in 2013 that Sylvania, Phillips and G.E. were themselves done with the Edison’s 25 cent bulb, and wanted to sell something more profitable; the 2007 law was a convenient way to break consumer habits that preferred the cheaper, less efficient bulbs."Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-71998157873695106622016-04-27T12:51:13.251-04:002016-04-27T12:51:13.251-04:00Hi I love how stupid anti Obama folks are. https:/...Hi I love how stupid anti Obama folks are. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Lighting_Energy_Policy "The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 laid out changes in lighting legislation for the United States." THAT'S RIGHT BUSH SIGNED THIS INTO LAW UNDER A REPUBLICAN CONGRESS.Ham549https://www.blogger.com/profile/11003915071603265794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-31585375044748460552016-04-26T10:15:17.007-04:002016-04-26T10:15:17.007-04:00Scott,
Hardly suitable for either CFLs or LEDs as ...Scott,<br />Hardly suitable for either CFLs or LEDs as they already have their own current conversion units<br />Quote, for LEDs<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_lamp<br />"LED chips need controlled direct current (DC) electrical power; an appropriate circuit is required to convert alternating current from the supply to the regulated low voltage direct current used by the LEDs."<br />For CFLs (fluorescent bulbs)<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp<br />"Electronic ballasts contain a small circuit board with a bridge rectifier, a filter capacitor and usually two switching transistors. The incoming AC current is first rectified to DC, then converted to high frequency AC"Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-44338208311088132242016-04-11T06:23:57.660-04:002016-04-11T06:23:57.660-04:00Thank you so much for this post!It is really usefu...Thank you so much for this post!It is really useful for me! Tell me please, is this article appropriate for all kinds of lamps, I mean is it good to LED? I have this type hardware.ch/bega but I am not sure that I can use your tips! I will be very thankful for clarifying!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987717072528112465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-56882500664131152982016-01-09T11:51:04.796-05:002016-01-09T11:51:04.796-05:00the microsurge comment is a crock. the diode bridg...the microsurge comment is a crock. the diode bridge conversion actually removes any surge harmonics from the original AC waveform.alan smitheenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-8084635227680493172015-08-04T12:07:34.099-04:002015-08-04T12:07:34.099-04:00Thanks Rob - guess it's not a "real"...Thanks Rob - guess it's not a "real" incandescent bulb as such in being a composite<br />There are some museum bulbs the size of large footballs I have seen online - thought I had posted such an image, but can't find it now.Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-18245721548908552782015-08-03T09:28:42.672-04:002015-08-03T09:28:42.672-04:00The largest light bulb in the world can be found a...The largest light bulb in the world can be found atop the Thomas Edison Memorial Tower in Edison, USA....<br /><br />I wonder if this is still the case? I maybe wrong but isn't there another one now somewhere in America? Robhttp://www.diolighting.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-81256355316308771432015-07-13T15:19:13.690-04:002015-07-13T15:19:13.690-04:00Nice post.
Valuable information is here.
Thanks fo...Nice post.<br />Valuable information is here.<br />Thanks for sharing with us and hope you will be adding more about <a href="http://www.edisonlightbulbs.net" rel="nofollow">Edison Light Bulbs</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01068711070168025046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-54241410549718774042015-07-03T08:49:08.838-04:002015-07-03T08:49:08.838-04:00Rakhi, ik hou ook van vloer lampen
While a link pr...Rakhi, ik hou ook van vloer lampen<br />While a link promo for floor lamps (though most seem to be table lamps in the link), fair point about the comparative advantages they may have. Plus it brings in the aspect that lighting is also about enclosure types and positions, not just the bulb or other source within, the latter being the main focus of this anti bulb regulation blog.Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-13714148528593865652015-05-06T12:44:15.665-04:002015-05-06T12:44:15.665-04:00Thank you Charles
As you say consumers should have...Thank you Charles<br />As you say consumers should have lighting choice even if only via taxation.<br /><br />In relation to what you say, my point is not that incandescents are better - it is that all lighting types have their advantages.<br />I use various lighting including "energy saving" in the house - as do most people in the EU and USA and likely elsewhere, according to surveys linked on the blog. This was so also before the ban - so people have indeed tried, and do appreciate the energy saving types, but don't want ALL their lighting to be such, given a free choice.<br />Even if light quality etc was the same, there are little if any savings from those expensive bulbs that are little used in 20 to 45 lighting point households EU or USA, and overall society savings are questionable for reasons given.<br /><br />I would also say that as for technology progress, greatest variable advantages accrue from focusing on fluorescents as long tubes, LEDs as sheets or LED RGB and other spectrum variable bulbs, rather than the pointless fixed "warm" LED incandescent bulb clones hailed as "progress" (and remember subsidy costs should be counted in any LED replacement total price tag for society and consumers).Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-69986948237117853802015-05-06T06:50:02.021-04:002015-05-06T06:50:02.021-04:00Hello,
I could not find an E-mail to send this to ...Hello,<br />I could not find an E-mail to send this to so I guess this is the best way to contact you.<br />i agree that you do make some valid points in this article and I love to see the other side of a topic and I do respect your opinion of energy saving bulbs and mainly the EU's ban on standard bulb types.<br />But unfortunately I can say there are a few things I do not agree on and will explain why I do not agree.<br /> <br />my first point is from this extract: "namely to produce powerful bright light, is banned in favour of particularly complex technologies that with difficulty reach such bright levels."<br />The main problem with this statement is that part about energy efficient bulbs not being bright enough.<br />for this I am going to say I am totally against CFL bulbs due to their size and the sheer environmental hazard of the mercury and glass within them.<br />but the real problem here is not that energy efficient bulbs are not bright enough it is that companies that sell them have incorrect replacement wattages listed e.g. they say a 10w LED is 900 lumens and somehow replaces a 1600 lumen 100w bulb which is why they seem not as bright.<br />to try and keep this short I will move on.<br />the next part is the best<br />"the fact that consumers prefer halogens is seen as why they should be banned"<br />you have completely missed the point there.<br />think of why they prefer standard bulbs.<br />it is what people are used to!<br />people do not like change and they really do not like change unless it is easy, I see you as one of these people. I assume you may have given CFL bulbs a chance and realise that you did not like the colour temp or warm up time and thought that’s it, I hate energy saving lights and stayed with standard types. but what if those problems are gone? LED's can have a good colour temp of 2700k which is the same as halogens, and they start instantly.<br />so what would be the problem there?<br />CRI? LED's can do 95+ easily while putting out 70+ lumens per watt. Cost? it is a clear fact that they save money and you can not argue that you use the heat from standard types because they put out 80w of heat which is a fraction of a standard heater.<br />but I do side with you on some points.<br />taxation instead of banning is a good option, I think if they made 100w bulbs £10 there would be a good compromise as people could get their bulbs if they needed it and those who have lower income will not be lured into buying cheap bulbs and ending up with bigger bills each month.<br />To conclude I believe that you should give LED a chance, try well lit bulbs as they have a high cri (they are just rebranded civilight LED's btw).<br />and the message to the general consumer should be to research!<br />LED can match standard bulbs in a couple of easy steps.<br />1. lumens, how much do you need and how many do you have?<br />2. colour temp, 2700k-3000k is for standard types.<br />i have not proof read this as the comment box is tiny.<br />thanks.<br />Charles d'AvoineAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612304152478543852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-2879826858807255492015-01-13T10:45:24.829-05:002015-01-13T10:45:24.829-05:00selv tak, norge....
well, come back and tell how t...selv tak, norge....<br />well, come back and tell how the balloon covering worked out to imitate a frosted light bulb<br />- have been tempted to try same!Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-32743538929551919922015-01-09T12:49:58.976-05:002015-01-09T12:49:58.976-05:00I like your blog. Strange I have missed it all thi...I like your blog. Strange I have missed it all this time. The stock of frosted incadecent is running low. Do you know how well normal rubber 'party baloons' would do vs these 'special condoms'? In the safety, fire and fume department. I m going to try it soon..<br /><br />Peace<br />from Norway.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05248510027989596857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-3973249056820749522014-12-02T13:32:54.042-05:002014-12-02T13:32:54.042-05:00I never knew that the different lamp types could b...I never knew that the different lamp types could be broken down into families like this. I found it interesting that incandescent lamps and luminescent lamps are the two main families and that everything else fits under them. I do agree that the incandescent light has a lot more soul and warmth. I prefer them in my home. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.paclamp.com" rel="nofollow"> <br /><br />http://www.paclamp.com</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02123032894382914463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-42538466588992389122014-10-18T10:37:00.292-04:002014-10-18T10:37:00.292-04:00I agree that this is yet further government encroa...I agree that this is yet further government encroachment on liberties. Governments of the world conveniently say the populace is in favour of such actions, but appear from the ground to be very unpopular. Hence the rise of parties such as UKIP.<br />Governments take too much sovereignty from us cattle.<br />At the same time, I believe people in full possession of the facts would typically chose CFL or LED lighting over incandescent. Not least due to the much lower maintenance, and better economy, and reduced costs due to lower thermal stress on fittings.<br />I know people who go both ways, but life is all about making your own choices, and living with those choices. You are not a robot.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02691259090853263657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-74758707481453483962014-07-03T11:53:33.637-04:002014-07-03T11:53:33.637-04:00Thanks Vendicar...
the broad spectrum light qualit...Thanks Vendicar...<br />the broad spectrum light quality of incandescents is well known - as for sales pitching that would be exactly what I would be avoiding on a blog like this ;-)Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1316303495378677857.post-75581869173471128592014-06-24T20:07:37.614-04:002014-06-24T20:07:37.614-04:00Light "Quality" is being defined here by...Light "Quality" is being defined here by white hot metal.<br /><br />Why not fire? Or the spectra of the sun, or the spectra of the sun as seen underwater - since our eyes evolved for underwater seeing.<br /><br />How about defining it in terms of the spectra of the Red Giant star Regulus, or the spectra of light as seen from the vantage point of a forest floor?<br /><br />Whenever you see "freedom" in front of something you just know that it couldn't be sold in any other way.<br /><br />It is a sales pitch that appeals to the gullible and the uneducated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com