Posted by Jeff on April 11, 2009, 7:54 am
I'd like to string some overhead outdoor lights over my patio.
Preferably CFLs in the 2 - 6 watt range (like 6 to 25 watt incandescents).
Since I'll need a number of these I'd like a good price. Anyone know
of a good US source?
I've got the ultimate in frugal patios as the bricks and other
materials came from the house across the street that burned down! 80
year old bricks have a different character than the modern variety.
Jeff
Posted by bob haller on April 11, 2009, 5:23 pm
> � �I'd like to string some overhead outdoor lights over my patio.
> Preferably CFLs in the 2 - 6 watt range (like 6 to 25 watt incandescents).
> � �Since I'll need a number of these I'd like a good price. Anyone know
> of a good US source?
> � �I've got the ultimate in frugal patios as the bricks and other
> materials came from the house across the street that burned down! 80
> year old �bricks have a different character than the modern variety. � �
> � Jeff
such low wattage might be better off with LEDs cost far more to buy
but operating expense near zero:)
Posted by meow2222 on April 11, 2009, 5:54 pm
bob haller wrote:
> > � �I'd like to string some overhead outdoor lights over my patio.
> > Preferably CFLs in the 2 - 6 watt range (like 6 to 25 watt incandescents).
> >
> > � �Since I'll need a number of these I'd like a good price. Anyone know
> > of a good US source?
> >
> > � �I've got the ultimate in frugal patios as the bricks and other
> > materials came from the house across the street that burned down! 80
> > year old �bricks have a different character than the modern variety. � �
> >
> > � Jeff
> such low wattage might be better off with LEDs cost far more to buy
> but operating expense near zero:)
LED energy efficiency is much poorer than cfl.
NT
Posted by bob haller on April 12, 2009, 9:43 am
On Apr 11, 5:54�pm, meow2...@care2.com wrote:
> bob haller wrote:
> > > I'd like to string some overhead outdoor lights over my patio.
> > > Preferably CFLs in the 2 - 6 watt range (like 6 to 25 watt incandescents).
> > > Since I'll need a number of these I'd like a good price. Anyone know
> > > of a good US source?
> > > I've got the ultimate in frugal patios as the bricks and other
> > > materials came from the house across the street that burned down! 80
> > > year old bricks have a different character than the modern variety.
> > > Jeff
> > such low wattage might be better off with LEDs cost far more to buy
> > but operating expense near zero:)
> LED energy efficiency is much poorer than cfl.
> NT- Hide quoted text -
> - Show quoted text -
please give me a link for this.
my understanding is that LED use near zero power
Posted by Jeff on April 12, 2009, 10:01 am
bob haller wrote:
> On Apr 11, 5:54�pm, meow2...@care2.com wrote:
>> bob haller wrote:
>>>> I'd like to string some overhead outdoor lights over my patio.
>>>> Preferably CFLs in the 2 - 6 watt range (like 6 to 25 watt incandescents).
>>>> Since I'll need a number of these I'd like a good price. Anyone know
>>>> of a good US source?
>>>> I've got the ultimate in frugal patios as the bricks and other
>>>> materials came from the house across the street that burned down! 80
>>>> year old bricks have a different character than the modern variety.
>>>> Jeff
>>> such low wattage might be better off with LEDs cost far more to buy
>>> but operating expense near zero:)
>> LED energy efficiency is much poorer than cfl.
>>
>> NT- Hide quoted text -
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>> - Show quoted text -
>
> please give me a link for this.
>
> my understanding is that LED use near zero power
They use very little power because they are very low wattage per LED.
Brighter LED lights have arrays of LEDs.
The best LEDs rival the efficiency of a good CFL, the garden variety
are less. Then you have switching losses for the circuitry needed for
household current use. Lumen per lumen, CFL are the best deal.
Perhaps Don Klipstein can follow up on this.
How
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> Preferably CFLs in the 2 - 6 watt range (like 6 to 25 watt incandescents).
> � �Since I'll need a number of these I'd like a good price. Anyone know
> of a good US source?
> � �I've got the ultimate in frugal patios as the bricks and other
> materials came from the house across the street that burned down! 80
> year old �bricks have a different character than the modern variety. � �
> � Jeff