Re: Constitutionality of light bulb ban questioned - Environmental Protection Agency must be called for a broken bulb
Roy says [{ I wasn't aware of this ban } i do know that Mercury,Sodium, Metal Halide bulbs must be dispossed of in a specific way]continues below=3D>
Group: alt.engineering.electrical Date: Fri, Jun 20, 2008, 3:09pm (EDT+1) From: snipped-for-privacy@ns.sympatico.ca (Paul=A0M.=A0Eldridge) On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:47:48 -0700, Jim Thompson wrote: On Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:33:54 -0300, Paul M. Eldridge wrote: First of all, Congress did not "ban" incandescent lamps -- they simply set minimum efficiency standards, as they have with other consumer products such as air conditioners and refrigerators. Secondly, lighting manufacturers already sell high efficiency incandescent lamps that meet these new standards. You can buy these ones at Home Depot:
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Cheers, Paul Of course... 70W IS less than 100W. Read the fine print on lumens output. Sheeeesh! =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0= =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0...Jim Thompson Hi Jim, A 70-watt soft-white Philips Halogen=E1 Energy Saver has a 3,000 hour rated service life and produces 1,600 lumens (22.8 lumens per watt). A Philips Duramax soft-white A19 incandescent has a rated service life of
1,500 hours and provides 1,550 lumens (15.5 lumens per watt). Watt for watt, a 70-watt Halogen=E1 ES generates 1.5 times more light. Sources:
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Anything else we can clear-up for you? Cheers, Paul =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D>
The way I see it.,Though advancements in The Lighting Industry are appreciated for several reasons - Consumers have the right & will seek out & purchase the regular edison type incandecent bulbs. They are easy to install & use.......
Note That: Halogen as well as Quartz bulbs (and such others) operate at much higher temperatures and are not suitable for all locations., as in the case of the Average Family Residence with growing children, et al non electrically savy indivuduals................. Reported Fires have decreased dramatically with Consumer Education, but remain emminent where they are in use & prone to accidental falls.
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