[ale] OT CFL cleanup / LED light bulbs starting to become affordable

[Phil Turmel]

On 07/03/2013 12:16 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:

> Has anyone else had experience with the new LED bulbs?

I've been trying out a few here and there.  I like the Cree inserts for
recessed can lights (the low-profile contractor style) that I've found
at Home Depot.

I've tried a few spotlight/floodlight units with OK results.  Only "OK"
because I didn't pay enough attention to color temperature and I have
some mismatches.

I also tried a couple of the units intended to replace conventional 60W
bulbs--with the plastic diffuser--with poor results.  Fragile, run hot,
and generated significant RF interference.  Phillips brand, I believe.

BTW, I hate CFLs.  The idea that those mercury-filled monstrosities are
more environmentally friendly than a tungsten filament is a
scam--designed to enrich General Electric and friends.  /rant

Phil