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=>
Group: alt.engineering.electrical Date: Fri, Jun 20, 2008, 3:09pm
(EDT+1) From:
[email protected] (Paul M. Eldridge)
33:54 -0300, Paul M. Eldridge
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:
http://www.nam.lighting.philips.com/us/consumer/hes/display.php?mode=1
Cheers,
Paul
Of course... 70W IS less than 100W. Read the fine print on lumens
output. Sheeeesh!
...Jim
Thompson
Hi Jim,
A 70-watt soft-white Philips Halogená 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 Halogená ES generates 1.5 times more light.
Sources:
http://www.nam.lighting.philips.com/us/ecatalog/halogen/pdf/p-5901.pdf
http://www.nam.lighting.philips.com/us/ecatalog/incan/pdf/p-8493.pdf
Anything else we can clear-up for you?
Cheers,
Paul
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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.
TT®