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Idiots-R-Us : LED Flashlight Prices going down and down and down . . .
 

On Sep 22, 5:45*pm, Beam Me Up Scotty Then-Destroy-
wrote:
On 9/22/2010 8:31 PM, Sid9 wrote:





"Chas. Chan" wrote in message
....
Average citizens cannot be trusted with economic decisions that
require balancing immediate costs and long-term benefits, according to
environmentalists.

[...]

•CFL manufacturers claim that a 13-watt CFL emits the same amount of
light as a 60-watt incandescent, but it doesn't seem to work that way
in the real world. I've been in CFL-lit hotel rooms where I need a
flashlight to read my dog-eared copy of The Road to Serfdom.

•Warm-up time: it takes up to 5 minutes for a CFL to reach full
strength, which may be related to the point above (why CFLs seem less
bright). My friend has installed them in a hallway where illumination
is needed only for the thirty seconds it takes to navigate the
staircase. Not ideal when Grandma visits and can't see the skateboard
on the stairs.

I haven't tried the CFL outside but I had regular Fluorescent lighting
in a barn and when below 32F they didn't work worth a damn.

- I think we're are going to transition to the more
- expensive LED lighting bit going from $0.30 bulbs
- to $6.00 bulbs would be a hard sell so the CFL
- is an intermediate to acclimate the consumers.

FWIW LED Light may be coming down in Price at
least for simple 3-LED Flashlights {Hand Torches}

On the way back up the Hill from Stockton, CA
stopped by the Dollar Tree Store in Oakdale, CA
and saw a Plastic Body 3-LED Flashlight* that
used 3 AAA Batteries {Not Included} for only
One Buck [$1]. -hint- 'Dollar Tree'

* Distributor : Greenbrier Intl. & Made-in-China

Got it home and tested it with the 3 AAA Batteries
installed and IT IS A BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT !

The 1"D x 3.5"L Barrel fits in the Palm of the Hand
with the 1.5"D x 1.5"L Light-Head still exposed.
unless you have Big Hands.

The over-all shape sort of looks like this one.
http://img.directindustry.com/images...ght-253681.jpg

The Front Lens of the 3-LED Light-Head
generally looks like this.
http://www.lightjunction.com/images/...c-M3XC4-R2.jpg

Just seems this year that a smaller Aluminum Body
9-LED Flashlight that used 3 AAA Batteries was
selling for $5~$10 with the cheap LABs included.
-but- This 3-LED Flashlight is Brighter then any of
the 9-LED Flashlights -imho-

HELLO Just because LEDs are so energy efficient :
Please Remember Not-to-Over-Do-It ;;-}} ~ RHF
http://blog.makezine.com/500-led-flashlight.jpg

Idiots-R-Us : LED Flashlight Prices going down and down anddow...
 

Dollar Tree? Cool Hand Luke movie was filmed not far from Stockton.

There is a Dollar Tree store in that strip mall next to the Walmart
store, that is a mile and a half South of doggy's couch.That Walmart
store is where I do my food shopping.

I have to get out and about tomorrow morning anyway, Ergo my old house
has PEX plastic water pipes and the outside water faucet has done sprung
a pinhole water leak.To repair that water leak, I could call a plumber,
but I like to do things myself, so that means I am going buy a crimping
tool (about $100.00 more or less, but a plumber would charge me about
that much or more to come out here and fix that water leak for me
anyway) and some copper rings and a Go - No Go gauge.If I get any more
PEX water leaks, I can allways fix them myself.

While I am out and about (He says, Where is Elmo? She says, He is out
and about) tomorrow, I might stop off at that Dollar Tree store.
http://www.dollartree.com
cuhulin

Idiots-R-Us : Stop All New Car Production Now To Save The Planet -Look to Cuba For Examples of Eco-Friendly Hybrid Cars
 

On Oct 4, 4:09*pm, Mr.B1ack wrote:
RHF wrote:
On Sep 22, 5:45*pm, Beam Me Up Scotty Then-Destroy-
wrote:
On 9/22/2010 8:31 PM, Sid9 wrote:

"Chas. Chan" wrote in message
...
Average citizens cannot be trusted with economic decisions that
require balancing immediate costs and long-term benefits, according to
environmentalists.

[...]

•CFL manufacturers claim that a 13-watt CFL emits the same amount of
light as a 60-watt incandescent, but it doesn't seem to work that way
in the real world. I've been in CFL-lit hotel rooms where I need a
flashlight to read my dog-eared copy of The Road to Serfdom.

•Warm-up time: it takes up to 5 minutes for a CFL to reach full
strength, which may be related to the point above (why CFLs seem less
bright). My friend has installed them in a hallway where illumination
is needed only for the thirty seconds it takes to navigate the
staircase. Not ideal when Grandma visits and can't see the skateboard
on the stairs.

I haven't tried the CFL outside but I had regular Fluorescent lighting
in a barn and when below 32F they didn't work worth a damn.

- I think we're are going to transition to the more
- expensive LED lighting bit going from $0.30 bulbs
- to $6.00 bulbs would be a hard sell so the CFL
- is an intermediate to acclimate the consumers.

FWIW LED Light may be coming down in Price at
least for simple 3-LED Flashlights {Hand Torches}

On the way back up the Hill from Stockton, CA
stopped by the Dollar Tree Store in Oakdale, CA
and saw a Plastic Body 3-LED Flashlight* that
used 3 AAA Batteries {Not Included} for only
One Buck [$1]. -hint- 'Dollar Tree'

* Distributor : Greenbrier Intl. & Made-in-China

Got it home and tested it with the *3 AAA Batteries
installed and IT IS A BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT !

The 1"D x 3.5"L Barrel fits in the Palm of the Hand
with the 1.5"D x 1.5"L Light-Head still exposed.
unless you have Big Hands.

The over-all shape sort of looks like this one.
http://img.directindustry.com/images...shlight-253681...

The Front Lens of the 3-LED Light-Head
generally looks like this.
http://www.lightjunction.com/images/...c-M3XC4-R2.jpg

Just seems this year that a smaller Aluminum Body
9-LED Flashlight that used 3 AAA Batteries was
selling for $5~$10 with the cheap LABs included.
-but- This 3-LED Flashlight is Brighter then any of
the 9-LED Flashlights -imho-

HELLO Just because LEDs are so energy efficient :
Please Remember Not-to-Over-Do-It ;;-}} ~ RHF
http://blog.makezine.com/500-led-flashlight.jpg

* *LEDs are "more efficient" ... but only if you narrow
* *your definition considerably.

* *LEDs require precision engineering to make ... and
* *that costs money and energy and toxic crap that has
* *to be specially disposed.

Mr. Black,

The same can be said for all the new High MPG Cars
and Hybrid Cars : The Energy used to Build the One
'New' Car and All of it's Parts could Fuel a currently
existing Car for 3+ Years by some estimates.
-so- Keeping the Old Clunker has an overall Energy Use
Avoidance in the First Year that extends out 3+ Years
-and- Keeping the Old Clunker for 3+ Years can Reduce
the Carbon Footprint for a Decade.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3556/...207_z.jpg?zz=1

Idiots-R-Us : LED Flashlight Prices going down and down and down . . .
 

"Mr.B1ack" wrote in message
...
RHF wrote:

On Sep 22, 5:45 pm, Beam Me Up Scotty Then-Destroy-
wrote:
On 9/22/2010 8:31 PM, Sid9 wrote:





"Chas. Chan" wrote in message
...
Average citizens cannot be trusted with economic decisions that
require balancing immediate costs and long-term benefits, according
to
environmentalists.

[...]

.CFL manufacturers claim that a 13-watt CFL emits the same amount of
light as a 60-watt incandescent, but it doesn't seem to work that way
in the real world. I've been in CFL-lit hotel rooms where I need a
flashlight to read my dog-eared copy of The Road to Serfdom.

.Warm-up time: it takes up to 5 minutes for a CFL to reach full
strength, which may be related to the point above (why CFLs seem less
bright). My friend has installed them in a hallway where illumination
is needed only for the thirty seconds it takes to navigate the
staircase. Not ideal when Grandma visits and can't see the skateboard
on the stairs.

I haven't tried the CFL outside but I had regular Fluorescent lighting
in a barn and when below 32F they didn't work worth a damn.

- I think we're are going to transition to the more
- expensive LED lighting bit going from $0.30 bulbs
- to $6.00 bulbs would be a hard sell so the CFL
- is an intermediate to acclimate the consumers.

FWIW LED Light may be coming down in Price at
least for simple 3-LED Flashlights {Hand Torches}

On the way back up the Hill from Stockton, CA
stopped by the Dollar Tree Store in Oakdale, CA
and saw a Plastic Body 3-LED Flashlight* that
used 3 AAA Batteries {Not Included} for only
One Buck [$1]. -hint- 'Dollar Tree'

* Distributor : Greenbrier Intl. & Made-in-China

Got it home and tested it with the 3 AAA Batteries
installed and IT IS A BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT !

The 1"D x 3.5"L Barrel fits in the Palm of the Hand
with the 1.5"D x 1.5"L Light-Head still exposed.
unless you have Big Hands.

The over-all shape sort of looks like this one.
http://img.directindustry.com/images...ght-253681.jpg

The Front Lens of the 3-LED Light-Head
generally looks like this.
http://www.lightjunction.com/images/...c-M3XC4-R2.jpg

Just seems this year that a smaller Aluminum Body
9-LED Flashlight that used 3 AAA Batteries was
selling for $5~$10 with the cheap LABs included.
-but- This 3-LED Flashlight is Brighter then any of
the 9-LED Flashlights -imho-

HELLO Just because LEDs are so energy efficient :
Please Remember Not-to-Over-Do-It ;;-}} ~ RHF
http://blog.makezine.com/500-led-flashlight.jpg


LEDs are "more efficient" ... but only if you narrow
your definition considerably.

LEDs require precision engineering to make ... and
that costs money and energy and toxic crap that has
to be specially disposed.

WHITE LEDs suck ... they're really a BLUE LED with
a pinch of white phosphor material stuck on. The
problem is that the phosphor has a limited - in
some cases VERY limited - lifespan. Then your LED
gets dim and/or takes on weird colors. Not really
an issue for flashlights ... but for home lighting
that's on for hours per day every day - problem.

So why not use red + green + blue LEDs to get
white ? First of all, each color uses a different
voltage, complicating design. The processes used
also vary, so making a sheet of alternating R/G/B
emitters is a super pain in the ass.

Finally, next time you're out and about, look at
the LED lights in the traffic signals. Oh wait,
you'll probably have trouble finding GREEN ones
because GREEN LEDs are unreliable for some
damned reason (I recall a Scientific American
article a year or so ago explaining why). So,
after a year, you'll have a Red/Nothing/Blue =
icky purpleish light instead of a nice white light.

The hope for LEDs lies in the "organic" variety
that can literally be "printed" onto a plastic
sheet using tech fairly close to an injet printer.
They won't be AS bright as the old kind, and they
won't last AS long ... but they'll be a lot CHEAPER
so you can afford to replace dimming elements.

Give these about another three to five years. By
then the cost/performance/efficiency should be in
the acceptable range.

Not meaning to hijack, but I am concerned that eventually, when I have no
choice but to use CFLs, my SW radio listening will suffer. It's my
understanding, that they contain a 'mini-starter' which emits RFI. I've
experienced problems from flourescent fixture starters that I've replaced
which will randomly blank out any AM transmissions. Flicking the light
switch off, then on corrects it temporarily.

Anyone comment on the CFLs?

HankG

Idiots-R-Us : LED Flashlight Prices going down and down and down. . .
 

On 10/5/10 14:36 , HankG wrote:
wrote in message
...
wrote:

On Sep 22, 5:45 pm, Beam Me Up ScottyThen-Destroy-
wrote:
On 9/22/2010 8:31 PM, Sid9 wrote:





"Chas. wrote in message
...
Average citizens cannot be trusted with economic decisions that
require balancing immediate costs and long-term benefits, according
to
environmentalists.

[...]

.CFL manufacturers claim that a 13-watt CFL emits the same amount of
light as a 60-watt incandescent, but it doesn't seem to work that way
in the real world. I've been in CFL-lit hotel rooms where I need a
flashlight to read my dog-eared copy of The Road to Serfdom.

.Warm-up time: it takes up to 5 minutes for a CFL to reach full
strength, which may be related to the point above (why CFLs seem less
bright). My friend has installed them in a hallway where illumination
is needed only for the thirty seconds it takes to navigate the
staircase. Not ideal when Grandma visits and can't see the skateboard
on the stairs.

I haven't tried the CFL outside but I had regular Fluorescent lighting
in a barn and when below 32F they didn't work worth a damn.

- I think we're are going to transition to the more
- expensive LED lighting bit going from $0.30 bulbs
- to $6.00 bulbs would be a hard sell so the CFL
- is an intermediate to acclimate the consumers.

FWIW LED Light may be coming down in Price at
least for simple 3-LED Flashlights {Hand Torches}

On the way back up the Hill from Stockton, CA
stopped by the Dollar Tree Store in Oakdale, CA
and saw a Plastic Body 3-LED Flashlight* that
used 3 AAA Batteries {Not Included} for only
One Buck [$1]. -hint- 'Dollar Tree'

* Distributor : Greenbrier Intl.& Made-in-China

Got it home and tested it with the 3 AAA Batteries
installed and IT IS A BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT !

The 1"D x 3.5"L Barrel fits in the Palm of the Hand
with the 1.5"D x 1.5"L Light-Head still exposed.
unless you have Big Hands.

The over-all shape sort of looks like this one.
http://img.directindustry.com/images...ght-253681.jpg

The Front Lens of the 3-LED Light-Head
generally looks like this.
http://www.lightjunction.com/images/...c-M3XC4-R2.jpg

Just seems this year that a smaller Aluminum Body
9-LED Flashlight that used 3 AAA Batteries was
selling for $5~$10 with the cheap LABs included.
-but- This 3-LED Flashlight is Brighter then any of
the 9-LED Flashlights -imho-

HELLO Just because LEDs are so energy efficient :
Please Remember Not-to-Over-Do-It ;;-}} ~ RHF
http://blog.makezine.com/500-led-flashlight.jpg


LEDs are "more efficient" ... but only if you narrow
your definition considerably.

LEDs require precision engineering to make ... and
that costs money and energy and toxic crap that has
to be specially disposed.

WHITE LEDs suck ... they're really a BLUE LED with
a pinch of white phosphor material stuck on. The
problem is that the phosphor has a limited - in
some cases VERY limited - lifespan. Then your LED
gets dim and/or takes on weird colors. Not really
an issue for flashlights ... but for home lighting
that's on for hours per day every day - problem.

So why not use red + green + blue LEDs to get
white ? First of all, each color uses a different
voltage, complicating design. The processes used
also vary, so making a sheet of alternating R/G/B
emitters is a super pain in the ass.

Finally, next time you're out and about, look at
the LED lights in the traffic signals. Oh wait,
you'll probably have trouble finding GREEN ones
because GREEN LEDs are unreliable for some
damned reason (I recall a Scientific American
article a year or so ago explaining why). So,
after a year, you'll have a Red/Nothing/Blue =
icky purpleish light instead of a nice white light.

The hope for LEDs lies in the "organic" variety
that can literally be "printed" onto a plastic
sheet using tech fairly close to an injet printer.
They won't be AS bright as the old kind, and they
won't last AS long ... but they'll be a lot CHEAPER
so you can afford to replace dimming elements.

Give these about another three to five years. By
then the cost/performance/efficiency should be in
the acceptable range.

Not meaning to hijack, but I am concerned that eventually, when I have no
choice but to use CFLs, my SW radio listening will suffer. It's my
understanding, that they contain a 'mini-starter' which emits RFI. I've
experienced problems from flourescent fixture starters that I've replaced
which will randomly blank out any AM transmissions. Flicking the light
switch off, then on corrects it temporarily.

Anyone comment on the CFLs?

HankG


CFL's and long tubes can be radically different animals. One is a
linear noise source, so the attenuation with distance is
proportional, whereas CFL's represent, more or less, a point source,
so attenuation is proportional to the square of the distance. In
other words, CFL noise falls off more quickly.

CFL technology can also be quiet different than long tubes. And,
with a quality bulb, inherently lower noise.

Early CFL's were quite noisy. Current production CFL's tend to be
much quieter, although cheaply made CFL's can still produce small
amounts of noise. At a distance of a couple of meters, the noise is
not an issue, but cumulatively, they can raise the overall noise
floor in your location if many are used.

The good news is that cheap CFL's don't last very long, and must
be replaced often until they're gone.

The better news is that with an external antenna of some quality,
worked against a good ground, the raised noise floor can be both
avoided, and/or overcome.