LED lies yet again

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LED lies yet again

Postby Oliver » Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:14 pm

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Re: LED lies yet again

Postby Slyspark » Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:16 pm

Nothing new sadly....

25 times longer - assuming that you don't actually turn it on it might......
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Re: LED lies yet again

Postby FrontSideBus » Wed Feb 03, 2021 4:42 pm

Well to be fair, the lights pictured would normally be halogen... so replacing 20w capsule or MR11 halogens with 1 or 2W LED is a big saving...
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Re: LED lies yet again

Postby Ash » Thu Feb 04, 2021 8:55 am

That would apply about right to GLS lighting, provided its lifetime and light output. (Anyone still uses that ?). It is not worded to suggest that it applies specifically to Incandescents tho. Back when a LED company came to rid our town of SON (mostly), they claimed the same "80% energy savings" vs traditional lighting
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Re: LED lies yet again

Postby Oliver » Thu Feb 04, 2021 6:35 pm

I guess it wouldn't sound as good if they compared LED to actual fluorescent specs. For example a standard 40W LED panel with up to 40k hours lifetime (supposedly). Then compare that to a 4 x 14w T5 Thorlux fitting where the original 2004 Philips tubes were still working after around 14 years of use. Or another fitting.. a 2 x 8w sign light from 9/78 that's still working after 24/7 use since around then.
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Re: LED lies yet again

Postby Oliver » Sun Mar 14, 2021 7:41 pm

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Re: LED lies yet again

Postby AngryHorse » Sun Mar 14, 2021 8:30 pm

Lol, put that on LG and watch them go into meltdown! ;shock
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Re: LED lies yet again

Postby Slyspark » Sun Mar 14, 2021 8:30 pm

Where did you find that then?
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Re: LED lies yet again

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