True. My highest watt bulb is a 36 watt energy saver giving an equivalent of 200w! Only reason i got it is the roof in that room is a wooden brown, absorbing all the light. I always wonder what would happen if the government banned the old filament bulbs totally. On 7/17/09, aki <aki275@googlemail.com> wrote:
@Areba, energy saving bulbs are great, esp the new generation ones. I stick to philips. I'll give an example. In the last power rationing, my 2kva ( 24 volts ) design invertor would run ES 10pcs 10 watt and 3 pcs 22watt bulbs at 4 hour tests, all at one go. the small apt looked lit like a stadium and the neighbors would " borrow " a connection for one ES bulb. When testing completed, I'd run my 21inc Sony TV and DSTV decoder for 4 hrs with 3 bulbs. The system was risky as I did not have time to design an overload trip. Times have changed, even a basic ups has builtin checks. Here's the interesting part that got me started then : light and DC oscillation. my first test was using a 6volt bike battery powering 2 mosfets and a 21watt ES bulb. Blindingly bright.... Now it is so much easier. ( "electricity is dangeriuos disclaimer" ) On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 12:04 PM, Areba Collins <arebacollins@gmail.com>wrote:
Ill give a more wholistic approach. First, do an audit of energy consumption. Discard those 40bob bulbs for their 18w equivalents. (for a modest 2br house, thats a saving of about 1000w, and more battery life. )
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