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    Lights of America AC bulb replacements

    My GE 2.0 & 2.5 watt test bulbs have passed 1000 hours, and are still slightly brighter than the control bulbs. After Christmas I'm going to go into the local Sam's club and advise them to quit carrying the LoA bulbs. They don't last, but the GE's right next to them do. If they want to keep...
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    Lights of America AC bulb replacements

    The GE 2.0 & 2.5 watt bulbs have over 500 hours on them and are still close in light level, but *slightly* brighter than the control bulbs w/ just a few minutes run time. I'll continue to run them 24/7 and see how they hold up. At this point I think I'm going to get more and start swapping out...
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    Highest output LED bulb in a standard form factor

    This company makes LED bulbs that fit a standard light bulb socket. They have products they *claim* are 60 & 100 watt equivalents. That probably as close as you're going to get(right now) in a "light bulb" form factor. http://www.earthled.com/ You'd be better off going with a fixture made...
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    Lights of America AC bulb replacements

    re: detaching the bulb cleanly - Yes, this can be done. And without tools - but BE CAREFUL. Before I realized that these wouldn't last, I tried to get the globes frosted. A friend of mine is a machinist and thought we might try sand blasting the inside. He just took each of them in his hands...
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    Lights of America AC bulb replacements

    re: if the failure mechanism is thermally-related - I haven't really explored this much. I did run one without the clear bulb surrounding the LEDs. I figured this might allow it to run cooler because the air wouldn't be trapped around the LEDs and there might be some minor convection. But...
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    Lights of America AC bulb replacements

    I swapped CFLs and the meter that read high before still read high. So the problem is with the meters or the lamps. And considering that meter which reads the line voltage as .4 volts higher with nothing plugged in to it is the one that's giving higher power readings, I'm inclined to think...
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    Trespassers

    Having a party in their yard and messing it up sounds like something that *might* work. I think it would really get the point across. And if they have the gall to press charges, you can too. And *you* have documented evidence and records of calls to the police, etc... I would definitely...
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    Lights of America AC bulb replacements

    Thanks to everyone who has responded with support and advice. I was hoping that I'd hear from people with more electronics knowledge and experience than I have.(which doesn't take much) ;) re: Line voltage variance - I know the line voltage is high here. A friend of mine measured it with a...
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    Lights of America AC bulb replacements

    At this point I kinda don't know what to do. Ideally, the 10 watt CFL's would tick over another .01 kwh each hour, on the hour. But the 10 watt CFL's are (once again) measuring slightly less than 10 watts, so they're ticking over that next .01 kwh later and later each time. AND the test rigs...
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    Lights of America AC bulb replacements

    The GE 2.0 & 2.5 watt LED bulbs ticked over 200 hours today and I did another comparison with the control bulbs.(Which only have a few minutes run time.) The GE bulbs that have 200 hours run time still seem slightly *brighter* than the controls, so they're definitely not dimming.(yet) I got a...
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    Looking for cool LED equal to 100+ watts

    You might start by looking here: http://www.earthled.com/ The Ecolux is (supposedly) a 100 watt equivalent, drawing 13 watts. It has a fan, though. http://www.earthled.com/zetalux-led-light-bulb.html The Zetalux is a 60 watt equivalent(their spec) drawing 6-7 watts...
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    Lights of America AC bulb replacements

    The general consensus seems to be that anything with 5mm LEDs is not going to last very long.
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    Has anyone actually tried a Zetalux?

    I've searched through a lot of threads here where Zetalux is mentioned, but I can't seem to find on where someone has one and is reporting their findings. Has anyone tested one of these?
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    Lights of America AC bulb replacements

    Thanks for the links. Do you know who the OEM is for Designers Edge? Or have you had any experience with them? I'll have to see what my local stores are willing to order, or go with the Zetalux. Do you have any experience with the Zetalux, or just the Philips?
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    Lights of America AC bulb replacements

    LEDninja, Thank you for the links. I had noticed he Philips R20 at our local Home Depot, but not the A19. The A19 is more what I'm looking for. If none of the local stores stock them, I'll have to take them a printout with the skew that says "In Store Only". The heat sink on those looks...
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