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    Wanted: Suggestions For Remote Controllable Outlets Via GUI + Local Control

    I use X10 with the CM-15A (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0034JYZ8W/?tag=cpf0b6-20) and ActiveHome Pro GUI on Windows (used to be paid software, but now free: http://kbase.x10.com/wiki/ActiveHome_Pro). Works great expecially since I've now added a XTBR repeater from Jeff Volp...
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    LED lights damage eyes and disturb sleep, European health authority warns

    The 2000 edition is available online: https://ratical.org/ratville/AoS/HealthAndLight.pdf
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    Illuminated Switches

    Safety first! Just to clarify for your safety, when I mentioned "line", "load", and "neutral", that in no way involves the "ground" wire (the bare wire). That is a 4th wire that should NEVER be used to carry current and should ONLY be connected to the box (if metal) and the ground screw of an...
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    Illuminated Switches

    To prevent this from happening, any lighted switch you select should have 3 leads or screws: line, load, and neutral. Having the neutral avoids having to pass (a small) current through the load to get to the neutral. Downside is that not every switch box will have a neutral available; I've...
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    A series bulbs with high CRI?

    Yeah, those were (and are) fantastic - box said 92CRI at 940 lumens (see https://www.ebay.com/itm/Philips-L-Prize-Dimmable-423244-10w-60w-A19-Bulb-LED/273107514783?hash=item3f9679f59f:g:dIcAAOSwkm9apxKZ). Having snagged 7 of these during 2013 HD clearance, 3 have been in service 5+ years in my...
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    LED filament bulbs a market failure?

    Upon closer examination, I see that you are correct. All incredibly tiny. UL listed (Greenlite sells in US and Canada); made in China.
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    LED filament bulbs a market failure?

    I dunno... These: http://www.greenliteusa.com/en/lights/1927-led-7w-omni-clear-a19-filament.html are pretty nice and big sellers for Ace Hardware here in the Philadelphia area; subsidized by Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) to sell for about $4. Approved for enclosed fixtures, don't get very...
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    Suitable for use in totally enclosed fixtures, 800lm and 1600lm!

    This one: https://www.greenliteusa.com/en/lights/1927-led-7w-omni-clear-a19-filament.html started to flicker less than a year into the trial. I emailed GreenLite and they sent me an ACE Hardware gift card for $5 to buy a new one. I already had one spare I'd bought for $3.99, so put that in place...
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    LED Lighting setup for Barn and Stables

    Looks like a nice enough bulb (~100lm/W, and I like the 3000K), but the OP is looking for a 12V battery powered solution. Perhaps a better bet would be a small gasoline generator and 5 of these (125W would be a really small generator).
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    LED Lighting setup for Barn and Stables

    How bright a light do you think you need in each building and how long each night will you need the light? Assuming you could make do with 1000 lumens in each building (about the amount of light emitted by an old-fashioned 75-Watt incandescent bulb), and assuming you find a LED lighting solution...
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    Long Term Review - Home LED bulbs (Indoor and Outdoor)

    I had bought 4 of the 12W Philips alien head bulbs, and 9 of the 8W (40W equiv) Philips alien head bulbs back between 2010 and 2012. Except for the one 12 bulb that failed recently, they're all still going strong. Four of the 8W bulbs are in a linear vanity fixture in my bathroom and have been...
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    Philips 12 watt (60W equivalent) A19 Ambient LED Soft White Light Bulb, Dimmable

    Re: DEAD Philips 12 watt (60W equivalent) A19 Ambient LED Soft White Light Bulb Sorry, it all went out with the trash. Think of 3 roughly 1" square ceramic PCBs with 6 LEDs in series on each, two solder pads at the top that attach to wires from the inside electronics. In the failed bulb, one of...
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    Philips 12 watt (60W equivalent) A19 Ambient LED Soft White Light Bulb, Dimmable

    DEAD Philips 12 watt (60W equivalent) A19 Ambient LED Soft White Light Bulb One of these Philips alien heads I bought back in 12/2010 ($42, 6 year warranty) went dark today, a year past its expected lifetime! First one of this type to go. Not sure I got my money's worth. :) UPDATE: Tore it...
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    2017: fully enclosed fixture A19 LED, >800 lumen?

    This one, available at ACE Hardware, is 1600lm and rated for fully enclosed: https://www.greenliteusa.com/en/lights/1934-led-15w-a19-omni-dimmable.html Comes in 3000K and 5000K.
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    LED power advise requested for wiring up 6 lights

    I have used similar (though not MR16 form factor) AC/DC LED bulbs in my outdoor lamp post; I'm using two LED bulbs that replace the common 1156 incandescent bulbs that I had previously used. In my case, the 14VAC transformer I use is capable of supplying well over the 4+ amps required by the...
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