degarb
Flashlight Enthusiast
Someone stole the led bulb from my bedroom. Failing to catch the thief, I chose to stand for half hour at Home Depot, studying the selection, to replace the missing led, only to find I was so underwhelmed by the lpw of the selection that I couldn't pull the trigger on their buck ninty closeout bulb, nor the three dollar Cree bulbs... I concluded they are still selling 2015 crop of led bulbs. Oddly, I am drawn to Walmart, where their cheaper house brand has a higher lpw than these Cree bulbs. This is irritating, since I prefer to buy a Cree, but nothing to approach my headlamp xpl v6's 202 lpw led, are in this crop for sale.
A 1946 US army cannot compete with the 1970 army, which cannot compete with a 2010 army. Neither can a 2016 led with the 2015 leds. I don't turn on my lights to see (apparently) but to see something operate as efficiently as possible in action. My goal is really, really low wattage lights with excellent lumen levels, or just dang bright enough to motivate everyone in the house to do work and be productive.
The bulb I was most tempted to buy was a giant edison based corn cob for $39 that put out 4000 lumens at 5000k at 39 watts. But I feared the painful clubbing potential, in the hands of my wife, if I installed in the bedroom or living room.
A 1946 US army cannot compete with the 1970 army, which cannot compete with a 2010 army. Neither can a 2016 led with the 2015 leds. I don't turn on my lights to see (apparently) but to see something operate as efficiently as possible in action. My goal is really, really low wattage lights with excellent lumen levels, or just dang bright enough to motivate everyone in the house to do work and be productive.
The bulb I was most tempted to buy was a giant edison based corn cob for $39 that put out 4000 lumens at 5000k at 39 watts. But I feared the painful clubbing potential, in the hands of my wife, if I installed in the bedroom or living room.
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