 SparkChaserPremium
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Downingtown, PA
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Re: LED bulbs CREE @ Home Depot Has anyone seen these at HD, yet?
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join:2013-03-04
North Reading, MA
1 edit | Haven't used them yet but checked them out yesterday while I was there. They lowered the Philips 12.5w (60w eq) to $12.97 each so I ended up getting them since it was only $3.00 each more. The Cree were $9.97 each.
»www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R···Id=10053
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 PeeWeePremium
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Madera, CA | reply to Oedipus
Re: LED bulbs v incandescent What are the "K" ratings? As in 2700K, and 5000K. |
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 DKSDamn Kidney StonesPremium,ExMod 2002
join:2001-03-22
Owen Sound, ON
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| said by PeeWee:What are the "K" ratings? As in 2700K, and 5000K.
Degrees Kelvin. It has to do with the colour temperature of the light. More here.
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Re: LED bulbs CREE @ Home Depot Yes I have, BUT.... The Lumen that were written on the box is LESS than the Lumens in the AD!
I would have ignored that on this, and other Stores IF there was a side by side demonstration of incandescent and LED, but I only saw one once, at a Lowes with a $9 LED 40W equivalent... and I bought one as a "Test", and now that I find I'm happy with that bulb, Lowes no longer stocks it!!!
So I'm back in the 'hunt' again, looking for a side by side demonstration!!
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 MsradellP.E.Premium
join:2008-12-25
Louisville, KY
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Re: LED bulbs v incandescent Jan brings up another good point with LED and CFL bulbs. It seems like there are always different brands being stocked. You find one you like and when you go back for more, they have something different. The worst part is bulbs from different manufacturers perform differently. |
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Also important:
Only certain LED's can be used in an enclosed fixture. Those LED's are labelled as such. |
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 EGeezerGo CatsPremium
join:2002-08-04
Midwest
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Those look like they'd be good to replace 60 watt incandescent bulbs in my porch ceiling light fixture. Not as bright as 60 watt bulbs, but I've been using 40 watt bulbs in it anyway.
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 Subaru1-3-2-4Premium
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Greenwich, CT | reply to SparkChaser
Re: LED bulbs CREE @ Home Depot yes I was at the HD today and I passed by the display $12 if I remember right. |
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Re: LED bulbs v incandescent I was at Lowes today, and saw the side by side test I wanted...
LED Light looked darn good! $9.95 and right below the demo!
I was going to buy a couple of them.... and then I looked off to the right of the display... Another similarly sized LED Bulb, except this one is $24.95....
Same Physical size as the 9.95 one...
OK, WHICH is in the 'side-by-side Demo?
Looking closely at the demo, the light in there says 129ma... in teeny tiny text.
By now I'm very curious... Looked at a few of each and both have the current markings: rotated away from the opening... !!
Opened box and rotated the lamp... says 129ma.... This is the 24.95 bulb!!!
Opened box and rotated lamp on the 9.95 bulb... 70 something ma!
DAMN! Even the Demo is stacked in their favor!! The 9.95 stock is DIRECTLY UNDER the light demo, and the 24.95 lamp (as is used in the demo) is off to the side of demo... by maybe 5', and 4 other bulb types....
The light I was looking at was white on the top half, and a grey heat sink all around the bottom of the bulb, and other than the tiny current label, there is NO Discernible Difference (Other than Price) between the two lamps!
Check it out at your Lowes!
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