CFL Light Bulbs

jmen24 · 09-06-2011, 02:57 PM

CFL's are being phased out by LED. A 10watt LED is evivelent to a 60 watt bulb and they have a use life of over 25 years and at that point are showing only a percentage drop in lumens, meaning the bulb still works.

I have a good customer that is a lead design chemist for the company that produced the testing instruments for this competition:

http://www.innovationnewsdaily.com/p...t-winner-2169/

Most hardware stores will not take the CFL's or any Flourecense for that matter anymore. The cost to recycle simply did not outweigh the potential profit on the new sale.

LED's have been available to market for a few years now, but was advised a year ago to wait till this competition showed some results as the current selection is not as efficient as what was coming.

09-06-2011, 02:57 PM	#13
jmen24 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,139 Thanks: 223 Thanked 319 Times in 181 Posts	CFL are on the way out! CFL's are being phased out by LED. A 10watt LED is evivelent to a 60 watt bulb and they have a use life of over 25 years and at that point are showing only a percentage drop in lumens, meaning the bulb still works. I have a good customer that is a lead design chemist for the company that produced the testing instruments for this competition: http://www.innovationnewsdaily.com/p...t-winner-2169/ Most hardware stores will not take the CFL's or any Flourecense for that matter anymore. The cost to recycle simply did not outweigh the potential profit on the new sale. LED's have been available to market for a few years now, but was advised a year ago to wait till this competition showed some results as the current selection is not as efficient as what was coming.