[LINK] Here's one that will snag a few

[Adam Todd]

At 06:15 PM 20/02/2007, Jan Whitaker wrote:
>At 04:27 PM 20/02/2007, Howard Lowndes wrote:
>
>>I couyld survive without my computer for one day, but the saved power 
>>would be redirected to the telephone and support to handle calls from my 
>>clients who can't.
>
>And today Turnbull came out with making incan. lamps illegal! The calls on 
>talkback were enlightening:
>
>they don't fit all fixtures

Yes most people would have to remove and replace their ceiling fans.  The 
removed ones would go to landfill adding millions of tonnes of waste.  Then 
there is all the packaging on the new fans, and the energy necessary to 
manufacture them.

>they interfere with remote controls for tv

Can't say I've had that experience.

>they cause epileptic reactions and migraines in some people

I get migraine from florescent lighting, but not energy savers.  They are 
slightly different in their technology.  I'm not aware of anyone reporting 
epileptic from energy savers.

There are 12 volt ones too, that are just as good as the 240 volt ones 
:)  Great for solar and battery installs :)

>the light levels are 1/4 of the incans used in LV downlights, so you need 
>more to get similar light levels

Switch to the 12 volt energy savers.  They are quite bright.  Or even 
smarter, switch the xenon LED's.  They are incredibly bright, and come in 
colours :)  Including white :)

Kim raised the LED lighting in shops.  They aren't really that expensive to 
be honest.  They run a bit warm, but they are highly energy efficient.  I 
can run a dozen around the house, lite quite bright, for 48 hours off a 7.2 
Ah battery.  We use them when the power fails :)

I'd install them permanently but there are legal complications.

>dimmer switches need to be fitted with balasts at costs of a lot of money

I gave up on dimmers a lot time ago :)

But you can dim LED lighting :)  And make them chase, and flash and ...

Why not put in a matrix!  Then you can walk down the hall and watch TV on 
the roof at the same time!

>Another example of policy on the run. I'm going to stock up on incans 
>while I can.

You know there is only one manufacturer of incans now?  Phillips stopped 
production some years ago :(


>Better solution: turn off the damn switch!

Don't turn it on!