Incandescents staging a comeback

[irydyum]

As you and others here know I love LEDs, but the cheapest and easiest source of Far Red 770nm is a simple incandescent (philips red glass party) bulb. I use them.

This is fine and acceptable to me because if you have an LED grow and you are trying to get the 770nm to fill out your spectrum then I respect that cause/effect relationship.

What I don't like is someone simply stating "add 10% of your total wattage in incandescent" without providing any reason or justification.

irydyum Reviewed by irydyum on 08-05-2009. Incandescents staging a comeback Because of their poor efficency, incandescents have been essentially legislated out of existence in the USA. Rather than losing much of their business, the lighting company's engineers have gone back to the drawing board. Available now are bulbs that are 30% more effecient than last years. Next year they should be up 100% and within a few years they are slated to be on a par with CFLs or about 4 times more lumen output from the same wattage. Now, despite a common misconception, Rating: 5

[mazman1989]

incandescent might have a comeback in future but who knows.

[FatSean]

Thie nice thing about CFLs is that even if they are thrown into a landfill after failure, the net mercury released into the environment is still lower than if a traditional incadescent. The murcury produced by coal-burning powerplants over the life-span of an incandescent is greater than the mercury in a CFL.

If they are properly recycled, even better. My local IKEA and Staples have a bin for old CFL recycling.

[Mississippi Steve]

Thie nice thing about CFLs is that even if they are thrown into a landfill after failure, the net mercury released into the environment is still lower than if a traditional incadescent.

Please check your facts... incandescent bulbs DO NOT contain mecury.

[FatSean]

Please check your facts... incandescent bulbs DO NOT contain mecury.

Please re-read my post. Net mercury released over the life of the bulb. The incandescent may contain no mercury, but because it requires 4 times the electricity (generated from coal-burning plants that emit mercury) the net mercury released is lower for the CFL, even if you eat the CFL.

[irydyum]

even if you eat the CFL.

Is this how IKEA and Staples are recommending to recycle? Where the hell did that come from?

[FatSean]

Is this how IKEA and Staples are recommending to recycle? Where the hell did that come from?

They have collection bins and they send the spent bulbs to be recycled. The eating part was a silly joke.

[psychocat]

Incandescent bulbs are set to be outlawed in Europe.