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Posted by Kris Krieger on May 23, 2006, 2:52 pm
> LED's hate water and UV. Look at fiberoptic for yard and pool!
OK, thanks - I got the two products confused. The old link I have from
some months back dealt with fibers that wouldn't be damaged by water.
So, LEDs = No Hydrol <G!>
>
> The RGB mixing is much like current TV and monitors. Look at
> www.colorkinetics.com they have been doing this for years. (NOTE:
> "white" is not a scientific term. colors in lighting should be treated
> like paint colors, descriptive but not definitive.)
>
> Also note that LED's are NOT naturally efficient. Current top of the
> line is just begining to match poor fluorescent. Most LED's compare
> with incandescent. Of course there are mega$$$$ in research changing
> that, but they're not there yet.
>
> OK I'll get off my soap box...
>
> RickR
>
Well, IMO, that third point is excellent info - I didn't know that. I use
fluorescent lights because I get more lumens, and far less heat, per watt,
which means, fewer worries about lampshades overheating, less strain on the
air conditioner, less chance of my bird taking off and then plopping
himself down onto a burning-hut light bulb, and so on. I dismiss halogens
because of the heat. Also, I can't see how something that's converting
large amounts of electricity into mere heat can be at all cost-effective.
At any rate, I'll keep that info re: LEDs in mind. Thanks for the info.
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