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Where can I get Energy saving bulbs more powerful than 25w for a brighter
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Ed wrote:
Where can I get Energy saving bulbs more powerful than 25w for a brighter light ,something equivalent to 150w Thank you E The trivial answer is to use two. |
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"Ed" writes: Where can I get Energy saving bulbs more powerful than 25w for a brighter light ,something equivalent to 150w Thank you E Haven't checked for a while, but Homebase did a 30W one, only available with an Edison Screw lamp base though. The trouble with higher power ones are that the heat from the tube cooks the electronic control gear if run base-up. Higher power ones are more readily in the US, but they usually come with a warning that they must not be operated base-up or they will suffer shortened life. You can find them mail-order in the UK too. -- Andrew Gabriel |
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Ed wrote: Where can I get Energy saving bulbs more powerful than 25w for a brighter light ,something equivalent to 150w Thank you E If its inside use a flourescent ring type, you can get em up to about 60w with equivalent of about 200 - 250w like http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produc...2 Blights.htm |
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Where can I get Energy saving bulbs more powerful than 25w for a brighter light ,something equivalent to 150w Thank you E http://www.eurobatteries.com/sitepag...entcompact.asp They even do pink ones too NT |
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Ed wrote: Where can I get Energy saving bulbs more powerful than 25w for a brighter light ,something equivalent to 150w Thank you E These beasts are "the equivalent of 400watts of tungsten bulb" http://search.ebay.co.uk/search/sear...title=85w+bulb or http://tinyurl.com/yknewe |
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from "The 1st Philosophical Handyman of the Humber" contains these words: These beasts are "the equivalent of 400watts of tungsten bulb" I really ought to go to bed. I read that as "These breasts" - and wondered how globe-like the were. -- Skipweasel Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain. |
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Guy King wrote:
The message .com from "The 1st Philosophical Handyman of the Humber" contains these words: These beasts are "the equivalent of 400watts of tungsten bulb" I really ought to go to bed. I read that as "These breasts" - and wondered how globe-like the were. http://www.breastimplants4you.com/gl...t_implants.htm |
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"Ed" wrote in message ... Where can I get Energy saving bulbs more powerful than 25w for a brighter light ,something equivalent to 150w Thank you E He http://www.bltdirect.co.uk/cat30_1.htm |
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On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:06:23 -0000 someone who may be "Ed"
wrote this:- Where can I get Energy saving bulbs more powerful than 25w for a brighter light ,something equivalent to 150w What do you want to light, what sort of duty cycle? It may be that a different sort of lamp is better. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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"David Hansen" wrote in message ... On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:06:23 -0000 someone who may be "Ed" wrote this:- Where can I get Energy saving bulbs more powerful than 25w for a brighter light ,something equivalent to 150w What do you want to light, what sort of duty cycle? It may be that a different sort of lamp is better. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 What I really want is a brighter low energy lamp equivalent to 150w but not for £8 to £20,how people can read or function with even 25w ones which are supposed to be 150w I do not know, most in the shops are equivalent to 60 watts hardly enough to light a small room |
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Ed wrote:
"David Hansen" wrote in message ... On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:06:23 -0000 someone who may be "Ed" wrote this:- Where can I get Energy saving bulbs more powerful than 25w for a brighter light ,something equivalent to 150w What I really want is a brighter low energy lamp equivalent to 150w but not for £8 to £20,how people can read or function with even 25w ones which are supposed to be 150w I do not know, most in the shops are equivalent to 60 watts hardly enough to light a small room )£(% my readings light's 5w. NT |
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Ed wrote:
"David Hansen" wrote in message ... On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:06:23 -0000 someone who may be "Ed" wrote this:- Where can I get Energy saving bulbs more powerful than 25w for a brighter light ,something equivalent to 150w What do you want to light, what sort of duty cycle? It may be that a different sort of lamp is better. What I really want is a brighter low energy lamp equivalent to 150w but not for ?8 to ?20,how people can read or function with even 25w ones which are supposed to be 150w I do not know, most in the shops are equivalent to 60 watts hardly enough to light a small room So use two, on an adaptor. |
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"Ian Stirling" wrote in message ... Ed wrote: "David Hansen" wrote in message ... On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:06:23 -0000 someone who may be "Ed" wrote this:- Where can I get Energy saving bulbs more powerful than 25w for a brighter light ,something equivalent to 150w What do you want to light, what sort of duty cycle? It may be that a different sort of lamp is better. What I really want is a brighter low energy lamp equivalent to 150w but not for ?8 to ?20,how people can read or function with even 25w ones which are supposed to be 150w I do not know, most in the shops are equivalent to 60 watts hardly enough to light a small room So use two, on an adaptor. Thank you Probably a good Idea, so where can I purchase on to fit in a single bayonet holder and look tidy ---- I havent seen anything like that for years |
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"Ed" writes: So use two, on an adaptor. Thank you Probably a good Idea, so where can I purchase on to fit in a single bayonet holder and look tidy ---- I havent seen anything like that for years Well, make one... http://www.emanator.demon.co.uk/bigclive/hamster.htm -- Andrew Gabriel |
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On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:59:21 -0000 someone who may be "Ed"
wrote this:- What do you want to light, what sort of duty cycle? What I really want is a brighter low energy lamp equivalent to 150w but not for £8 to £20, This doesn't answer the question. Do you want to light a room to a high level of brightness? If so how big is the room and why do you want to light the whole room to this level, rather than lighting tasks and providing a lower level of general lighting? Is the bright lighting (general or task) to be on all the time, or switched on and off regularly. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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"David Hansen" wrote in message ... On Sat, 25 Nov 2006 18:59:21 -0000 someone who may be "Ed" wrote this:- What do you want to light, what sort of duty cycle? What I really want is a brighter low energy lamp equivalent to 150w but not for £8 to £20, This doesn't answer the question. Do you want to light a room to a high level of brightness? If so how big is the room and why do you want to light the whole room to this level, rather than lighting tasks and providing a lower level of general lighting? Is the bright lighting (general or task) to be on all the time, or switched on and off regularly. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 Well my wife does needlework, I read the paper and other things and we also watch T.V and sit relatively near the fire, a 150w normal bulb suited in the past; on most of the time,for this main position in the long room, there are other lights in the room ,wall and ceiling, but it is as the main one above us that we find the 25w low energy poor and I am sure other older people would as well |
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On Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:01:49 -0000 someone who may be "Ed"
wrote this:- Well my wife does needlework, I read the paper and other things I suggest task lighting in the areas where these are done. This can be switched on when necessary and will be a great improvement over a 150W bulb in the ceiling for doing these tasks. There are any number of such lights, many taking compact fluorescent lamps, though for some forms of needlework another type of lamp may be better for precise colour rendering. and we also watch T.V and sit relatively near the fire, Do these require a lot of light? I would have thought that even a 20W compact fluorescent lamp in the middle of the room would be adequate for general lighting, if there is adequate task lighting. -- David Hansen, Edinburgh I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54 |
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