On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:22:25 -0500, "Josepi" wrote:

Apparently you don't understand the scale used for illumination by your
silly comment used to attempt to disguise it. I will assume the rest is
bull**** then too, for now.


Go back to sleep.


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On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:36:32 -0500, "Josepi" wrote:

Not according to testing labs that have made lumen mesurements. Are you
including the inverters or other lossy type gadgets to accomodate
different
types of bulbs?

No inverters or "lossy gadgets" involved, other than what is built
into the base of the lamps. The draw measured includes any and all
parts of the assembly.

Have you actually measured the "equivalent" light output or
does it just look about the same?

Measured. Nav lights have to meet strict legal requirements and be
certified.

Brilliance is a logarithmic scale and can
be very deceiving to the human eye.


You really can't stand being wrong, can you?

Trouble with the lab measurements is they are not usually dated when
completed and the technology advances quite rapidly.


Sorry that you have such a hard time with reality.



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On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:27:09 -0500, "Josepi" wrote:

LEDs are still reported to only be slightly more efficient than
incandescent
bulbs.

Say WHAT?

I have replaced all of the incandescent lamps on my sailboat ,
including the navigation lights. The LED's use 1/10th the power for
the same amount of light. That's not a random number - a typical light
that drew 2 amps gets replaced by an LED that is a little brighter and
draws slightly less than .2 amps.

On a cruising sailboat, you have to keep careful track of your
electrical budget.