On 12/8/2015 12:14 PM, Art Todesco wrote:
On 12/8/2015 9:49 AM, Frank wrote:
On 12/8/2015 5:51 AM, wrote:
I bought a 100W (equlivalant) LED bulb for my bedroom. With my old eyes,
I cant read well, with a 60W bulb. The CFL bulb started acting like a
strobe light, so it was time to replace it. I did not want to buy
another CFL, so I bought the rather costly LED bulb. I was shocked to
feel the weight when I picked it up. Then I got it home and found that
it's too big for my fixture. The fixture is one of those (what they
call) "Boob Lights". It's only has one socket inside. Since the glass
dome wont fit, if I leave it off, the bulb is so heavy it's bending the
socket bracket down.

So, for now, I just stuck a 100W incandescent in it. I guess I'll just
have to buy a new fixture. I'm thinking about buying a two bulb fixture
and using two 60W (equliv) LED bulbs. This 100W bulb will work good in
my workshop.

By the way, the 100W LED is a Sylvania.


Hope you are getting your eyes examined.

I have very early stage AMD that only vitamins can help put off.

Also early stage cataracts. I don't need them worked on but maybe you
do.

I've also been replacing 60 watt equivalent with 75 watt CFL's

Don't yet see 75 watt equivalent at reasonable price yet.

I have a lady in my church choir that has AMD. She has to travel 80
miles, once a month to get an injection into the eyeball. The other eye
is already too far gone. But, I understand there is now an injection
which last for a whole year.

And to keep this on topic, I can get Cree 40 and 60 watt equiv. from my
power company for about $2 each. The 75 and 100 are, as you say, still a
little pricey. So, use the CFL until the LED bulbs come down ... they will.

Nothing you can do about the AMD but it often leads to the wet kind that
can be treated. Right now I just have a slight smudging in the right
eye but that is where it goes, to the center, and can eventually ruin
your central vision.

I've got several 75 watt CFL's to burn through. Some of them have been
a PITA with some humming and some so white that they were only suitable
for outside use.