# Ban the lightbulbs! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 1, 2007, 2:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894 "2007-02-01T02:48:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 11:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/21 "2007-02-01T11:20:25Z")
I must be retarded. At least a third of the CFL’s I have bought stopped working within a month. ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 11:28am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/22 "2007-02-01T11:28:40Z")
> [@BikerFry](#): > > I must be retarded. At least a third of the CFL’s I have bought stopped working within a month. lol mine last a lot longer than that ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/23 "2007-02-01T11:29:33Z")
I got a cool little screw in base LED in the mail today with about 15-20 LEDs pack under a dome. It supposed to give off the light of a standard 25watt bulb, but use almost no electricity. I’m going to put it in the light pole next to my driveway since a CFL won’t work outside in the cold. I don’t need that to give off much light, just a little glow for the driveway. Picked it up on ebay for about $5 shipped. I’ll let you know if it gives off enough light tonight once it gets dark out. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/24 "2007-02-01T11:31:10Z")
Yeah, they usually last pretty well. I should keep trying them and pay attention to which ones go. If I see patterns, like only ones on the same circuit as my fiance’s hair dryer, then maybe it’s not the bulbs… :ohnoes: ---
**Author:** ![Xander](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xander/32/7597_2.png) [@Xander](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Xander)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/25 "2007-02-01T11:31:24Z")
I want HID bulbs for my house like the Solar powered outdoor kind. I’m gonna rhyce the joint out. X… ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 11:48am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/26 "2007-02-01T11:48:57Z")
> [@JayS](#): > > I got a cool little screw in base LED in the mail today with about 15-20 LEDs pack under a dome. It supposed to give off the light of a standard 25watt bulb, but use almost no electricity. I’m going to put it in the light pole next to my driveway since a CFL won’t work outside in the cold. I don’t need that to give off much light, just a little glow for the driveway. Picked it up on ebay for about $5 shipped. I’ll let you know if it gives off enough light tonight once it gets dark out. Heh I was curious if anything like that existed yet. ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/27 "2007-02-01T11:53:46Z")
> [@FuzzyFish](#): > > Heh I was curious if anything like that existed yet. thats what i posted pictures of earlier ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 11:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/28 "2007-02-01T11:55:34Z")
I know that, but I was sleeping then, and he actaully has one. Can’t imagine the dispersal pattern being the greatest. ---
**Author:** ![Tunerfreak](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tunerfreak/32/7427_2.png) [@Tunerfreak](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Tunerfreak)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 12:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/29 "2007-02-01T12:01:07Z")
they actually had one on mythbusters, not as bright as a regular but bu bright none the less ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 12:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/30 "2007-02-01T12:20:28Z")
The driveway lamp really doesn’t need to be very bright so I’m hoping this works. The lamp is on a photo sensor, so it’s on from dusk till dawn, so I’d really like an energy efficient bulb there. If this one doesn’t do it I’ll probably just buy a higher power LED bulb. ---
**Author:** ![Fry](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fry/32/7284_2.png) [@Fry](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fry)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/31 "2007-02-01T12:26:03Z")
You’ll be able to see the bulb, but I’ll be surprised if it actually casts any noticeable light on anything. ---
**Author:** ![JustinH](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JustinH](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JustinH)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 12:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/32 "2007-02-01T12:46:06Z")
Some of the LED bulbs for home use use 1.5watts. In other words you could leave them on all the time, and still save alot of money. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 1:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/33 "2007-02-01T13:14:34Z")
> [@BikerFry](#): > > You’ll be able to see the bulb, but I’ll be surprised if it actually casts any noticeable light on anything. That’s what I’m afraid of. I put it in a fixture in my downstairs basement on lunch, and with just the LED light on the pitch black room was lit up, but not a whole lot. I’m having my doubts about how it will work outdoors. ---
**Author:** ![73ghia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/7/8baadc/32.png) [@73ghia](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/73ghia)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 2:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/34 "2007-02-01T14:10:31Z")
I was wondering how LED lights were as oposed to CFL… I Just dont think they will have the powa / Light diffusion that the CFL’s do ---
**Author:** ![skatanic28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@skatanic28](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/skatanic28)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894/35 "2007-02-01T14:32:08Z")
the only LED lamps that ive seen that were worth a damn had massive heatsinks [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ban-the-lightbulbs/23894.md?page=1)