# LED lights for your home not car. **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 19, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333 "2009-02-19T17:33:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/1 "2009-02-19T17:33:47Z")
You may have seen my posts in the past about LED lights for your home. I am starting a new thread because I finally got the latest and greatest LED bulb after 9 months of back order. Here is the link to it. [http://www.ccrane.com/lights/led-light-bulbs/geobulb-led-light-bulb.aspx](http://www.ccrane.com/lights/led-light-bulbs/geobulb-led-light-bulb.aspx) The C Crane website also has a page that shows how a huge power plant could be shut down if everyone used just one bulb in their house. It is much brighter than the last “warm white” LED bulb I purchased and yet it only uses 7.3 watts! I prefer these bulbs over flourescent/other for a few reasons; they use less energy, don’t have to warm up, DO NOT CONTAIN MERCURY, and last for a looooooong time. I laugh because you constantly see news/shows pushing the flourescent bulbs.:roflpicard: I have several different LED bulbs in my house including; flood, reading, floor lamp, recessed, indirect, work, Christmas, etc. Some use less than 2 watts and the “night lights” use less than 1 watt! About 2 years ago I started buying these bulbs and every few months I go to Blowes and Home Cheapo and ask if they have them and they always say they are coming in soon.:roll2: I even went to the local hardware store to tip them off so they could beat the big stores to the market and they were like “yeah, whatever”. These things are the light of the future and I like to spread the word so you can sound informed about an important enviornmental issue.🙂 They make these things in many, many forms for all lighting uses. Edit:C Crane is not always the cheapest but they are a great company with good selection. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/2 "2009-02-19T17:39:11Z")
National Energy Savings Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, located in Wintersberg, Arizona, is the largest nuclear generation facility in the U.S. is capable of producing over 3,875 megawatt of electricity. If each U.S. household replaced just one standard 60 watt bulb with a CC Vivid LED Light bulb, the energy savings would be greater than the amount of energy produced by one of the largest power plants in the U.S. We could save 26,068,180,736 watts or 26,068 mega (million) watts per day. National Eneregy Savings information based on 112,362,848 households with an average use of 4 hrs per day per household. 112,362,848 Households x 60 Watts x 4 Hours = 26,967,083,520 112,362,848 Households x 2 Watts x 4 Hours = 898,902,784 26,068,180,736 Watts Saved ---
**Author:** ![16vCorvette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/b487fb/32.png) [@16vCorvette](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/16vCorvette)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/3 "2009-02-19T17:41:28Z")
Can you see the LED’s ? What does the light pattern look like ? What generation of LED technology are they using ? 4200 or 2700 K color output ? ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/4 "2009-02-19T17:45:01Z")
woa, $120? baller!!! edit: the written language fails me ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/5 "2009-02-19T17:46:45Z")
On some you can see the LEDs. Some shine like a laser and that was the big challenge but the latest one is more “yellow” and shines like the old bulbs we are used to looking at. There are many makers using many technologies I would imagine. In the mudroom I use the cheaper/older ones because I don’t care how it looks really, it is just a mudroom. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 5:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/6 "2009-02-19T17:47:56Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > woa, $120? baller!!! > > piccard to “can you see LED’s” $120 but cheaper over the life of the bulb and more environmentally friendly. (Some of the other LED lights are much cheaper too) ---
**Author:** ![eMKay](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/emkay/32/7428_2.png) [@eMKay](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/eMKay)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/7 "2009-02-19T17:55:46Z")
As soon as these come down to a reasonable cost, I’ll be replacing all my CFL’s. I don’t have a single incandescent bulb left in the house, haven’t for 8 years now. And I have had only one CFL fail. LED’s are even more efficient, and long lasting. I already replaced all my christmas lights with LED’s, and boat lights too. ---
**Author:** ![mickdad246](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mickdad246/32/7274_2.png) [@mickdad246](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mickdad246)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/8 "2009-02-19T18:48:59Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > woa, $120? baller!!! > > edit: the written language fails me QFT this is what that price feels like :spank: ---
**Author:** ![RobtC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/51bf81/32.png) [@RobtC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RobtC)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/9 "2009-02-19T19:16:51Z")
i think you just wanted us all to know you can afford $120 light bulbs 😛 damn republicans ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/10 "2009-02-19T19:18:58Z")
We are going to start stocking LED bulbs at my office. I don’t have the details here, but I can post up info about them tomorrow. I think that they are like $22 or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![travisn](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/travisn/32/5046_2.png) [@travisn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/travisn)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/11 "2009-02-19T19:28:03Z")
> [@RobtC](#): > > damn republicans sad, but probably true. > [@tpgsr](#): > > We are going to start stocking LED bulbs at my office. I don’t have the details here, but I can post up info about them tomorrow. I think that they are like $22 or something like that. What do you think the difference is between the ones you will stock vs the $120 ones? ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/12 "2009-02-19T19:29:17Z")
> [@RobtC](#): > > i think you just wanted us all to know you can afford $120 light bulbs 😛 > > damn republicans More like I can’t afford to not use them… Incandescent $31.80 per year Flourescent $6.89 per year LED Geo bulb $3.97 per year Like the Chinese leader said though “Living green is a luxury”. I looked into solar power and I am not at the Ed Beagley baller status level, the ROI in WNY is very poor. I can’t wait to get an LED TV. My new LCD is 300 mother f’in watts! The LED TVs are like 10 watts! Too bad the current cost of LED TVs is huuuge. Don’t be hatin because I am Republican AND more green than you guys.😛 ---
**Author:** ![tpgsr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tpgsr/32/7374_2.png) [@tpgsr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tpgsr)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/13 "2009-02-19T19:30:22Z")
> [@travisn](#): > > sad, but probably true. > > What do you think the difference is between the ones you will stock vs the $120 ones? Profit Margin. We only sell high end material. I will have them up in some fixtures so that customers will be able to compare. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/14 "2009-02-19T19:34:03Z")
Where do you work? NM - Rexel And what took so long?😛 ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/15 "2009-02-20T04:50:43Z")
OH YEAH ONE THING I FORGOT… A guy I work with bought some LED lights too and the other day the power went out and his LED lights still worked! I am assuming it was because one leg was still on. I thought that was pretty sweet that these things take so little energy that they work with even just one leg functioning. ---
**Author:** ![97FormulaWS-6](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/97formulaws-6/32/7384_2.png) [@97FormulaWS-6](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/97FormulaWS-6)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/16 "2009-02-20T05:11:15Z")
Yea, I’ve been expecting these to come down in price and be more widespread for a while. I was working with these power LEDs 6 years ago when they were 1st starting to hit the market and were like $15+ each LED. Now they’re down in the $1ea range for the 1W LEDs. The reason they work when the powers out is because they only need like 5V to work; so anything down to that low the transformer should be able to still power the LEDs. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 5:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/17 "2009-02-20T05:20:04Z")
Boomin99GT sells LED home bulbs for what i think is a pretty good price. ---
**Author:** ![Carnut](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/carnut/32/7590_2.png) [@Carnut](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Carnut)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 6:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/18 "2009-02-20T06:25:56Z")
My old customer Andy with the skyline recently won some major awards for innovations in LED lighting and home wattage controllers at the Earth Awards on Jan 12th. This truly is the next step for green living. ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 6:37am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/19 "2009-02-20T06:37:45Z")
I’ve been trying to get andy neal to help me build a high power LED array for my lotus high beams. ---
**Author:** ![Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/blue_eyed_devil/32/7292_2.png) [@Blue\_Eyed\_Devil](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Blue_Eyed_Devil)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2009, 6:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333/20 "2009-02-20T06:45:04Z")
> [@newman](#): > > Boomin99GT sells LED home bulbs for what i think is a pretty good price. I don’t know him. Does he have a store or something? I can’t remember if I posted about this before but I also have led lights that are powered by phone lines. FREE POWER.:carnut I had to have them shipped in from Taiwan because I couldn’t find them here in the states. I don’t think Verizon wants people using the power they provide.🙂 It is up to 70 volts from a phone line! Holy typo edit. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/led-lights-for-your-home-not-car/63333.md?page=2)