LED House Bulbs?

[Spoon 11th]

I bought these LEDs from deal extreme:

E27 7W 4000K 700lm 14-LED Warm White Light Bulb - Purple (AC 85~265V)

http://www.dx.com/p/152093

There might be even better models these days. I wouldn't buy anything less than 100 lumens per watt. Also, 4000K color temp is the one I like best. This model is hemisphere and the purple thingy is a heat sink, so I assume it has a long life span.

[Herr-Berbunch]

85-265V That's some variation for a bulb that should output a regulated amount.

[Spoon 11th]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

85-265V That's some variation for a bulb that should output a regulated amount.

It has "wide range" Switched-mode power supply, but yeah, the white leds operate around constant 5 volts.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switched-mode_power_supply

[Mork_417]

Yeah, it was just a simple night stand lamp, open, so ventilation should have been good. I'm going to swap it out with another one, and give it another chance. I'm all about trying to lower our electric bill every month, so i'm always lookin at new ideas.

I like the 3500k - 4000k range, but the GF likes the 2700k ones.

Thanks for the input guys!

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by FloppyRat

I'm all about trying to lower our electric bill every month, so i'm always lookin at new ideas.

Always admirable. We've got CFLs everywhere but I might have to look into these LED bulbs now they're a lot cheaper.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Always admirable. We've got CFLs everywhere but I might have to look into these LED bulbs now they're a lot cheaper.

I was under the impression people in your area simply wired themselves to the street lighting

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

I was under the impression people in your area simply wired themselves to the street lighting

Shhhhh!

We're also running an extension from the neighbour's leccy supply for when the passing trams interrupt the street light supplies.