From: @paulkuehnel Sent: Jul 4, 2009 10:55aI'm diggin this new LED desk lamp. Its white, its bright, and it takes 3.2 watts http://myvid.me/7y3N
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Every once in awhile gravity takes over and things tumble off my home computer work station. This time my aging Ikea lamp tumbled, did a back flip, missed the cat and met the floor in two pieces.
I took the opportunity to buy a new LED desk lamp that I found at Lowes. The unit puts out a nice white light.
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The LED array replaces a 35 watt halogen bulb with 3.2 watts of energy consumption. With a 100,000 hours expected life, my lamp could be burning continuously for over 10 years.
About six months ago, I found this interesting clear white LED standard Edison socket bulb for my back porch at Ace Hardware in Manchester. It replaced a 40 watt bulb with a couple watts of consumption.
I recently noticed a wide selection of LED bulbs at Walmart, with specialty bulbs for track lighting.
Most of the currently commercially available LED bulbs will not work on dimmers, but they are out there for a price.
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