Welcome to the future.

[BIGSTIC]

Being an electrician the big thing we are just starting to see is LED Light Bulbs. These things are the future and man are they sweet.

Figure a typical 60W Par38 Hallogen uses 60 watts and last around 2500 hours(if you are lucky).
A comparable LED light buld will use around 12 watts and last 50k hours.

Too bad that atm the old technology runs around $2-$4/lamp and the LED's run around $100/lamp. But figure having to replace a light bulb every 10 years and paying a huge amount less for the power used will push them to be the new wave. But they have to fix the fact that you cant dim them.

[Halleberry]

Nikola Tesla is our future from the past...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otGbbXAM ... truth.html



This 10 minute video doesn't do the man justice, but its a decent overview of his life and contributions. Youtube, google, encycloedia brittanica his ass, he is responsible for a lot of things we take for granted today, and could be responsible for so much more.

[Alleya]

Nikola Tesla is our future from the past...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otGbbXAM ... truth.html



This 10 minute video doesn't do the man justice, but its a decent overview of his life and contributions. Youtube, google, encycloedia brittanica his ass, he is responsible for a lot of things we take for granted today, and could be responsible for so much more.

Wow, what a fucking terrible video. It's amazing how they demonize the shit out of Eddison for no reason and make Tesla sound like a tragic hero with all the answers. They don't even mention that, like most inventors, 90% of his shit was complete bupkis and doesn't work. Jesus Christ, he's just a man. A genius, but still just a man. The free energy/perpetual motion/all pseudo-science pushers like this piss me off.

[Fhqwghads]

Being an electrician the big thing we are just starting to see is LED Light Bulbs. These things are the future and man are they sweet.

Figure a typical 60W Par38 Hallogen uses 60 watts and last around 2500 hours(if you are lucky).
A comparable LED light buld will use around 12 watts and last 50k hours.

Too bad that atm the old technology runs around $2-$4/lamp and the LED's run around $100/lamp. But figure having to replace a light bulb every 10 years and paying a huge amount less for the power used will push them to be the new wave. But they have to fix the fact that you cant dim them.

Yeah, and from what I've seen they also don't put out enough lumens in a way that isn't directional. Typical "bright" globe style bulbs are at max equivalent to a 35 watt bulb. The sooner this technology is mainstream the better.

It amazes me that people are trying to be energy conscious, and instead of consuming energy directly via incandescent bulbs, they put in fluorescent bulbs instead. The problem with that is fluorescent bulbs have mercury in them. So they invariably wind up in landfills, poisoning the underground water table. In the long run, when it comes time to clean up the mess they leave behind, fluorescent bulbs will cost way more than incandescents. LEDs, as far as I know, don't contain anywhere near the levels of toxicity a fluorescent bulb has. And as mentioned they consume jack for electricity, and at the same time last for an insanely long time.

LED options require $738.40 less in total spending than incandescent bulbs and $72.49 less than compact fluorescent light bulbs (productdose.com). By 2025, rapid adoption of LEDs in the United States alone can eliminate a cumulative 258 million metric tons of carbon emissions, save $115 billion in total electricity costs and avoid the construction of 133 new power plants (Optoelectronics Industry Development Association). Beyond energy savings, installing an LED lamp instead of a fluorescent bulb can save approximately two to four tons of mercury from being released into the atmosphere in the United States each year (Mercury Policy Project).

[liami]

Being an electrician the big thing we are just starting to see is LED Light Bulbs. These things are the future and man are they sweet.

Figure a typical 60W Par38 Hallogen uses 60 watts and last around 2500 hours(if you are lucky).
A comparable LED light buld will use around 12 watts and last 50k hours.

Too bad that atm the old technology runs around $2-$4/lamp and the LED's run around $100/lamp. But figure having to replace a light bulb every 10 years and paying a huge amount less for the power used will push them to be the new wave. But they have to fix the fact that you cant dim them.

Yeah, and from what I've seen they also don't put out enough lumens in a way that isn't directional. Typical "bright" globe style bulbs are at max equivalent to a 35 watt bulb. The sooner this technology is mainstream the better.

It amazes me that people are trying to be energy conscious, and instead of consuming energy directly via incandescent bulbs, they put in fluorescent bulbs instead. The problem with that is fluorescent bulbs have mercury in them. So they invariably wind up in landfills, poisoning the underground water table. In the long run, when it comes time to clean up the mess they leave behind, fluorescent bulbs will cost way more than incandescents. LEDs, as far as I know, don't contain anywhere near the levels of toxicity a fluorescent bulb has. And as mentioned they consume jack for electricity, and at the same time last for an insanely long time.

LED options require $738.40 less in total spending than incandescent bulbs and $72.49 less than compact fluorescent light bulbs (productdose.com). By 2025, rapid adoption of LEDs in the United States alone can eliminate a cumulative 258 million metric tons of carbon emissions, save $115 billion in total electricity costs and avoid the construction of 133 new power plants (Optoelectronics Industry Development Association). Beyond energy savings, installing an LED lamp instead of a fluorescent bulb can save approximately two to four tons of mercury from being released into the atmosphere in the United States each year (Mercury Policy Project).

LED Technology has increased as of late and you can get Ultra bright LED's as seen in the LED Torches that are widely available, they're also quite cheap (at a 5mm component level)!!
I have not seen any LED that output "Natural" light, however there are ones that can output many different frequencies of light including ultra violet, so i would not be suprised to see these more common place as the technology increases.

[Fhqwghads]

LED Technology has increased as of late and you can get Ultra bright LED's as seen in the LED Torches that are widely available, they're also quite cheap (at a 5mm component level)!!
I have not seen any LED that output "Natural" light, however there are ones that can output many different frequencies of light including ultra violet, so i would not be suprised to see these more common place as the technology increases.

These guys seem to be doing pretty well with getting more people-friendly colored LED lights:

http://www.lsgc.com/images/gallery/lightbuild_2.jpg

The whole kiosk is LED lighting.

http://www.lsgc.com/

[liami]

That's really quite incredible, didn't realise the lamps were that cheap either.
Compared to some prices in the UK of "Energy Efficient" Light bulbs that cost around $20 and last 10 years, i'd rather go for one of these LED Lamps.

[wyrmtung]

I was very impressed with HP's invention of a memristor which is the fourth type of electrical circuit. Before this, the memristor only existed in theory. We are one step closer to Skynet and Judgement Day. I would start getting worried if a HP sells the technology to Cyberdyne Systems.


http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9932054-7.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/01/te...gy/01chip.html