I believe the Dutch frugality beats the German... one of our neighbors (not on the East side) has a joke that copper wire was invented by the Dutch. Two guys were pulling on a cent.
I know, they have every right to do what they want. I accept that, but I also have a right to complain about it. Don't try to tell me 5000K is "white". It's blue. I know they call it daylight but anyone with a properly functioning set of cones in their eyes can tell that's not the same as white light. It's obnoxious.Good for them!! I always like to give kudos to those who do what they like vs what society deems as acceptable. If you don't like it, buy a pair of yellow tinted sunglasses for when you look over....or just don't look over. I prefer white light vs yellow light. Always have. We have white light LED bulbs in our house.
What do you do on your autos? Do you drive older vehicles that have yellow halogens or do you replace the whiter lights with aftermarket yellow bulbs?
Locally I am finding that many of the worst car headlight offenders are due to replacement bulbs, often in older vehicles. These may be a lot brighter than the OEM filament or halogen bulbs, but the headlamp lens and alignment are not right for an LED bulb. This tends to disperse the light right into the oncoming driver's eyes. Not good. The other issue in our dark rural area is that idiots don't dim their lights. That might have been annoying with older headlights, but it is blinding with some modern units.I do agree that many modern headlights are too bright, and they must have changed the laws on brightness limits from the past because I read up on it before. I think there are some recalls now, but seriously who is going to take their car in for the recall because they can see too good at night?
those are the worst in the rain after a long day and tired eyes. I literally see spots for an hour after coming home.Locally I am finding that many of the worst car headlight offenders are due to replacement bulbs, often in older vehicles. These may be a lot brighter than the OEM filament or halogen bulbs, but the headlamp lens and alignment are not right for an LED bulb. This tends to disperse the light right into the oncoming driver's eyes. Not good. The other issue in our dark rural area is that idiots don't dim their lights. That might have been annoying with older headlights, but it is blinding with some modern units.
Exactly. I'm originally from Europe, and my parents still live there. When the car turns 3 years old you need to pass a yearly inspection, which is very thorough like you said. They check everything from emissions, to a brake test, to testing suspension and measuring the headlights.The US has ancient regulations on lighting systems that prevent new lighting tech from being installed on new vehicles. Its slowly changing but Europe has had steerable headlights on high end cars that follow the curves of the road and auto leveling for decades. They also have very strict thorough annual inspections in many countries that are tough to pass. My guess is the number of one eyed cars on the road are pretty low compared to the US.
Welp, following that post, I bought another two PAR38 45W equivalent (7W actual) 3000K bulbs, and installed them over my front door. Outdoors, but tucked up inside a porch ceiling with at least 6 feet of overhang, they're totally out of the weather. "Wet location" rated bulbs, even though this is a decidedly dry outdoor location.Thanks. I guess I'm due to give it another try, sometime soon...
I have not had good luck with Phillips brand. When we built our house in 2019, I put mostly Phillips brand LED bulbs in. Most have been replaced already due to failure. I switched to Feit and they seem to be better.These were Philips brand, and I believe I bought them at Lowes.
Very "unclean", by comparison to other homes in which I've lived. We have a probably 600+ foot run at 220V to the closest transformer, and get voltage dips everytime an air conditioning compressor kicks on. Since we have four HVAC systems, that's basically several times per hour. On top of that, the autoranging function on the transformer on our street appears to not work properly, and I need to call the power company for a manual adjustment maybe once every 2-3 years. Just three weeks ago, I found our voltages running 138 and 265 VAC, for a full day before they re-adjusted.So, how clean is your power?
Not at all. I control the wood, I don't control the utilities. Stove manufacturers can and should expect their buyers to feed their stoves dry wood. But bulb manufacturers must accept and design around the known flaws of the utility upon which their customers are inevitably running their product.Tho to blame the bulbs then is similar to blaming a stove for not being able to burn wet wood well...?
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