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Old 09-29-11, 06:28 PM   #5
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I think the spec said 7.5 watts.. Which would have my 5 bulb fixture using 37.5 watts.
So, turning that down to 25%, must be about 9.4 watts..

So, my 600w light dimmer is hardly even seeing the load.
No wonder the lights(LED lamps) are blinking at low power!

I wanted to temporarily install in a plain Off-on switch, but my wife says
they are too bright to leave on full, while we are eating etc!
So, If I install the switch, I'll need to remove a couple of LED lamps!

We never had an overly bright problem with the five 50w-eq CFLs!
I just put one of those cute little 50w CFLs in my computer room lamp..
WHAT A JOKE!! It's more like a 2 D cell flashlight with old batteries!
The 100w eq pigtail lamp is now back in that socket!

I have two lamps in the house that get a lot of use.
One in the living room and one in the den. Right now, they are running
100w pigtails, burning 23 watts. I would love to replace those two
with some new LEDs, but to get that kind of wattage isn't going to be cheap..

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I don't really know what "color temp" is, but I can tell you the fresh corn on the cob looked
nice and yellow (and buttered up), like it should..
And my BBQ Propane grilled salmon looked the same as usual. It all tasted as good as it looked.

Last edited by Xringer; 09-29-11 at 10:30 PM.. Reason: Color temperature.
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