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oil pan 4 · 03-28-14, 03:48 PM

I tested some LEDs expecting to find a much better power factor.
Eh,,, marginally better.
I caught a 10watt LED using 13.5voltamps.

Any way you cut it the greater than 0.7 power factor is better than the 0.5 to 0.6 power factor CFLs seem to like to run at.

I used to think that LEDs didnt offer enough improvement to warrant their additional cost.
I reverse my position.

03-28-14, 03:48 PM	#11
oil pan 4 Land owner Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: NM Posts: 1,026 Thanks: 12 Thanked 127 Times in 107 Posts	I tested some LEDs expecting to find a much better power factor. Eh,,, marginally better. I caught a 10watt LED using 13.5voltamps. Any way you cut it the greater than 0.7 power factor is better than the 0.5 to 0.6 power factor CFLs seem to like to run at. I used to think that LEDs didnt offer enough improvement to warrant their additional cost. I reverse my position.