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Old 12-11-10, 06:42 AM   #8
RobertSmalls
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This LEDNovation lamp is really neat, and it's perhaps the first one I've seen that offers a substantial efficacy advantage over CFL. However, all their bulbs so far are highly directional for recessed fixtures. Not good for general lighting. You'd think it would be easy to adapt the technology for general lighting applications, but I guess they haven't done so yet.

The other, bigger, problem with the LEDNovation lamps is that they're not for sale anywhere that I can find. LEDNovation doesn't run a retail shop, and I can't find their products anywhere. MN, did you find out anything about availability on the phone or e-mail?

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Originally Posted by philb View Post
"High Power 10W White LED with Heatsink 400lm 1.6A"
Hi, Phil, and welcome to the board. Sorry to disagree with your first post, but that's not a high efficacy bulb. At 40lm/W (even before the inefficient 120VAC->12VDC conversion), it underperforms CFL's by a wide margin.
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