Comments on: LED colour quality, CRI and binning.

By: Michael Rupkalvis

Michael Rupkalvis — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 20:54:06 +0000

The ban will be nation wide in Canada next year due to federal legislation. British Columbia acted unilaterally in banning them this year. I am not sure if any other provinces have done the same but I do not think so.

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:44:29 +0000

@Michael Rupkalvis: Michael, welcome to the site; we never knew that Canada had banned the incandescent bulb so thank you for updating us

By: Michael Rupkalvis

Michael Rupkalvis — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 21:01:13 +0000

A good article for consumers trying to get information when replacing incandescent bulbs. Here in British Columbia, Canada as of Jan 1st 2011 incandescent bulbs are no longer legally sold. The article remains timely.

By: Mr Green

Mr Green — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:10:50 +0000

Hi @Layla: Hi Leyla. The recycling question is still not really addressed, but as I said in the otjer comment, we should not need to recycle LEDs for a long time yet. You may be interested to know that the lifecycle of a LED is NOT measured from "start to finish", but from "start untill the light quality begins to deteriate are grow dim" They do not 'blow' or 'pop' but ever so slowly produce less light. In fact we can get LEDs that cover every sort of light, from brilliant white to every colour available in the spectrum. From my experience in using and building them, I can say that careful design and use of a shade or light diffuser is very important to modify the light to make it soft and pleasant in the home.

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:31:18 +0000

@Layla: Hi Layla, well I won’t argue with you; I am a very lucky woman He is a genius and so creative; it still amazes me, even after all this time.

By: Layla

Layla — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:33:34 +0000

Oh, and Mr Green *built DIY LEDs*?!! /faints/

Now I adore him even more!! Mrs Green you are soo lucky!!

By: Layla

Layla — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:32:02 +0000

Great to see a blog post on LEDs too!!

I’m hugely interested in whether they are recyclable and recyclED – any info on that front yet?

And yes, it’s all greatly confusing for me too!
I have a ‘decor-LED’ it’s sort of like a candle or less and very relaxing for times when my eyes were very stressed!!

Some people said quite strong LED reflectors exist already, haven’t tried or seen ‘in action’ any of those yet..

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Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:06:21 +0000

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By: Jeff Chan

Jeff Chan — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:43:57 +0000

Great article Mr. Green for both DIY’s as well as people just shopping around for LED bulbs. It’s all about making people more informed. Where with incandescent bulbs, an incandescent is an incandescent and they’ve become a commodity. With LED bulbs the range in both pricing and quality from one bulb to another is huge. We’ve tested a bunch of them.
@F-entremish: You should look for atleast a 2 Year Warranty on products. Lumens, CRI and “light replacement equivalent” are often mis-stated – unless they’ve been tested by a third party lab I’d take these ratings with a grain of salt. Also look for side-by-side picture comparisons – this is what we’ve found to be a great way to show both the color output and light quality of our products.

By: Mrs Green

Mrs Green — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:35:17 +0000

@F-entremish: Hi Fred, welcome to the site. As a consumer, you pose the exact same questions and disappointments I had myself when first ever looking into LED lighting. Let's hope things change quickly so that the range of products is better and cheaper. @SarahG: Sarah - hi; another great point. Many people do not have time to learn all about colour, lumens and all of that. I only know the words because of Mr G's work, but as a consumer I don't have much of a clue. We have all become so used to knowing what a 40,60 or 100w incandescent light bulb looks like and we haven't needed to know anything else. You'll be amazed at the quality of the lighting Mr G has been working on here and I hope similar products hit the high streets soon.