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LED Interior Lighting Could Compromise Human Visual Performance https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/led-interior-lighting-could-compromise-human-visual-performance/ #incandescentbulb #incandescent #LEDHacks #light #led

LED Interior Lighting Could Compromise Human Visual Performance https://hackaday.com/2026/02/03/led-interior-lighting-could-compromise-human-visual-performance/ #incandescentbulb #incandescent #LEDHacks #light #led

"Incandescent light sucks! It's natural light or nothing."

Buddy, have I got some bad news for you about the source of your natural light.

#incandescent #IncandescentLight #incandescence #sun #fusion #sunlight #NaturalLight #fluorescent

"Incandescent light sucks! It's natural light or nothing."

Buddy, have I got some bad news for you about the source of your natural light.

#incandescent #IncandescentLight #incandescence #sun #fusion #sunlight #NaturalLight #fluorescent

Kids, look away now. #ChristmasLights #RetroTech #incandescent

Kids, look away now. #ChristmasLights #RetroTech #incandescent

The first ever smart bulbs - Philips IQ Lighting

https://makertube.net/w/aMMmwtVPg1frMSQ7jXVkN9

The first ever smart bulbs - Philips IQ Lighting

https://makertube.net/w/aMMmwtVPg1frMSQ7jXVkN9

A little video of Galen's finished "Slumlord" sign. I bent the neon for him, and some of his sign painter buddies helped with the paint design.

Galen wears the "Slumlord" badge with pride- refusing to raise rent on his property in the rapidly gentrifying Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma. The piece is inspired by another landlord with a coin operated gas meter on the stove (quarters for cooking time).

We love the clickity clackety of the mechanical incandescent bulb flasher in there- Galen mounted it so the whole metal "can" acts as an "amplifier". Galen loves anything mechanical. It was way fun being his Teachers Assistant for the class.

The ruby red glass in this came from Chihuly "Studio 1" in Tacoma (long since moved to Seattle)

#glassschool #Seattle #Tacoma #hilltop #pilchuck #neon #blinky #lightbulbs #incandescent #sign #landlord #glass #handmade #sculpture #gentrification #mechanical #airplane

A little video of Galen's finished "Slumlord" sign. I bent the neon for him, and some of his sign painter buddies helped with the paint design.

Galen wears the "Slumlord" badge with pride- refusing to raise rent on his property in the rapidly gentrifying Hilltop neighborhood of Tacoma. The piece is inspired by another landlord with a coin operated gas meter on the stove (quarters for cooking time).

We love the clickity clackety of the mechanical incandescent bulb flasher in there- Galen mounted it so the whole metal "can" acts as an "amplifier". Galen loves anything mechanical. It was way fun being his Teachers Assistant for the class.

The ruby red glass in this came from Chihuly "Studio 1" in Tacoma (long since moved to Seattle)

#glassschool #Seattle #Tacoma #hilltop #pilchuck #neon #blinky #lightbulbs #incandescent #sign #landlord #glass #handmade #sculpture #gentrification #mechanical #airplane

acá hay un breve pero buen resumen de los diferentes tipos de lámparas --» https://www.safetylightsandsignals.com/p-1340-bulb-type-differences-for-safety-beacons-and-signals.aspx #lámparas #bulb #incandescent #xenon #krypton

acá hay un breve pero buen resumen de los diferentes tipos de lámparas --» https://www.safetylightsandsignals.com/p-1340-bulb-type-differences-for-safety-beacons-and-signals.aspx #lámparas #bulb #incandescent #xenon #krypton

There is a remaining #incandescent #lamp in the identically sized kitchen next to the toilet - I thought I would try an experiment with a #luxmeter and compare the amount of light.

Both readings were taken from floor level, directly below the lamp (exposure on the camera turned down, or else the luxmeter display is unreadable in the photo) - the #LED is only twice as bright as the incandescent lamp, but subjectively seems a lot brighter... #lighting

There is a remaining #incandescent #lamp in the identically sized kitchen next to the toilet - I thought I would try an experiment with a #luxmeter and compare the amount of light.

Both readings were taken from floor level, directly below the lamp (exposure on the camera turned down, or else the luxmeter display is unreadable in the photo) - the #LED is only twice as bright as the incandescent lamp, but subjectively seems a lot brighter... #lighting

So #Philly, what #bodegas got #incandescent #lightbulbs?

LED bulbs use less electricity than incandescents, but are they safer and more environmentally friendly? Maybe not.
Source: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23237340/

#nih #nihdirector #incandescent #incandescentlamp #incandescentlight #led #LEDs #environment #environmental #lead #zinc

Biden administration puts the final nail in the coffin for #incandescent #lightbulbs. The result of a decade-plus-long legislative path. Beginning in 2007 when Energy Independence and Security Act passed, in April 2022, a rule required the minimum standard efficiency of 45 #lumens per watt, which became effective in July. The process to consider increasing the energy efficiency standard for light bulbs to over 120 lumens per watt for the most common bulbs has started.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/02/biden-rule-banning-incandescent-light-bulbs-now-fully-in-effect.html

Biden administration puts the final nail in the coffin for #incandescent #lightbulbs. The result of a decade-plus-long legislative path. Beginning in 2007 when Energy Independence and Security Act passed, in April 2022, a rule required the minimum standard efficiency of 45 #lumens per watt, which became effective in July. The process to consider increasing the energy efficiency standard for light bulbs to over 120 lumens per watt for the most common bulbs has started.
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/02/biden-rule-banning-incandescent-light-bulbs-now-fully-in-effect.html

LEDs
Lighting up the future
Energy-saving, brighter,
Illuminating the world,
Rays

#led #lighting #energyefficiency #incandescent #cinquain #poetry

https://www.vox.com/technology/23832211/light-bulb-ban-led-incandescent-energy-efficient-climate-sleep

An LM386 Oscillator Thanks to Tungsten Under Glass - Once ubiquitous, the incandescent light bulb has become something of a lucerna non... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/an-lm386-oscillator-thanks-to-tungsten-under-glass/ #positivetemperaturecoefficient #automaticgaincontrol #classichacks #incandescent #oscillator #wienbridge #mischacks #feedback #tungsten #lm386 #agc #ptc

An LM386 Oscillator Thanks to Tungsten Under Glass - Once ubiquitous, the incandescent light bulb has become something of a lucerna non... - https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/an-lm386-oscillator-thanks-to-tungsten-under-glass/ #positivetemperaturecoefficient #automaticgaincontrol #classichacks #incandescent #oscillator #wienbridge #mischacks #feedback #tungsten #lm386 #agc #ptc

Here is my favorite #incandescent #lightbulb image. This is an infrared image of FOUR lights all on. Two of them are LED, one is CFL, one is incandescent. Can you see the difference?

Here is my favorite #incandescent #lightbulb image. This is an infrared image of FOUR lights all on. Two of them are LED, one is CFL, one is incandescent. Can you see the difference?

Not-so-fun fact about being #Neurodivergent... Having sensory issues with lighting, and having low-wattage #incandescent light bulbs be banned, while #BigOilAndGas make obscene profits and do nothing to plug up #MethaneLeaks! (In fact, they want to dig up more holes -- in the #DeepOcean!).

Not-so-fun fact about being #Neurodivergent... Having sensory issues with lighting, and having low-wattage #incandescent light bulbs be banned, while #BigOilAndGas make obscene profits and do nothing to plug up #MethaneLeaks! (In fact, they want to dig up more holes -- in the #DeepOcean!).

TPTB love to tell us to eat vegan or drive less or stop using #incandescent light bulbs, when the BIG PROBLEM is being caused by #BigOil and #BigGas!

#Methane is a more potent polluter than #CO2 - here’s how energy firms can help contain it

Oct 26, 2021

"Methane is a #GreenhouseGas that’s 80 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. It is estimated to account for 30% of the rise in global temperatures."

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/10/how-can-energy-firms-can-stop-methane-leaks/

#BigOilAndGas #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #PlugItUp #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateChange

TPTB love to tell us to eat vegan or drive less or stop using #incandescent light bulbs, when the BIG PROBLEM is being caused by #BigOil and #BigGas!

#Methane is a more potent polluter than #CO2 - here’s how energy firms can help contain it

Oct 26, 2021

"Methane is a #GreenhouseGas that’s 80 times more effective at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. It is estimated to account for 30% of the rise in global temperatures."

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/10/how-can-energy-firms-can-stop-methane-leaks/

#BigOilAndGas #ExxonKnew #BigOilKnew #PlugItUp #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #ClimateChange

I bought an analogue panel meter recently that reads up to 60V DC full scale deflection. These are super handy for monitoring the supply rails in my #strowger #telephoneExchanges

What I love about this one is the tiny wee screw base lamps it uses for the scale illumination!

So smol!

#vintageElectronics #testGear #Meter #analogue #lightbulb #lamp #incandescent

I bought an analogue panel meter recently that reads up to 60V DC full scale deflection. These are super handy for monitoring the supply rails in my #strowger #telephoneExchanges

What I love about this one is the tiny wee screw base lamps it uses for the scale illumination!

So smol!

#vintageElectronics #testGear #Meter #analogue #lightbulb #lamp #incandescent

@chrisod @joel
Oh, this must be one of the *early* generations, when the illumination came from a teeny-tiny #incandescent bulb 💡 instead of an #LED.

IIRC, they worked OK(ish) when the battery was still pretty fresh, but as the battery voltage diminished with normal use, the luminosity dropped off precipitously.🔋

But when those LED-illuminated models finally came along... Wowzers! 🤩 If you were looking straight at the watch face when you pressed the illumination button in the middle of the night, you'd temporarily blind yourself. 😵‍💫 Instead, you had to press the button while looking away, then gradually bring the watch into your field of view, so your eyes would have time to adjust. 🫣

Those were the #GoodOldDays, eh?

@chrisod @joel
Oh, this must be one of the *early* generations, when the illumination came from a teeny-tiny #incandescent bulb 💡 instead of an #LED.

IIRC, they worked OK(ish) when the battery was still pretty fresh, but as the battery voltage diminished with normal use, the luminosity dropped off precipitously.🔋

But when those LED-illuminated models finally came along... Wowzers! 🤩 If you were looking straight at the watch face when you pressed the illumination button in the middle of the night, you'd temporarily blind yourself. 😵‍💫 Instead, you had to press the button while looking away, then gradually bring the watch into your field of view, so your eyes would have time to adjust. 🫣

Those were the #GoodOldDays, eh?

I'm really trying, as #incandescent and #CFL bulbs burn out to replace them with #LEDs, for the sake of power and not having to replace them all the time.

But, Holy Tesla, Batman, the multi-axial jumble of lumens, temperature, wattage, wattage rough replacement, dimmability, and socket type makes everything feel like a crap shoot. And I expect that a lot of less tech-savvy consumers are even more confused, esp. when you get beyond simple lamp bulbs.

I'm really trying, as #incandescent and #CFL bulbs burn out to replace them with #LEDs, for the sake of power and not having to replace them all the time.

But, Holy Tesla, Batman, the multi-axial jumble of lumens, temperature, wattage, wattage rough replacement, dimmability, and socket type makes everything feel like a crap shoot. And I expect that a lot of less tech-savvy consumers are even more confused, esp. when you get beyond simple lamp bulbs.

In my experience #LED bulbs last WAY shorter than #incandescent. Not sure the wattage to waste ratio and the cost is justified.

This Vintage Alphanumeric Display Was Huge, Hot, Heavy, and Expensive - It’s easy to take display technology for granted nowadays, but the ability to disp... - https://hackaday.com/2022/09/04/this-vintage-alphanumeric-display-was-huge-hot-heavy-and-expensive/ #daylightreadable #classichacks #alphanumeric #incandescent #classic #vintage

Putting LEDs in Motorcyle Tail Light Shows How Trivial Becomes Tough - [Maarten Tromp]’s replacement of his motorcycle’s tail light with LED equivalents ... - https://hackaday.com/2021/05/25/putting-leds-in-motorcyle-tail-light-shows-how-trivial-becomes-tough/ #transportationhacks #ledreplacement #incandescent #motorcycle #taillight #ledhacks #led

Over-Engineered Incandescent Numerical Display Shows Great Workmanship - Back before LED technology came into its own, displays used incandescent bulbs. Th... - https://hackaday.com/2021/04/01/over-engineered-incandescent-numerical-display-shows-great-workmanship/ #7-segmentdisplay #retrocomputing #incandescent #ledhacks #vintage #led

Retrotechtacular: The Nernst Lamp - After dominating the illumination market for more than a century, it’s easy to think of the glowin... more: https://hackaday.com/2020/06/16/retrotechtacular-the-nernst-lamp/ #retrotechtacular #incandescent #ballast #ceramic #glower #heater #nernst #relay