<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Richard,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">My experience with LEDs is similar to Terry F's. When we renovated our kitchen I had standard 4-inch recessed fixtures installed and put in Sylvania LED conversion bulbs from Lowe's. They are great. They come on instantly, have a pleasant color and dim nicely on a dimmer certified for CFL/LED. I like them better than incandescents and I don't bother to yell at anyone for leaving the lights on when not in the room. My six ceiling lights and two drop pendants use 72W compared with the wasteful halogen undercabinet lights that burn 200W into the darkness. Unfortunately, I have not found any acceptable LED replacements for the little 20W G4-pin bulbs. They all look green.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">We just redid the family room and I couldn't be happier with the 6-inch Sylvania LEDs and Phillips spots.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Previously I had almost completely converted to CFLS with variable success. Some worked well and some were useless with poor color, long startup time and short life. On the pro side I never noticed any RFI.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">I just checked the Staples bulb against the two year old Home Depot bulb. The HD bulb wiped out the FM broadcast band as before. <u>No discernible noise from the Staples bulb</u>. Technology marches on!</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><font face="courier new, monospace" color="#0000ff"><b>73 Karl W4KRL</b></font></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 2:00 PM, Richard O'Neill <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:richardoneill@earthlink.net" target="_blank">richardoneill@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Hello Karl,<br>
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Thank you. The detailed instructions are much appreciated. I
haven't tried working with these new LED lamps because of cost but
now that they're affordable, I will.<br>
Next stop after Staples, the Dollar store. <span><span> :-) </span></span><br>
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Best Regards,<br>
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#000000">Here
is my article for converting a dollar store cell phone charger
to a boost mode supply for LEDs.</div>
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approach is easier, more elegant and more effective than the
Instructables approach. Of course you can buy the parts and
build your own instead of converting the dollar store unit. If
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<div>Hello Karl,<br>
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Could you email me the instructions for converting the
LED to 12 volts?<br>
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Best Regards,<br>
Richard
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<div class="gmail_default"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">If
you want to try LED bulbs but don't want to
take out a second mortgage on your home
Staples has 800 lumen (60W equivalent) bulbs
on sale for $3.99 in stores (not online). It
is 3000</span><font face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:15px">K and dimmable. Sold
under the Staples brand but looks very much
like a Phillips.</span></font></div>
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They were prominently on display inside the
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<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(0,0,0);display:inline">My
article in the July 2012 Newsletter shows
how to convert LED bulbs to 12Vdc for $1. </div>
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