Let there be light bulbs

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

This 20W Wilkinson energy saving light bulb is pissing me off.

I want a god damn 150W incandescent bulb again. >:(

Are there any modern bulbs that can match the AWESOMENESS of a 150W bulb that's been slightly damaged and as a result emits even more light?

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

MrD wrote:

This 20W Wilkinson energy saving light bulb is pissing me off.

I want a god damn 150W incandescent bulb again. >:(

Are there any modern bulbs that can match the AWESOMENESS of a 150W bulb that's been slightly damaged and as a result emits even more light?

When I took delivery of my two 800 watt "readheads" last year, they were smoking abit so I had to run them in my office until they stopped smelling/smoking.

Man, your life brightens up with 1600 watts of lighting in a small room. Not to mention the heat!

Malc · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 22:05

I'm increasingly hating bright lights, I've always preferred no lights on at all when watching TV or on the PC or whatever, but I just can't stand direct light. It has to be shaded/reflected of a dull surface.

I'm increasingly finding the same outside too when it's really bright outside (and no I'm not talking about looking AT THE SUN) I actually think I'd be better of wearing shades or a baseball cap or something. I hate wearing hats, and I'm not really a shades person.

If I didn't know any better I'd worry that I was slowly turning into a vampire...

Malc

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 22:11

What about one of these bastards?

http://www.bltdirect.com/product.php?pi ... tt+BC&cat=

To be honest though, you might be better off with a bit of directional light with multiple sources - a blinding fuck-off powerful bulb hanging from the middle of the ceiling was never a terribly good idea, even in the 1950s. Get some uplight and adjustable spots for your work area maybe.

edit: or.. yikes! http://www.bltdirect.com/product.php?pi ... tt+BC&cat=

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Malc wrote:

If I didn't know any better I'd worry that I was slowly turning into a vampire...
Malc

Have you been developing a Scots accent and a sweet tooth by any chance?

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

I can't have additional lights: there is no space for them and nowhere to plug them in.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 22:25

I have no idea about bright bulbs, but why not consider a portable lighting solution?

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

I'm not sure how portable a severed head really is.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 22:27

Ask John the Baptist.

kalmar · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 22:28

Need additional light? Try using paraffin soaked newspaper as a torch.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Dimrill wrote:

I have no idea about bright bulbs, but why not consider a portable lighting solution?

Is that Hugo Myatt?*

* 107 bananas for the first person to know who he is.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Lack of light makes some people sad:

Although lack of cake, crisps, chips, booze and cocaine and the money to buy them also makes some people sad.

This message was brought to you by Mr Kipling Cakes and Green Giant.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 22:32

"Men like breasts because there are two of them, and that represents good value." - Simon Munnery.

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

Dimrill wrote:

"Men like breasts because there are two of them, and that represents good value." - Simon Mammary.

FTFY.

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

Is that what you think I look like?

Mr Dom · **Posted:** Mon Mar 16, 2009 22:43

http://www.lampspecs.co.uk/Light-Bulbs-Tubes/Energy-Saving-Spiral-ES/Low-Energy-Spiral-30W-ES-827-Prolite

Or if you want a bluer light:
http://www.lampspecs.co.uk/Light-Bulbs-Tubes/Energy-Saving-Spiral-Daylight/Low-Energy-Spiral-30W-BC-865-Prolight

chinnyhill10 · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 15695

MrD wrote:

Is that what you think I look like?

No.

Except for the tits, natch.

Anyway, seems to me that what you need is some good quality light. Uplighters are the best for PC work and you can pick an uplighter lamp up from Homebase for about 30 quid.

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8655

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

I have no idea about bright bulbs, but why not consider a portable lighting solution?

Is that Hugo Myatt?*

* 107 bananas for the first person to know who he is.

Was he the guy from Knightmare?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38642

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Lack of light makes some people sad:
[img]FatsadKerry.jpg[/img]

That's a shame y'know, I used to quite fancy that.

Was it her who sold a breast implant recently? Brrrr.....

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:35

Joans wrote:

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

I have no idea about bright bulbs, but why not consider a portable lighting solution?
hugo.jpg

Is that Hugo Myatt?*
* 107 bananas for the first person to know who he is.

Was he the guy from Knightmare?

Yup. Why exactly is he being discussed in a thread about light bulbs?

Joans · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 8655

Grim... wrote:

Joans wrote:

chinnyhill10 wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

I have no idea about bright bulbs, but why not consider a portable lighting solution?
hugo.jpg

Is that Hugo Myatt?*
* 107 bananas for the first person to know who he is.

Was he the guy from Knightmare?

Yup. Why exactly is he being discussed in a thread about light bulbs?

Spellcasting
L-I-G-H-T-B-U-L-B-S

I have no idea, sorry.
Alternative answer - Chinny + 80's = derail

kalmar · **Posted:** Wed Mar 31, 2010 20:50

Ooh, I just found out about this:

http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2 ... ight-idea/

And it's completely pissed me off >:(

MrD · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 2139

I'm still using that exact same damn bulb one year later. Every other replacement that claims to be the same wattage is in fact less bright at maximum brightness.

I still want a "40W usage -> 200W equivalent" bulb. DAMN. IT.

kalmar · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2010 9:29

http://www.bigclive.com/hamster.htm

Mr Dom · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2010 11:19

Dude... I'm repeating myself but:
http://www.lampspecs.co.uk/Light-Bulbs-Tubes/Energy-Saving-Spiral-BC/Low-Energy-Spiral-30W-BC-827-Prolite
or
http://www.lampspecs.co.uk/Light-Bulbs-Tubes/Energy-Saving-Spiral-ES/Low-Energy-Spiral-30W-ES-827-Prolite
if you have light fittings from IKEA.

I got one for a single-bulb room, and they are pretty damn good. It can take a minute or two to warm up to full awesomeness, but they are pretty bright even after 10 secs.

LampSpecs is good company - I found them when I was looking for DIMMABLE energy saving candle bulbs. I had one broken bulb in my box (not surprising tbh), and when I told em they sent a replacement straight away for free.

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:22

My parents' new-build bungalow has 4-pin lightbulbs and it's a pain in the ass finding replacements. The wiring in the place is clearly dodgy as they consistently blow after a few months, too.

kalmar · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2010 12:29

3 pin bayonet cap, you mean?

Also, "dodgy wiring" can't cause lights to "blow". It might cause them to go out until the fault is fixed, and it might conceivably start a fire, but other than that, no.

There might be an over-voltage condition, which is easily checked. Or the bulbs used might be bad ones. This is more likely - some of mine have been in place for 8 years.

The 3-pin ones are clearly specially manufactured for this daft requirement, only one manufacturer seems to bother and it's quite possibly giving rubbish quality bulbs (as it knows anyone sensible will be changing the sockets to 2-pin as soon as the building inspector has pissed off).

GazChap · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2010 14:02

No, 4-pin. They're not the bayonet cap bulbs, they're 4-pin "push-to-fit" bulbs.

Dodgy bulbs would seem to be the most reasonable explanation then, as we can't find them in any hardware store in town (including the B&Q Superstore) and have to get them direct off the council that rents them the bungalow.

kalmar · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2010 14:17

Ah, this means that the tube is separate from the ballast.
The original CFL lamps were like that (i.e. they had a ballast which plugged into the bayonet socket and the tube plugged into the ballast).

Another type has a separate electronic ballast, often running several tubes. This is at least vaguely sensible because it avoids throwing away the electronics and ballast with the tube, which doesn't last as long.
On the other hand the range available is poor and the price higher than the integrated ones.

e.g.

Anyway if they're blowing these tubes frequently, it could well be the fault of the ballast!

I'd rip it out and fit normal bayonet sockets if possible.

Mr Dom · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2010 18:22

GazChap wrote:

My parents' new-build bungalow has 4-pin lightbulbs and it's a pain in the ass finding replacements. The wiring in the place is clearly dodgy as they consistently blow after a few months, too.

Ahem...
http://www.lampspecs.co.uk/Light-Bulbs-Tubes/Compact-Fluorescent
There's like 4 page of depth for choosing pin types/wattages for push-fit compact flourescents.
Chances are they will have the bulbs you need in some decent wattages too.

kalmar · **Posted:** Thu Apr 01, 2010 23:10

Congratulations by the way.

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