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>>Why don't you ditch the CFLs and start with LED bulbs? They are
>>available in 12v and are much cheaper. 100,000 hrs life allegedly.
>>You may need to change the lampholders. They use less than 1/10 the
>>current of a CFL.
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> If you can show me how to get 600 lumens for 1/10 of an amp, I would
> be very interested! I have looked at LED lamps, but have found
> nothing that approaches the 600 non-directional lumens I get from the
> CFLs. Link?
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> Vaughn
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Yeah the LED 12 volt bulb I have only puts out about 125 lumens. It does
work OK for reading but if I was going to do more 12 volt lights for
general lighting i'd go for the CFL's for sure
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>>Why don't you ditch the CFLs and start with LED bulbs? They are
>>available in 12v and are much cheaper. 100,000 hrs life allegedly.
>>You may need to change the lampholders. They use less than 1/10 the
>>current of a CFL.
>
> If you can show me how to get 600 lumens for 1/10 of an amp, I would
> be very interested! I have looked at LED lamps, but have found
> nothing that approaches the 600 non-directional lumens I get from the
> CFLs. Link?
>
> Vaughn
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