Had to share this. I was shopping at the Home Depot last night and as always I looked over their offering of LED bulbs. They had this odd looking Phillips 12.5 watt job at the amazing price of $14.97 (reduced from ~$30). I'm not sure if it is a clearance or just mis-priced. I bought two. Its Phillips model 12E26A60 and is stated at being an 800 lumen 60w incandescent replacement. Its strange looking and at first one would think it would generate light like a yellow "bug" lamp but in use it is quite white.
When I got them home I installed one in place of a 12 watt CFL I had in a bedroom. This lamp is brighter, and has a nicer color temperature then the CFL. Also there is no warm-up delay, although there is about a 1/2 second delay at turn on. This lamp is listed as being dimmable, but I didn't try that. I plan to do a little more testing when I get the chance. I'd like to measure actual power draw and power factor. I'm also curious to have a look at it with the spectrum analyzer to see if it creates any radio interference.
All in all this is the first LED bulb I have purchased (out of at least a dozen) that I can see actually doing widespread service in my home. Perhaps the day is coming that LED's will start to take over from the CFL's...
Phil

When I got them home I installed one in place of a 12 watt CFL I had in a bedroom. This lamp is brighter, and has a nicer color temperature then the CFL. Also there is no warm-up delay, although there is about a 1/2 second delay at turn on. This lamp is listed as being dimmable, but I didn't try that. I plan to do a little more testing when I get the chance. I'd like to measure actual power draw and power factor. I'm also curious to have a look at it with the spectrum analyzer to see if it creates any radio interference.
All in all this is the first LED bulb I have purchased (out of at least a dozen) that I can see actually doing widespread service in my home. Perhaps the day is coming that LED's will start to take over from the CFL's...
Phil
