New Lights for EA/DSE? musiccolour?

[terryc]

Now that incandescents are being phased out, what are my optins for
repacement lights to run off the old EA musiccolour light flasher?

Should I just stock up?

 

[Phil Allison]

"terryc"

Now that incandescents are being phased out, what are my optins for
repacement lights to run off the old EA musiccolour light flasher?

Should I just stock up?

** Have you tried any CFLs on the thing?

Most of them flash and flicker just fine when fed from a triac dimmer.

Brightly coloured ones ARE available -

the Chinese **love** them !!



..... Phil

 

[Trevor Wilson]

"terryc" <newssixspam-spam@woa.com.au> wrote in message
newsan.2008.12.18.12.48.27.682167@woa.com.au...

Now that incandescents are being phased out, what are my optins for
repacement lights to run off the old EA musiccolour light flasher?

**LEDs. MUCH more efficient that incandescent. Particularly blue ones. For
white, figure on around 500% more efficient (than halogen). For blue, the
figure is more like 1,000% or more.

Should I just stock up?

**Why bother? Decent LEDs are falling in price fast. Coloured LEDs are
perfect for such an application. Reliability is several orders of magnitude
higher. Best of all: Colour temperature does not alter much with varying
intensity.


--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

 

[terryc]

On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 04:55:28 +1100, Trevor Wilson wrote:

"terryc" <newssixspam-spam@woa.com.au> wrote in message
newsan.2008.12.18.12.48.27.682167@woa.com.au...
Now that incandescents are being phased out, what are my optins for
repacement lights to run off the old EA musiccolour light flasher?

**LEDs. MUCH more efficient that incandescent. Particularly blue ones. For
white, figure on around 500% more efficient (than halogen). For blue, the
figure is more like 1,000% or more.

Source or paterns for DIY

Dang, I could run the whole house, aka national lampoon Xmas on the one
musiccolour.