[Greenbuilding] philips ecovantage

[Lynelle Hamilton]

Haven't seen these, but did get the LED GU10 50W equivalents made by 
Philips.  Really like the light and the reduced energy hit.  A friend 
who is a "light purist" and really prefers halogens couldn't tell I'd 
replaced them!

Lynelle
On 11/01/2013 11:47 PM, John Salmen wrote:
> I am getting grumpy at the lighting market. What is the point of putting a
> halogen bulb inside what looks like an old incandescent bulb and calling it
> efficient? They are saying it is 28% more efficient but not allowing for a
> 10% loss in light and a limited life expectancy. Does anyone have any
> positive experience with this product?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greenbuilding [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org]
> On Behalf Of John Salmen
> Sent: January-09-13 9:57 AM
> To: archilogic at chaffyahoo.ca; 'Green Building'
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Recharging disposable Alkaline batteries
>
> Yes - according to this
> http://www.frugalbits.com/columns/easily-and-effective-recharge-batteries/
> it works on used disposable, etc. Seems to currently be the only one out
> there as a packaged product
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greenbuilding [mailto:greenbuilding-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org]
> On Behalf Of RT
> Sent: January-09-13 9:20 AM
> To: Green Building
> Subject: Re: [Greenbuilding] Recharging disposable Alkaline batteries
>
> On Wed, 09 Jan 2013 11:28:41 -0500, John Salmen <terrain at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>> Canadian can purchase an equivalent (at much higher cost of course) at
>> Rona
>>
>> http://www.rona.ca/en/alkaline-battery-charger?select_store=61020
>
> I just had a look at the above and didn't see anything in the description
> that mentioned it was designed to recharge disposable alkalines (which the
> Rosewill unit is, as well as NiMHs).
>
> Years ago I did purchase some rechargeable alkaline batteries and a couple
> of different chargers specifically designed for them but I was finding that
> the batteries were relatively short-lived due to their having a tendency to
> leak, leaving crusty crud & corrosion in the devices in which they were
> used.
>
> It seemed that the "premium" grade alkaline rechargeables within the same
> brand name failed earlier than the lower grade ones. Needless to say, I quit
> using them . Fortunately, NiMHs came along shortly after.
>
> Anyway (back to the point... mind wandering again) I'm wondering if the
> $60 "eCO" charger is one that is intended for use with rechargeable
> alkalines (ie NFG AFAIC) or whether it is in fact designed to deliver
> different current levels in two or three stages to minimise the possibility
> of overheating disposable alkalines to the point of leakage and/or explosion
> as the Rosewill unit appears to do ?
>> On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Sam Ewbank <g.l.ewbank at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Is the Rosewill battery charger available through Amazon anymore?
> I just started typing "Rosewill alk" and my Opera browser's Google gave me a
> "Rosewill Alkaline Battery Charger" option before I finished typing.
>
> When I clicked on Google's auto-offering, one of the first hits was
> "Newegg.ca"
>
> http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182206
>
> ... but unfortunately "Out of stock" currently.
>
> Also, another of the hits mentioned that its price is $29.95 so it appears
> that good ol' Reuben got us a pretty good deal back when he alerted us to it
> ($9.95).
>
>
> --
> === * ===
> Rob Tom					AOD257
> Kanata, Ontario, Canada
>
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