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In reply to the discussion: U.S. pulls plug on incandescent light bulbs as new ban goes into effect [View all]DENVERPOPS
(13,003 posts)for example, EVERY traffic light in colder/snowy climates across the U.S. and Canada...........I am not sure that even years later, they have found a solution to that problem.......
Same with the Warning beacons on every tower/tall building in the U.S. and Canada....
I only have to imagine the problems with a bulb that doesn't give off heat on the lamps on aircraft and even more so on landing strips and taxi strips at airports..........
My point is, that we go "All In" on something way way before proper vetting, research and development........
Another point is the lamps used in Fluorescent fixtures....the new bulbs, if I am not mistaken, require different internal components in the fixtures. (ballasts?) which, last I heard, required he labor intensive process of replacing the ballasts on every fluorescent light fixture in the U.S..............The cost of the labor, let alone the cost of the new Ballasts, made it more economically more cost effective, just to replace the entire "Troffler"?? suspended ceiling, four lamp fixtures...............Maybe their needs to be a longer phase in period if there isn't gonna be more research and development is all I am saying. Can you even begin to think, about the absolutely, un-fathomable number of those ubiquitous four lamp, suspended ceiling light fixtures there are in the U.S.???????????Every sky scraper, every office building, every store, every school, every public building, the list is endless......
Again, my point is, that we should make sure that we have a viable alternative before shooting from the hip and having a constant state of expensive do overs..........
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