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Tuicemen:
With the faze out of the standard incandescent light bulb there has been lots of development with light bulbs.
It appears the LED may be the winner in the bulb war.
Many users here have had good experience with different brands some have even experimented looking for the best brand for their setups.
Hopefully they will post their successful bulb findings here as well for future reference.

Here is a list of LED bulbs X10 has tested with their modules with success:


* Cree 60 Watt dimmable LED: http://www.homedepot.com/p/Cree-60W-Equivalent-Soft-White-2700K-A19-Dimmable-LED-Light-Bulb-BA19-08027OMF-12DE26-2U100/204592770?N=5yc1vZbol 

* Phillips 60 Watt dimmable LED:http://www.homedepot.com/p/Philips-60W-Equivalent-Soft-White-2700K-A19-Dimmable-LED-Light-Bulb-E-424382/203553310

* Phillips 60 Watt dimmable LED:http://www.amazon.com/Philips-433227-10-5-watt-Style-Dimmable/dp/B00I134ORI/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1399406158&sr=8-2&keywords=phillips+led

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dhouston:
Also, Philips has recently released an API and Software Development Kit for their Hue LEDs.

* http://technabob.com/blog/2013/03/11/philips-hue-led-lamps-api-sdk/

bkenobi:
For those wanting to switch to LED, this is good information.  I found that the stores local to me (Seattle) have continued to carry essentially the same stock in bulbs to date.  I asked and they indicated they were just continuing to sell what was already produced.  I did a bit of research and found that there's been a couple changes in the US as far as enforcement of this "ban".

1) When the US gov't had the sequester, the agency that was tasked with enforcing this ban was essentially defunded.  As a result, there was noone to make anyone comply.  After this sequester ended, I don't know if they have stepped back up, by no stores have changed stock in any way local to me.

2) When it came down to the deadline, the gov't modified the "ban" to be slightly less restrictive.  As a result, incandescent bulbs with halogen bulbs inside (hybrid incandescent I guess) are efficient enough to pass.  These bulbs are not as cheap as the original banned bulb, but they are certainly cheaper than LED.

I don't know how this affects other countries (probably doesn't).  So, those that want LED's can use this thread as a guide for what to get.  Those that don't, know that there are some form of incandescent available.  And, everyone should know that twisty bulbs are still evil (bad for X10, bad for environment, bad light...simply bad).

Brian H:
I have tested the 72 watt halogen replacement for the old 100 watt incandescent bulbs. They act the same as the older ones on X10 and other brand dimmers. Depending on which old 100 watt bulb model. They are about the same lumen output as some and slightly less with other brands.

One point if you use the halogen replacement. Read the added cautions label on the box to keep you out of problems, with where you are using them.

bkenobi:

--- Quote from: Brian H on May 23, 2014, 01:06:55 PM ---One point if you use the halogen replacement. Read the added cautions label on the box to keep you out of problems, with where you are using them.

--- End quote ---
You mean legal trouble or things like heat?

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