Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Product Review - LED Bulbs. Beware of false claims

LED Bulb spec:

MR16-xW4 White 4Watt LED bulb GX5.3 base MR16 bulb with Three 1.3 Watt Nichia LEDs 12 Volt AC/DC, 100/120 lumen, 60 degree beam patternSelect Color Temperature.


I bought these LEDS and I'm totally disappointed by their performance! They can’t be compared or matched to the normal halogen lamp. Four MR16-xW4 LED bulbs won’t even make enough light to match one 35W halogen lamp when on the supplier's web site, it clearly stated that one of these LED bulbs can replace a 40+Watt halogen bulb.... BULLSHIT!!!!










Monday, April 28, 2008

Wind generator

I have installed a small wind Turbine, 24 volt 400 watt marine AIR-X from SWWP. It is situated on a 40ft tower on top of my three storey property.




The tower is divided into 2 sections;

The lower part consists of three 20ft galvanised steel pipes, welded together to form a Tripod, supported by three stainless steel guy wires. The tower stands on rubber engine mountings to reduce any vibration which is transmitted to the building...




The upper 20ft section is just a steel pipe supported by a further six guy wires. The upper section can be easily lowered / raised by hand while standing at the top of the first section.