What about flood lights? Heat bulbs for the bathroom? |
Audio tubes are not considered light bulbs as far as I know.
If they were part of the ban then anything under 40 watts
would still be ok.
I have seen nothing online that mentions audio tubes in the
ban. The reason for the ban is to force people to use more
efficient bulbs. In the case of audio tubes there are no
other alternative bulbs to use. It would not make sense to
ban the tubes themselves.
If tube based equipment was more popular I could see them
trying to ban it, but it is just a blip on the radar, and
not worth their time to worry about. |
Incandescent bulbs can still be bought. Even 100watt types.. all you have to do is look for 'heavy duty/long life.. types. They can still be sold and are. Same will be true for 60 watt bulbs..
The op is getting hysterial.
Never the less I stocked up on 100 watt incandescents.. Ihave a lifetime supply hoarded. LOL
(Wish I could saythe same for all types of Audio tubes...) |
I wonder if it is possible to design and manufacture florescent audio tubes. |
"the light bulb conspiracy"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfzQzGNYaiU
It is a little long but interesting. |
Will they be offering audio tubes in helical shapes like those energy saving light bulbs? |
There is a workaround. These guys figured out how to stay within the guidelines, and still make bulbs.
http://www.newcandescent.com/store/customer/ |
Thanks everybody, good replies all. I will be keeping an eye on it in the future from time to time, but hopefully it won't be impacting us directly... |
The light bulb regulations don't include tubes. No effort is underway, at least seriously, to regulate tubes. |
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Rumors of the "Death of Tubes" are exaggerated, to paraphrase Mark Twain. |
Yes, Lewm to the contrary, thanks to old world places like the former USSR, Yugoslavia, China etc..new tubes are being born every day:
https://www.google.com/search?q=tungsol+kt+150&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=S4e8UralJM77oATW1IHwAQ&ved=0CD4QsAQ&biw=1280&bih=682 |
Yep, their commin',
gonna get your bulbs, tubes and tube of toothpaste.
The future is a vast wasteland void of light, music and filled with rampant tooth decay. |
Look at the crap there selling here RIP!! |
The trouble being that all tubes are considered incandescent bulbs. Says who? |
They can have my tubes when they pry them from my cold dead fingers... |
They can have my tubes when they pry them from my painfully burnt fingers. |
They can have my tubes when they pry them from my cold, stiff fingers... |
There is a new tube factory startup in Nevada! They were showing off their new 6L6 at THE Show (2014) right across the hall from us. They are called RCH Labs. |
I doubt it.
Not a good sign in general if true.
Don't know one way or the other, but I doubt it. |
