Hey Sanjay...Luxim's plasma lightbulb

[Anonymous]

http://news.zdnet.com/2422-13568_22-192842.html

When do you start testing?

 

[sanjay]

I saw that... will test as soon as they send me one

sanjay.

 

[Terryben]

I saw that... will test as soon as they send me one

sanjay.

Hi Sanjay,

Any info on where I can get one for you to test? The conversion factor seems incredible -- twice as effecient as an LED.

 

[Anonymous]

Have to realize those aren't THAT much more efficient than some MH/HPS bulbs. especially lower kelvin.

However I'm curious of their claims of the plasma getting to 6,000K... as I'm pretty sure that would melt just about any glass many times over, although I guess it could be one of those instances where the way the plasma is flowing it confines it to the central part and the temperature drops off dramatically towards the glass enclosure

 

[Anonymous]

Yes, temperature drop off quickly away from the plasma. This is one of the reason they can't make small MH bulb. They just can't make the inner tube smaller since it would be too close to the plasma, I heard.