K8MHZ
Senior Member
- Occupation
- Electrician
Yesterday I was at Lowe's and they had four packs of 60 watt equivalent 5400k 'daylight' CFLs for $2.48. So I bought a couple boxes. The first place I tried one was in the basement in a porcelain base. The lamp was completely visible. I found it blinding to look at and the color was way too blue, very hard to focus on printing on a white background. The 2700 I took out did not present such problems.
Where I did find them useful is in my range hood. All the visible light is reflected, the bulbs aren't visible, and since the hood is right next to a window it just looks like the sun is coming in from the range.
I prefer the color of the 2700k over the daylight ones. I am probably not alone, as the 2700k CFLs are more than twice as much.
I also see a bunch of 'instant on' lamps there, too. I wonder if they really are.
So, anyway, would the reason the 2700s are much easier on our eyes when used as replacements for incandesants simply because that is what our brain is used to seeing? And the 5400ks look OK where outdoor light is normally seen?
Where I did find them useful is in my range hood. All the visible light is reflected, the bulbs aren't visible, and since the hood is right next to a window it just looks like the sun is coming in from the range.
I prefer the color of the 2700k over the daylight ones. I am probably not alone, as the 2700k CFLs are more than twice as much.
I also see a bunch of 'instant on' lamps there, too. I wonder if they really are.
So, anyway, would the reason the 2700s are much easier on our eyes when used as replacements for incandesants simply because that is what our brain is used to seeing? And the 5400ks look OK where outdoor light is normally seen?