Q. Hybrid light bulb? What is it?
A. Hybrid light bulbs are next generation IR halogen lamps, an energy efficient derivative of the incandescent light bulb whereby wasted heat energy is recycled into light energy.
Q. How is it better than compact fluorescent?
A. First, hybrid light bulbs contain no Mercury, compared to fluorescent light bulbs that are harmful to the environment. Second, Hybrid light bulbs provide superior quality of light, identical to incandescent. Hybrid bulbs are quiet, turn on instantly, dimmable, compact, and provide far superior light source.
Q. What is the color temperature and CRI of hybrid light bulbs?
A. Hybrid light bulbs typically have the same color temperature and CRI (Color Rendering Index) as incandescent and halogen bulbs: approximately 2700°K and 100 CRI.
Q. Are Hybrid light bulbs as hot as incandescent?
A. No. The heat is recycled to produce light. Therefore the outer bulb temperature of a Hybrid light bulb is cooler than a standard incandescent light bulb while delivering the same amount of light.
Q. Is it instant-on (no warm-up time)?
A. Yes. Just like an incandescent light bulb - Full power at start.
Q. What about dimming or use on motion sensors, timers or lighting controls?
A. Hybrid light bulbs can be easily used with motion sensors or lighting controls, such as timers. They act just like incandescent light bulbs and are able to be dimmed in full range of dimming ( 0-100%) or continuous dimming.
Q. Are there any toxic materials in hybrid light bulbs?
A. No. They are made from great stuff found naturally, like quartz (made from sand). They are mercury and lead free and are RoHS compliant.
Q. What shapes do they come in?
A. From common screw-base (A-Line or GLS) to PAR and MR16 reflector lamps, Hybrid light bulbs are becoming available in many common bulb shapes.
Q. Where can they be purchased?
A. Hybrid light bulbs can be found at various retail and home improvement stores. A wider range of light bulbs with even greater efficacies are expected to be available globally over the next several years.
Q. What is the cost?
A. Hybrid light bulbs are much more cost effective compared to LED's and are expected to be similar in cost to CFL's as volumes increase.
Q. When will hybrid light bulbs be available?
A. Early versions are available today. Newer Hybrid light bulbs with improved technology (30-50 lumens per watt) are expected to be launched over the next several years.
Q. Do hybrid light bulbs meet global energy legislation requirements?
A. Yes. Hybrid light bulbs in fact greatly exceed current and pending global energy legislation requirements, including EISA 2007 (U.S.A.), EuP Energy Class requirement (E.U.) and energy conservation standards for incandescent reflector lamps (USA).
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