03-07-2024, 07:01 PM
Mike, apologies for not arranging to see you on this visit. We knew we would be fully committed with our friends near Tulla. And I had a horrible cold for the days we were near Tulla so you wouldn't have wanted me around.
Earlier in the trip we were in Northern Ireland and Donegal. Photos are Ruth on the Carrick-a-Rede bridge and the LED light at Fanad lighthouse. That was a fascinating visit. The LED assembly looks like a mechanical drop-in replacement for the 4x halogen assembly that in turn replaced a massive conventional filament lamp. I forget how much they reckoned the LED saved on the electric bill but it was certainly thousands of Euros per year. I think the LED was 70W, replacing 1kW of halogen and 3kW of conventional. I'm not sure that all the halogen and filaments were in use at the same time. Some may have been backup. Impressive heatsinks!
https://fanadlighthouse.com/
Highly recommended if you're in Donegal.
Earlier in the trip we were in Northern Ireland and Donegal. Photos are Ruth on the Carrick-a-Rede bridge and the LED light at Fanad lighthouse. That was a fascinating visit. The LED assembly looks like a mechanical drop-in replacement for the 4x halogen assembly that in turn replaced a massive conventional filament lamp. I forget how much they reckoned the LED saved on the electric bill but it was certainly thousands of Euros per year. I think the LED was 70W, replacing 1kW of halogen and 3kW of conventional. I'm not sure that all the halogen and filaments were in use at the same time. Some may have been backup. Impressive heatsinks!
https://fanadlighthouse.com/
Highly recommended if you're in Donegal.
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