Oh man... what makes me wish I was in that picture right now.
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How many hippies does it take to change a light bulb?
Fuck it, we'll smoke in the dark!
Maybe you can make a bulb changing adapter for the end of the 80M vertical.
Do CFL"s make good dummy loads?
It looks like something Richard Simmons would buy. ;)
Actually the premise of this article is incorrect. Incandescent lights are not being "phased out". Certain wattage's used for standard lighting applications simply have to meet certain efficiency requirements such as x candella's per watt where x is greater than the present values. In addition, there are tons of exceptions to the bans for things like 3-way bulbs, left hand threaded bulbs, utility bulbs, flood lights, dimmable bulbs, display bulbs, colored bulbs, rough service lamps, industrial service lamps, signal and pilot lamps, decorative lamps, candelabra lamps. miniature lamps, Low V lamps, military bulbs, and about a million and one other exceptions. The way I see it, incandescent s will be available for a very long time to come.
In addition, want to make an incandescent last forever ? Run it at a slightly lower voltage than it is rated. Damned things last forever. Check out the "Centennial Bulb" in Livermore California.
http://www.centennialbulb.org/
With all the new regs and BS, I have a feeling that if Edison were still alive, he'd say fuck it, you can work by candle light.