These contractors are replacing a 175w MV with an 85w induction. This is from the project where there is NO salvaging of the MV, LPS, HPS fixtures, ballasts, bulbs. The ligting Nazis prohibit any giving or selling replaced lamps or fixtures, and must be disposed/recycled at a certified recycler.
The conversions were paid for by the federal block grant, it requires old stuff to be destroyed so they wont be reused again. Kinda like when carowners traded in gas guzzlers for fuel effcient cars partly paid for by the government two years ago or so. Cars traded in had the engine oil drained, then run with the gas pedal on the floor until the engine blows.
This makes me SICK! I wish there was a way to shut them down! BAN ALL LIGHT SOURCES EXCEPT INCANDESCENT AND MV PLEASE AND THANK YOU! this is bull!@#$ and makes me absolutely MAD! If I ever saw one of these guys taking down an MV..I WOULD take action against them no matter what happens to me! /end rant
Nothing should be banned. Why ban light sources? Who cares if things aren't as efficient, if the person who uses the not-so-efficient ones they just can pay more money. Its up to the consumer, not the government.
Yeah I don't like this idea of banning light sources just because they're inefficient. I much rather them just put a tax on MV, magnetic ballasts, incandescent lamps instead of banning them outright ,sure it may be more but at least we could still buy them.
And the idea of forcing people to scrap working stuff is just wasteful, ugh
It's wasteful to throw something away that is still useful. Not everyone can afford today's newer lights today which are more expensive and won't last as long as older fixtures.
We have the same converstation at Internet Movie Car Database especially one member from Germany hated the equivalent of our Cash for Clunker program at his homeland.
It could be also THOSE guys in the picture to blame too...for doing a bad job too Maybe it's a punishment for being greedy and not giving others the old stuff....
More of these bulb type inductions have failed, mostly the ballast/driver. We are trying to get some type of warrenty repair, or at least replacement parts. A few shoebox induction bulbs have just burst inside on thier own.
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And the idea of forcing people to scrap working stuff is just wasteful, ugh
We have the same converstation at Internet Movie Car Database especially one member from Germany hated the equivalent of our Cash for Clunker program at his homeland.