ArmorLite Safety Coating for Compact Fluorescent Lights
Fluorescent light bulbs seem like a great way to save on energy with lighting, right? Well yes, but there are a couple of big concerns when using them. Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFLs) are so fragile that they often break, and when they do, it’s not just shattered glass that will hit the floor, but mercury as well, both of which are a major problem if you have kids or pets.
The new ArmorLite EcoSafety Coating resolves both of these concerns, plus makes those spirally bulbs look a lot nicer. Basically a regular spiral fluorescent light bulb inside a protective Safety Coating, the ArmorLite bulb looks like an incandescent bulb, but will keep all the broken shards of glass and mercury safely inside the skin in the event that it breaks.
The ArmorLite bulb in its protective casing will be available for purchase in December for $7.99 from the manufacturer, ClearLite. The only question is, is it worth the extra money?
A lot of consumers will say yes. Fluorescent bulbs break so easily, and the freedom to use them without being worried about toxins and glass shards will be a welcome relief. And furthermore, being able to have the eco-friendly and budget-saving benefits of a CFL with the more attractive design of an incandescent is something that will appeal to a lot of people.
This is a guest post by Mitch Gimber, who writes about everything from landscaping to solar lights at Timber and Textiles.
Your Comments
What a lot of bother the CFL bulbs are – sure enough, even at the higher price, the energy saving over conventional bulbs (or lamps as electricians call them) will pay for them easily, but surely it is easier to move to LED lightbulbs? They are hard to find right now, and tend to be expensive to buy, but at 50% of the energy of CFL, 0% mercury, fully recyclable, zero UV so no coating required, and a typical LED lifespan of perhaps 30000 hours, they will pay for themselves many times over. e.g. google ledwise
True. However, I believe that any innovation to improve an existing product is a good thing, as alternative ideas and products often come from it.
Dan