febisfebi
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I was thinking the same thing, in fact I typed up a post almost identical to yours, but my computer crashed before I could post it and I didn't want to retype at that time. I am still curious about this though.Hey BG! Not sure I understand this comment. Efficiency in converting electrical energy to light + heat is where LEDs shine (pun intended!). 1000 watts of LEDs at 61% efficiency produces 390 watts of heat, while an 1000 watts of HID at 35% produces 650 watts of heat. Even considering the conversion of some photons to heat, the difference is significant. Not sure about toasters, but since little of their output is light I would guess that the vast majority of wattage is heat. I must be missing something?
Also, how do you get 61% efficiency? I thought 56% at 50w was the highest efficiency.