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Originally Posted by Cynette
One of the mentors made a comparison display that holds 4 bulbs with a watt meter to show the energy use. It's very cool.
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Originally Posted by rsisk
Can you share this with us? I'd like to maybe do something similar.
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I'll describe it now and take a photo the next time I'm in the shop!
He built a wooden box and wired in 4 light sockets (porcelain?) Each socket has a on/off light switch underneath it. They are wired in parallel and at one end is an outlet. He provided a watt meter that plugs into the outlet. The four slots are intended for use for a regular 40 watt incandescent bulb, a compact fluorescent bulb, the FIRST bulb and a competitors 40 watt LED bulb for color comparison. At the back he has attached a piece of foam board to provide a surface to show the displacement of the light from the bulbs. Because each bulb has it's own switch, you can measure the watts for each bulb individually. Or turnthem all on and measure the total output!