With the government discussing an end to low energy light globes, Uncle Joe thought it would be a good idea to find out how good the options are.
Having been burned once by buying a carton of cheap compact fluorescents, he thought it important to warn people of the potential dangers. That carton of lightglobes gave off a dim but harsh blue light and people wrote back apologising for having to break the pledge they had signed promising to use them to replace an incandescent globe.
Local electrical contractor, appliance repairer and component supplier, Malcolm McKenzie discusses in detail his experience with getting the light globes to work. Listen to the interview now .
This light was designed by Admir Jukanovic, a graduate of the Royal College of Art in London.