PuffyCloud If you want specifics on which LED lamps I use etc. ask and I will give details in another post as this post is already too big.

I would appreciate it very much, although I probably have forgotten more things about eco lighting than most people will ever know, I am always happy to hear new info that might be new.

I certainly care and I'm sure many other people do as well.

I also have a subreddit, /r/ightsensitive, where I have documented most of my journey. Haven't posted there in a while though, but if you have specific questions feel free to ask. And thank you for caring

    ensete I just received OSRAM DULUX INTELLIGENT LONGLIFE CFLs. They are a no go as they flicker(although not as obvious as other cheap CFLs on my slow motion video) and are not flicker-free as advertised. I will used them on a hallway probably.

    I will come back in the next days with links from the LED spots/light fixtures(DC transformer included) I use.

    I also ordered a few LED filament bulbs that are marked on this website as FfT(Flicker Free Technically):
    https://www.derlichtpeter.de/testergebnisse/

    I will test them to see if I get problems from them and come back with feedback.

    Also low wattage(under 40w) incandescents or halogen bulbs tend to flicker, I do prefer warm DC driven LED light instead as my eyes don't get as tired. Also I would stay away from most LED bulbs as the tehnology is not there yet(haven't seen a LED bulb that I don't have problems with but I'm going to try from time to time).

    This also seems promising although they don't have any below 3000K:
    http://www.skywider.com/products/liquid-filled-lamp/

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    I don't suffer from any light / lighting sources, thankfully. But now that many lights including street lighting is starting to use LED, I hope it doesnt cause me eye strain. Some highways I used have already switched to LED lights, but so far no eye strain from me.

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    JTL LOL

    You can still buy incandescents yourself. Only a very narrow slice of bulbs got phased out. 130V incandescents all meet the energy efficiency. There are also 120v 602 watt bulbs, same exact ones that used to be sold in store, in slightly smaller chandelier bulbs that are sold at Target and the like. Lowes and Home Depot doesnt sell them cause they get a much higher profit margin hawking harmful LED ligfhtbulbs, and they care more about $$ than people health and well being

    You can search various online outlets and find incandescents for sale easily

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      ensete That's true. You can still buy them in Canada as well.

        JTL Have any links to canadian stores? I'd love to find some 60w, 120V GE double life bulbs.

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          JTL I'll take a look. I have an old Canadian contact who bought and shipped a Canadian Cefaly to me, maybe he could help me out if I find something.

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          ensete Bought the new versions recently:
          http://m.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/art/20169658/
          They changed the adapter and now these JANSJÖ lamps are no longer flicker free. I think they changed to IC LED drivers and now are very sensitive to the input electricity.
          If you can still find the old ones you should be fine but these new ones will give you a headache.

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            PuffyCloud I have one that looks exactly like that. It's flicker free, guess it's the older model.

            Most of my light bulb are incandescent or halogen. You can still buy them in Canada, but it's expensive.

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            I live in Canada and we still have incandescent lights. I have a tote full of them🙂 I probably have over 250 and a lot of them are the ones that last 7500 hours a bulb. I plan to fill up 5 totes enough till I die hopefully. I can't tolerate LED or CFL no matter what. I call my house the sanctuary with black out curtains so the street light LEDS can't get into my house. I have 4 plasma TV's and all Incandescent bulbs.

              jasonpicard I'm also from Canada, lol.
              Couldn't you also use halogen? I use 60w Halogen bulbs from Home Depot in my house.

                MagnuM halogen is good. One advantage is it burns at a higher temperate so there is more red light. But when the sun goes down incandescent is better because it burns at 2900k which doesn't mess your circadian biology up as much. I have halogens in my bathroom only because of the light fixture.

                  jasonpicard Are you aware of any diseases/disorders surrounding sensitivity to circadian rhythm consistency or blue light's function in those cycles?

                    MagnuM the problem is when it comes to our issues I can't figure it out. I spent alot of times in Jack Kruse's forum and other Facebook groups and when it comes to this issue it's just a crazy mystery. For me one day in 2008 I couldn't tolerate ccfl flicker and LED flicker. I wish I could go back and use a CRT monitor. I tried with no success. I even bumped up the refresh rate and it didn't even matter.

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