Megaman have listened to the requests from their customers and have brought out a range of spiral (or helix) low energy lamps! Some people prefer the helix shape they feel it looks much brighter than a standard stick shaped low energy (myself included)

They are available in 5, 8, 11, 14, 20 and 23 watts with the 23 watt being a good replacement for the 100 watt lamps that are getting harder to find these days (although we do have them in stock) They come in warm white which is a good replacement colour for the pearl bulbs we tend to use here in the UK.

We will get them listed on the site soon but if you cant wait then please give us a call!

The nice thing about megaman lamps is they use Amalgam which is much better than liquid mercury (the bit that need to be recycled to prevent it polluting the environment)

Heres the blurb about it (if you are interested!)

“Megaman use an amalgam reservoir to start our lamps.Amalgam is 50% Mercury Alloy, is safe to touch in its solid form and has been used in the Dentistry, Chemistry and Mining Industries for years. The Amalgam pellet vaporises when heated and returns to its safe solid form when the lamp is cool.

All fluorescent lamps use electricity to excite a mercury vapor in argon or neon gas, resulting in a plasma that produces a short wave ultraviolet light. This light then causes a phospher to fluoresce, producing a visable light. While other CFLs contain from 3 over 5 mg of mercury, Megaman lamps have mercury levels lower than 3mg (an 11w Compact Classic GLS contains 2.2mg of mercury) the lowest in the industry!

Benefits of Using Amalgam

- Completely safe - you can touch, handle, transport & store lamps in the knowledge that they are risk free to both you and the environment.
- Direct replacement for liquid mercury
- Prevents the release of mercury toxins during the manufactring process
- Mantains a solid state at room temperature, ensuring mercury is not spread should a lamp break and providing easy recovery
-Reduces environmental pollution during use when recycled
- Allows for the manufacturing of more compact lamps with excellent lumen maintenance and increased lamp efficacy
- Less temperature sensitivity”

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