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Article #8224Re: where can I get energy efficient light bulbs?
From: Sirpa Saarinen
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1992 19:30
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1992 19:30
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jmc@SAIL.Stanford.EDU (John McCarthy) writes: >The problem with fluorescents for me is that they buzz. I found ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >the Stanford maintenance people unhelpful about this. "Oh, that's >not enough buzz to bother anyone." The underlying message is that >saving energy is more important. One thing that buzzed was a replacement >for an incandescent bulb. Does anyone know if this problem is >now solvable? If not, I and many others will stick with incandescents >until it is. >-- >John McCarthy, Computer Science Department, Stanford, CA 94305 At least in my office it is the computer terminals and workstations (sun) that "buzz" more than the flourescent light right next to my head. What kind of terminals do you have? Buzz-less? Sirpa Saarinen saarinen@csrd.uiuc.edu
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