Re: where can I get energy efficient light bulbs?

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From: Peter Kaminski
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1992 00:41

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jmc@SAIL.Stanford.EDU (John McCarthy) writes:

>The problem with fluorescents for me is that they buzz.

Fluorescents with electronic ballasts don't buzz or flicker (that's
what really used to get me), since they run the lamp at 30 to 35kHz
instead of 60Hz.  And Real Goods says all the compact fluorescents
they sell give off approximately the same color spectrum as a 60 watt
incandescent.

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