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Article #21165fluorescent vs. incandescent
From: friedman steven michael
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 1989 18:53
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 1989 18:53
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I know that fluorescent lights are more efficient than
incandescent lights, but use a lot of power during start-up; whereas
it costs nothing to flip an incandescent bulb on and off, but is more
expensive to run over time. My question is where do the efficiency
curves meet? That is, how long does one need to keep a light on
continuously before it becomes more efficient to switch from
incandescent to fluorescent? (Obviously the functions would cross in
different places, depending on wattage).
Steven M Friedman
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!dptcdc!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!purdue!haven!uvaarpa!hudson!smf7s From: smf7s@hudson.acc.virginia.edu (friedman steven michael) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: fluorescent vs. incandescent Keywords: none Message-ID: <1369@hudson.acc.virginia.edu> Date: 16 Apr 89 18:53:04 GMT Distribution: usa Organization: University of Virginia Lines: 15