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In article <4604@qiclab.UUCP> al@qiclab.UUCP (Al Peterman) writes:

	This brings up the main drawback to florescents vs. the
	incandescents, namely flexibility . . .  Flourescents,
	despite their advantages in efficiency, are just unable to
	be adjusted or controlled easily . . .  Another minor hassle
	with florescents is the disposal problem. . . .  I've got 70+
	incandescent bulb fixtures in the house, and 6 florescent
	fixtures.  I wish I could have it the other way for efficiency,
	but for aesthic AND practical reasons, it just don't make sense
	in the home.
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Dimmers for flourescents are available from a number of sources.  They
are indeed more expensive than those for incandescents, but the
efficiency and coolness of flourescents more than compensate.  Other
methods for controlling brilliance include having fixtures with, perhaps
12 bulbs and using two switches, one which turns on 4 and the other
which turns on 8 (much like a 3-way light bulb).

In my home, I have 40 4-foot flourescent tubes which are the main lights
in the bedrooms, hall, office, kitchen, and garage.  The fixtures are flush and
attractive, and the light is glare-free.  

Lutron Electronics, Co.
Suter Road, Box 205
Coopersburg, PA 18036
800-523-9466, 800-222-4509

manufactures flourescent dimmers.

dgc

David G. Cantor
Department of Mathematics
University of California at Los Angeles
Internet:  dgc@math.ucla.edu