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Article #8973Re: incandescent light bulb life extender
From: Phil Ngai
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 1990 02:15
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 1990 02:15
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roy@phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith) writes: > Anyway, much as I think the compact flourescents are a good idea, I >can see two reasons not to use them. First, the light is ugly. I have There are some fluorescent lamps with ugly light. But there are also some CFs with very good light. The Philips SF*18 is a good example. If you haven't seen them, you should. >carefully measured most of my lamps and ceiling fixtures and there just >isn't enough room for the CF's unless I'm willing to use the smallest sizes I'm willing to change my fixtures. Perhaps someday you won't have to (but there are probably limits to the intensity level of CF and therefore how small they can get) but I don't want to wait. --
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!telly!problem!compus!lethe!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!sun-barr!newstop!sun!amdcad!brahms!phil From: phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: incandescent light bulb life extender Keywords: lamp life, economics Message-ID: <1990Dec15.021500.16033@amd.com> Date: 15 Dec 90 02:15:00 GMT References: <4225@kitty.UUCP> <6213@videovax.tv.tek.com> <4078@osc.COM> <1990Dec13.172348.20146@amd.com> <1990Dec13.214448.14300@phri.nyu.edu> Sender: usenet@amd.com (NNTP Posting) Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Lines: 16