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Article #9047Re: incandescent light bulb life extender
From: William K. McFadden
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 1990 20:55
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 1990 20:55
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In article <1990Dec17.035646.4694@amd.com> phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) writes:
->In article <6223@videovax.tv.tek.com> bill@videovax.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden) writes:
->|Because X-10 fluorescent wall switches cost 5X as much as incandescent.
->|In addition, the fluorescent X-10 switch requires a neutral lead
->
->Do compact fluorescents such as the Philips SL*18 require all this?
->(you can get them from "Real Goods" if your local stores don't have them)
They'll work with a regular X-10 wall switch if they can be used
with a light dimmer. Otherwise, no.
--
Bill McFadden Tektronix, Inc. P.O. Box 500 MS 58-639 Beaverton, OR 97077
bill@videovax.tv.tek.com, {hplabs,uw-beaver,decvax}!tektronix!videovax!bill
Phone: (503) 627-6920 "The biggest difference between developing a missle
component and a toy is the 'cost constraint.'" -- John Anderson, Engineer, TI
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!rpi!dali.cs.montana.edu!milton!ogicse!zephyr.ens.tek.com!videovax!bill From: bill@videovax.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: incandescent light bulb life extender Keywords: lamp life, economics Message-ID: <6228@videovax.tv.tek.com> Date: 18 Dec 90 20:55:40 GMT References: <4078@osc.COM> <1990Dec13.172348.20146@amd.com> <6223@videovax.tv.tek.com> <1990Dec17.035646.4694@amd.com> Reply-To: bill@videovax.tv.tek.com (William K. McFadden) Organization: Tektronix TV Measurement Systems, Beaverton OR Lines: 15