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From: jim@mmsac.UUCP (Jim Lips Earl)
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Subject: Re: florescents don't like cold!
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Date: 6 Apr 90 03:23:58 GMT
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In-reply-to: jgk@cbnewsc.ATT.COM's message of 4 Apr 90 19:56:01 GMT

> Commercial fixtures that take the 8 foot tubes with single pin ends,
> work well in the cold.
> These are the bulbs used in outdoor lighting.  Their prices are
> coming down gradually.
> I think you can find a two bulb, 8 foot fixture for around $30,
> but the florescent tubes run around $8 each.
>
> I know, it's hard to beat those $9.99, 2 x 48" shoplights, but
> you get what you pay for.
	

I hear that!  I had to go through three of those junky $9.99, 2 x 48"
shoplights before I finally got smart and bought one of those dual
8-foot tube jobbies.  It's been working in my garage for over a year
now, while those $9.99 things only lasted a couple of months.  One of
them kept going through tubes, so I bought another.  On that one, one
of the tubes wouldn't work at all (or was very dim).  I'm very happy
with my $25 8-foot set.  It does "flash" when cold however.  But it
warms up and stops the flashing in a few minutes.

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