Xref: utzoo sci.electronics:11170 misc.consumers.house:10766 Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ucla-cs!math.ucla.edu!euphemia!dgc From: dgc@euphemia.math.ucla.edu (David G. Cantor) Newsgroups: sci.electronics,misc.consumers.house Subject: Re: Florescent Problems Message-ID: <2516@sunset.MATH.UCLA.EDU> Date: 8 Apr 90 16:00:04 GMT References: <29716@amdcad.AMD.COM> <14870@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> <5339@mmsac.UUCP> <10607@netcom.UUCP> <4604@qiclab.UUCP> Sender: news@MATH.UCLA.EDU Organization: UCLA Department of Mathematics Lines: 36 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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