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From: strong@tc.fluke.COM (Norm Strong)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Halogen Lamps, too (was Re: florescent bulbs replacing inca
Message-ID: <1990Dec10.174219.20812@tc.fluke.COM>
Date: 10 Dec 90 17:42:19 GMT
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Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
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}> So I've used
}> compact fluorescent bulbs for the last couple of years.  Sixteen
}> Panasonic 20-watt units.  The light color is almost satisfactory, and
}> the 16 bulbs give enough light, but they've noticeably dimmed since
}> new.  So that 6000-10000 hour rating hasn't been realistic, although
}> they haven't burned out. I estimate they're actually at about
}> 1500-2000 hours by now, and will soon need replacing.  

Almost satisfactory?  That means they are not satisfactory.  

2000 hours?  I can get almost that out of a ordinary 40watt bulb.  

If what you report is true, this is definitely not the lamp of the future.

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Norm Strong  (strong@tc.fluke.com)
2528 31st S.   Seattle WA 98144