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From: phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: incandescent light bulb life extender
Keywords: lamp life, economics
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Date: 15 Dec 90 02:15:00 GMT
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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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