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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
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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.
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