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From: phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai)
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Subject: compact fluorescent fixtures
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Date: 19 Dec 90 19:43:40 GMT
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I asked about CFFs a while ago and nobody said anything so
I went to a real live electrical contractors store. They
had one on display and a Halo catalog. Beautiful stuff.

He warned me they were expensive but apparently they are
around $90 or so. After looking at LV Halogen track lights,
that doesn't seem so bad.

The other interesting thing is they are apparently seriously
backlogged. Some law now requires them for new baths and
kitchens. The factories estimated 17 million and have sold
35 million.

This is good and bad. Bad because they're hard to get right
now. Good because there's an enormous market and the Taiwanese
will probably come in and bomb the prices in a year or so.

(of course, this all assumes you are a fan of CFs, which I
certainly am. I think the people who claim to not like them
haven't seen the new ones.)

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