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From: pathy@omssw1.UUCP (Mohan Venkatachalapathy)
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Subject: Re: lightbulbs - question
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Date: Fri, 16-May-86 19:33:55 EDT
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In article <5436@alice.uUCp> ark@alice.UucP (Andrew Koenig) writes:
>I have heard that those "lightbulb saver" gadgets (which I think, by
>the way, are not thermistors but diodes) are not worth the money.
>Reason: light bulbs are less efficient at lower temperatures.
>If instead of using a diode you replace the light bulb with one of
>lower wattage that gives the same amount of light, the extra efficiency
>will save you enough electricity to pay for the light bulb by the
>time it burns out.

 While we are on lightbulbs - are there any fluoroscent(sp?) lamps that
produce light in almost the same spectral range (that warm yellow glow) 
as incandescent bulbs?