Re: [IRCA] noise issue update

["Powell E. Way III" <w4opw@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't have ANY incandescent lamps in use except for a couple small diameter candlelabra styled lamps. Incandescent light is a very INaccurate poor color rendering light. 
 
You can get CFL lamps with colors at 2600 (Reveal) 2700, 3000 3500, 41000, 5000, 5500,6000 and 6500 kelvin.  The GE Reveal gives a warm lush light with a slight pink hint. Using Brand X CFL lamps insure early failure. I have an old GE 23 watt ( 100+ equivalent) 6500 daylight bulb....on the back of the house. I am breaking rules... no exposed, outdoor it says AND it's been on 24/7 for over 2 years. If you use an outdoor antenna there's no interference. I found the Phillips SL series WERE noisy and gave them away. It's too bad that is the case, they last forever. I have a DESK lamp in my radio room that has 2 F15T8 lamps in it. It SITS ATOP the radio, and you will not hear a WHISPER OUT OF IT.  It is not a CFL.  The Sylvania Living Spaces CFL is very rich in color, and is very quiet compared to the GE reveal, though the wire for the lamp that has it goes RIGHT by the small 3 foot wire on the old tube type Heathkit. 
 
Soooo no blanket condeming please. 
 
However in a few years, you will see very few CFLs as a breakthrhough in LED lighting has happened that will bring the cost down to a few dollars. 
 
If you want you can use the halogen replacements starting to show up. Just be aware they are a fire hazard at End Of Life failure. They can explode and cause a fire. 
 
 
Powell
 
 
 


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POP email is powell at backroads DOT net

--- On Wed, 6/29/11, Patrick Martin <mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:



, I also don't
like the light the CFL's put out.

Patrick 

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