Re: [IRCA] CFB (Compact Florescent Blubs)

[Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Gerry Bishop <gerryb4991@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Watch batteries don't, generally, shatter on contact with a kitchen
> floor.  
> 
> Perhaps someone can explain to me why these bulbs are "better" than
> incandescent bulbs?  
> 
>

*** The consensus seems to be that they last far longer and consume far
less energy because they are more efficient. The big question though is
just how much of a drop in the bucket of overall energy consumption
would this be ? If it's only 1-2% in the aggregate, then it'll probably
take mandates.

I haven't any flourescents in my home for obvious reasons. But I also
have no 100-watt nor 75-watt incandescent bulbs in regular use. I have
a couple of 75's in dark areas of the basement, but they don't get much
use.







Russ Edmunds
Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )
[15 mi NNW of Philadelphia]
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