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Posted by Willshak on February 26, 2007, 9:10 am
Noncompliant wrote:
> For what it's worth.
>
> I have been using the new florescent light bulbs lately and like them. In
> the table lamps in the living room, I had 75W regular bulbs. I tried the
> supposedly equal to 75W florescent light bulbs and with them side beside, I
> thought they were a little bit dimmer than the ordinary ones. Although the
> lumens on the package shows them brighter. I took them back and got the
> equal to 100W ones and they work just fine. If anything they may be a
> smidgen brighter than the regular 75W's.
>
> I have them in the 2 lamps and the 5 recessed kitchen soffit lights so far.
> They are really good in the recessed because they run MUCH cooler. Every
> one of the 7 are replacing regular 75W's and they each pull only 25W so I'm
> saving 350W right there. Only problem is I have a lot of my lighting on
> dimmers and they can not be dimmed so I'm limited to their use..
>
Not true. They make CFL bulbs for dimmers
http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_lighting/ask_us/faq_compact.htm#dimmer
> =====================================
> Think they're a good idea. I'm not put off my their initial cost like some
> people are. I understand their cost savings. However, there are certain
> medical conditions in which fluorescent lighting should never be used. Some
> forms of epilepsy for instance.
>
"Both natural and artificial light sources can cause flickering which
might be a problem for people with photosensitive epilepsy. For example,
sunlight reflected off wet surfaces or through leaves of trees, flashing
lights in discos and the flickering of faulty fluorescent lighting may
also trigger seizures. However the commonest trigger for people with
photosensitive epilepsy appears to be television".
http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/info/photo.html
--
Bill
in Hamptonburgh, NY
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