Re: OT: free CFL bulbs (fwd)

From: Chris Friesen <cbf123_at_no.spam.please>
Date: Mon Mar 26 2007 - 08:34:25 CST

Jim MacKenzie wrote:

> I don't have data to back it up, but it's fairly common knowledge that
> fluorescent lights are best suited for longer-duration usage.

CBC reported a while back about a study that found that turning on a
modern fluourescent bulb uses about as much power as 30 seconds of runtime.

However, the number of times they're switched definately affects the
life of the bulb.

Chris
Received on Mon Mar 26 08:35:18 2007

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