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IW1CFL > ENERGY 01.12.08 00:15l 15 Lines 1457 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: Re: Energy saving lamps.
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Sent: 081130/2308Z @:IK1ZNW.IPIE.ITA.EU #:62310 [Torino-Italy] #:324454
From: IW1CFL@IK1ZNW.IPIE.ITA.EU
To : ENERGY@WW
Hello Warren and all,
first of all, due my callsign I have to sat *something*
on compact fluorescent lamps, so read on......
I've used a lot of compact fluorescent lamps and regular fluorescentlamps. In my experience newer electronic lamps with high voltageinverter and newer phospors are quite satisfactory on switch on andcolor response. Older models with standard ballast and older phosphorswere less stisfactory, I have to agree, and an early failure of themwas quite common.
I've seen a lot of classic fluorescent lamps losingall the filament coat and one of them becoming pink due the mercuryabsoption of the phosphors, but all of compact fluorescent failed onthe ballast, I think. Unfortunately classic ballast fluorescent tubeshave the flicker and humming problems, tipically combined with theblue-orange older phosphors and electonic ballasts fixure are costlyand diffcult to find.
Back to the point: newer compact fluorescentseems to me less prone to fail in respect the older models. It it'spossible I change the lamp with fluorescent ones when the filamentlamp fails. I have a filament lamp that was put when this house wasbuilt 40 years ago, but I had also one lamp failing only a couple ofmonth after I changed it. Lamp reliability I think is also affected bymains supply quality so people living in different areas could havedifferent experiences on compact fluorescent.73 de Mike/ex
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