They would probably arrest you for mailing hazardous wastes.
David Robbins K1TTT
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: PaulKB8N@aol.com [mailto:PaulKB8N@aol.com]
> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2009 18:23
> To: ingraham.ma.ultranet@rcn.com; rfi@contesting.com; tvi-rfi-
> emi@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [RFI] CFLs and LEDs
>
> Andy,
>
> I've started accumulating burned out CFLs whose lifetime was far less than
> what was advertised. I'm inclined to put them in a box and mail them to
> Congress and let them figure out how to dispose of them.
>
> Paul, k5AF
>
>
> In a message dated 2/1/2009 11:23:22 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> ingraham.ma.ultranet@rcn.com writes:
>
> I've enjoyed the discussions about compact fluorescents, even if they
> sometimes digressed from the topic of RFI.
>
> Another resource I just came across, which others might enjoy too, is:
>
> http://members.misty.com/don/index.html
> and some of the pages under it, including:
> http://members.misty.com/don/f-lamp.html (Sam's F-Lamp FAQ)
> http://members.misty.com/don/cfapp.html (where to use / not use CFLs)
> etc.
>
> I only just scanned a little, but it looks to have a lot of helpful
> information about CFLs, why some brands go bad, etc. RFI is mentioned,
> but
> not extensively.
>
> Also there's some info. about bright LEDs too.
>
> (FYI, I have now concluded that "Lights of America" should be avoided at
> all
> costs. We just had a non-compact fluorescent fixture of theirs go bad,
> and
> it appears to be the ballast, which may be a failure mode of many of
> their
> non-compact fluorescents. My personal experience with a couple other LOA
> lamps has been similarly poor. This fixture got maybe a few hundred
> hours
> total use, but is no longer under warranty, and the model is
> discontinued.
> Home Depot apparently stopped carrying LOA because of their lousy
> lifetimes.)
>
> Andy
>
>
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