Yes, it's important to take back defective crap and force vendors to eat the loss. On the other hand, I've had far better experience than you. When I moved to Santa Cruz, CA from Chicago in 2006 and
Would you like a recording and spectrograms of what they sound like when they fail so you know it when they do? Kurt _______________________________________________ RFI mailing list RFI@contesting.c
Thanks for the offer. I think I'll figure it out when it happens. :) 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ RFI mailing list RFI@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailm
We replaced almost every light bulb here (not those on a dimmer) by CFLs (mostly Sylvania) when we moved here a little over 7 years ago. I haven't kept detailed statistics on failures, but some defin
The LED itself is rarely if every the problem, it is the cheap Chinese electronic power supply paired with them. The key is to try to figure out which brand uses decent electronics. Another variable
Author: "Diane & Edward Swynar" <deswynar@xplornet.ca>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 15:02:08 -0500
"...Re: disposal of CFLs. The same precautions are required as for the fluorescent tubes we've been using for decades..." ** Here's an interesting conumdrum that the powers-that-be here in Canada hav
i just bought a few LED lamps at lowes.. by Utilitech ( same guys who sells some under cabinet 3x1 watt led pucks with a terrible switcher on them,,,)...actually has Feit name on them..... a A19 styl
Sounds just like the gummit a few klicks south of you. Gary...wa6fgi -- Original Message -- From: Diane & Edward Swynar To: Alan NV8A ; RFI Mail Reflector Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 12:02 PM Subje
Early on they were expensive and we had some with short lives, but over the last year or two the prices have come down and they appear to be lasting longer than the incandescents did. We've replaced
As I read it, there is not one factory in the USA that makes light bulbs. I have had CFL's fail by the boat load so I don't buy them anymore. I wish by all that is right, that quality goes back into
This is wandering a ways from RFI so we should put it to bed. According to the powers that be (government and power companies) the amount of mercury in a CFL is much smaller than the mercury released
Author: "Diane & Edward Swynar" <deswynar@xplornet.ca>
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 06:57:59 -0500
"...Yet our knowledgable Congress is going to outlaw incandescents? Huh?You all know where our light bulbs are made..." ** Here's another goodie for your dining & dancing pleasure: our provincial gov
We did this 10+ years ago. No issues. I assume the same people whining about efficient lighting now were the ones whining about efficient cars 35 years ago. Between the efficient lighting and the eff