[RFI] Just one more CFL

[Alan NV8A]

On 01/17/09 11:51 am w7map wrote:

> This is probably over kll but there has been a number of posts on this
> subject. Further looking revealed a wonderful study
> concerning run to life of CFL lamps of various manufacture with:
>
> On/Off Cycle Variables on Pg 43
> Product Life as Tested on Pg. 68 and onward
> and
> Base up / Base down Lifetimes on Pg. 72.
>
> I didnt see any humidity specs and of course no RFI specs.
>
> However I found this particularly interesting for 1) its completeness
> and 2) for Products Identified.
>
> http://www.lrc.rpi.edu/programs/NLPIP/PDF/VIEW/SR_SB_CFL.pdf

And the most recent supplement appears to show Osram/Sylvania as having 
the shortest life and a significant deterioration in light output over 
that short life. GE seem to be the best, but I don't recall ever seeing 
GE-branded CFLs.

Alan NV8A