Light Bulbs

[drplokta]

I'm delighted to discover that GE have finally figured out how to make a fluorescent low-energy light bulb the same size as an incandescent, so that it will fit in the same light-shades. Now if they can just sort out the warm-up time, the harsh spectrum, the inability to use them with dimmers and the inability to activate light-sensitive devices, the government's stated aim of banning incandescents might start to look remotely possible.

Comments

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

CFLs are only a stop gap. Look for OLED bulbs in a year or so which have none of those problems. Spectrum-wise you can buy broad-spectrum CFLs (it's all a matter of the flourescent materials lining the bulb)- we have a natural light one in the office - they're not cheap, but they do work well.

The latest generation have a much shorter warm up time, enough for me to use one in a bedside lamp happily...

(Then again, I for one am glad to see the end of the inefficient thyristor based dimmers.)