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.

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[feorag.livejournal.com]

Additionally, I have a daylight fluorescent in my workroom, which is one of those compact, spiral ones. It was more expensive than the other fluorescents, though.

I can't understand why everyone's treating these bulbs as the latest thing anyway. They've been around since at least the late 80s, which is approximately how long I've been using them for (Leeds Council made them available at a subsidised price). There are better things already available, just not here, because we are not Japanese.

[sbisson.livejournal.com]

I suspect it's because GE and the like have got the production lines up to speed, and prices have now dropped to comparable levels with the tungsten filament bulb.

Our daylight flourescent has lasted four or five years now - but it did cost £30 or so...