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]

Also (and it surprised me), CFLs have fixed the problem with the old flourescent tubes, so that they now only use the same power as a tungsten filament bulb in start up, so there's no advantage in leaving them on any more.