[Boatanchors] New light bulbs

[Ron]

I worked on the GE 25 watt CF lamp 10 years ago.
It went through extensive testing for emissions and sold for a premium 
price,
With the el-chepo CF , you certainly won't get the same performance of 
life and I can tell you what a pain it is to turn on the light and have 
a streak of noise across your TV, radio or ham rig.

Try to get one with a CE certification.
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Ron



telegrapher at att.net wrote:
> had to go to Walmart to get a prescription filled on Wednesday (caught 
> the flu).  While there i was looking at the new type/style light bulbs 
> that are being pushed for helping the world go green on the energy side.
>
> They had GE bulbs that said "dispose of using applicable methods" 
> because they contain Mercury.
>
> The other type bulb they had, i didn't see a brand name on the 
> packages but it did warn on the package to not use in the proximity of 
> communications equipment capable of operating in the range of .45 to 
> 30 or something Mhz.  Don't remember just what the number was.  If it 
> was being used in an area of communications equipment, it might be 
> necessary to reposition the lamp in order to prevent harmful noise 
> from interfering with the equipment.  Thoughtful.
>
> Anybody else seen any warnings on the other brands?  I bought a 75 
> watt bulb at Lowes but didn't see any of that type information on it.  
> It was  a Sylvania brand.  It's on "trial" in the bedroom and so far 
> have not noticed any problems.  Although it in my opinion does not put 
> out the same amount of light that a regular 75 watt bulb does and the 
> light appears to be softer so a 100W bulb will be necessary if i want 
> to read in bed with it.
>
> How's that for worthless information!  And only slightly on topic as 
> well.  As i'm quite sick with this FLu, take it easy on me.
>
> Larry
> W0OGH
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