[Boatanchors] LED Flashlights

[J. Forster]

> Could be a minor problem with the mercury, but all of the
> CFLs have far less mercury than the typical mercury
> thermometer.

True. OTOH, mercury is a cumulative toxin and is easily vaporized in
incinerators.

> The deal with the broken CFL was probably with the
> story of a broken CFL in Maine and a totally over-reactive
> response by the state, as detailed

Agreed. To some, a spilt glass of coke is a hazmat incident. It contains
PHOSPHORIC ACID!!  An ACID !! Get the guys in space suits NOW!!

> Even the USG's current suggestions on how to deal with a
> broken CFL are nowhere nearly as deadly?

The are cerainly no worse than 40 W T-12 lamps and they are almos always
smashed.

-John

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http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/promotions/change_light/downloads/Fact_Sheet_Mercury.pdf
>
> The Snopes story is at:
>
> http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/cfl.asp
>
> but since those folks at Snopes don't ever tell the truth, try
> truthorfiction:
>
> http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/c/cfl-mercury.htm
>
> Sheldon
>
>
>
>
> Telegrapher at att.net wrote:
>> Well i bet you can't guess where the process starts!  Or who's idea it
>> is.  Anyway, be careful about the energy efficient lights that they
>> boast about for your house.  The ones with 4-5 turns on them and run in
>> the $6-$9 range.  Energy savings over thousands of hours.  Because they
>> have an infusion of Mercury, if you break one, don't tell anyone or the
>> government will make your place their new environmental camp site.
>> Fines and EPA people will become live-ins.  They have a procedure in the
>> event that happens but i don't think i would care to mention it to
>> anyone.  Kind of like having knobs and meters that glow in the dark
>> sometimes!
>>
>> I have several in my house and so far none have caused any noise in the
>> radios.  One 100W unit here in the radio room is but 5 ft from my
>> radios.  However, i did read the lable on one brand , in Walmart i think
>> it was and they specifically mentioned that they should NOT be used in
>> close proximity to electronic equipment because of Noise.
>>
>> I won't buy a GE product because they still do much business with Iran
>> and "can't seem to stop"!
>>
>> I've not had one of the LED flashlights yet but thought they would be
>> pretty neat.
>>
>> Larry
>> W0OGH
>>
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