[Boatanchors] Replacing 866s with 3B28s thread drift to CFLs

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

I gave up on CFLs in my garage.  Starting in mid-Autumn
they got really slow to come up to even a reasonable
brightness and by mid-November they were lucky to provide
even very dim light.  By December, a 7 Watt night light
bulb would have given almost the same amount of illumination.
With just occasional on time (short periods, at that) they
failed within less than 6-9 months.  I now use incandescent
250 or 300 Watt lamps 130 Volt bulbs.  They last for several
years, cost considerably less, and provide a lot more light.
 
I have a FEW CFLs in small lamps inside the house, but none
where enough illumination for reading or working is needed.
 

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* 73 - Mac, K2GKK/5 *
* (Since 30 Nov 53) *
* Oklahoma City, OK *
* USAF, Ret (61-81) *
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> Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 10:22:58 -0500
> From: edison1946 at gmail.com
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Replacing 866s with 3B28s thread drift to CFLs
>
> I volunteer at a national park. One of my jobs, when I'm not doing
> computer network installation, is changing light bulbs. The park went
> over to CFLs over 10 years ago. They run 10 hours/day, 365 days a
> year. Average life under these conditions is about 5 years. We were
> lucky to get 6 months out of incandescents.
>
> 73
> Bob WA2UEH
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