[Hallicrafters] 130 volt light bulbs

[David C. Hallam]

tuscola wrote:
> Hi.
> In the past 6 months I got rid of all of my CFL lights because of
> the RF noise and because of the two warning labels that are on each of
> these lamps packaging...."Contains Mercury and made in China".
>  
> I went back to standard light bulbs, but am now using 130v lights.
> I bought these at Lowes they run $9.98 for a box of 24, they carry
> no warning labels or cause RF problems.
> They are made by Sylvania in the USA.
> 100w use's 88w and has a life of 1875 hrs vs. 750.
> 60w use's 53w and has a life of 2500 hrs vs. 1000 hrs.
>  
> My electric bill has not changed squat since doing this, I figure what 
> heat I do get
> off of the bulbs in the winter helps the heating bill in my Mich. 
> Thumb weather.
> 73 jim heath w8ngo
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Amen, Brother, Amen.  CFL's are just another horrible idea hoisted upon 
us by Al Gore and his ilk.

David
KC2JD/4