[Lowfer] Government Mandated Noise ???

[Ed Phillips]

Bill Ashlock wrote:

> > Add to the limitations on CFLs that of yard lights,ie, those controlled by auto night control.
>Anyone know the reason why they fail prematurely in a yard light application? I went through my first CFL yard light in a period of a month. This bulb had a larger base than the std edison bulb and had an external circuit board that included a power supply plus daylight sensor. The replacement lasted 2 months, so I gave up and returned to my power-hungry mercury vapor light.
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>Bill_
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    What was the failure?  Was it in a waterproof fixture?  Those bases 
aren't water tight as far as I can tell.

Ed