[mythtv-users] [Slightly OT] solar power for all our gadgets

Brian Wood beww at beww.org
Fri Mar 20 21:24:40 UTC 2009


On Friday 20 March 2009 15:18:17 Mike Perkins wrote:
> John Drescher wrote:
> >> The other issue people casually forget, is that CFLs really are not a
> >> direct replacement for incandescent bulbs in many situations. They are
> >> really slow to start, and then need to warm up before they give a usable
> >> amount of light - though that varies with make. Sometimes I can walk
> >> into a room, do whatever it was I needed the light for, and leave -
> >> before the CFL lights have got around to doing something useful.
> >
> > I hate that. I have these in the main hallway (indoor 75W spot light
> > replacements) and it takes them minutes before they emit useful light
> > and by that time I am already up the stairs and through the walkway
> > and to my room and I usually turn them off before they come on fully.
> > I installed them for the heat savings but I may end up replacing them
> > with incandescents because of this feature. The second thing I hate
> > about these CFLs is the 13W to 20W that they are is in no way as much
> > light as the incandescent they replace so I end up sometimes having to
> > use more bulbs or some other solutions to get more light (since it is
> > sometimes difficult to find larger bulbs in the style I need).
>
> $DIETY help you if you need ones that work with a dimmer, as I do in my
> living room...

Actually, dimmable CFLs are available easily, at least where I live. They cost 
a little more, but can be had. "Dimmable" is featured prominently on the 
package.

Now, dimmable LED lamps are another matter.

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