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Energy saving light bulbs offer dim future (CFL's are not bright as incandescent)
Telegraph.co.UK ^ | Published: 9:00PM BST 29 Aug 2009 | By Richard Gray and Julia McWatt

Posted on 09/03/2009 11:45:27 AM PDT by Syrin23

Energy saving light bulbs are not as bright as their traditional counterparts and claims about the amount of light they produce are "exaggerated", the European Union has admitted.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: cfl; incandescent
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To: DM1
They do take time warming up so if it is cold be prepared for a dim minute or two

Pop them in the microwave for 15 seconds before using them

21 posted on 09/03/2009 11:47:41 PM PDT by Oztrich Boy (War is fought by human beings. - Carl von Clausewitz in On War)
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To: Syrin23
Forget those wussy little IUD bulbs. You need a manly fluorescent light, 48-inches long. One of these 4-bulb babies really lights up a room -- on only 128 watts.


22 posted on 09/04/2009 9:53:48 AM PDT by AZLiberty (Yes, Mr. Lennon, I do want a revolution.)
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To: Syrin23

The ones I use are just as bright if not brighter.


23 posted on 09/04/2009 9:56:44 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
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