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To: Gaffer

The older CFLs with separate base and bulb were better about handling heat. Even so, I am getting 30,000 hrs life from the few CFLs I still have. Hrs would likely be higher if I never turned them off.


57 posted on 01/12/2016 2:37:04 AM PST by wrench
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To: wrench

I only use high output CFLs in my basement where I spend most of my time. They take a long time to come up to full output but operate okay when they get going and save more than incandescents. But their longevity is not that good - a lot of them failed within the first three years.

Elsewhere, I use high quality LEDs and have no problem with the spectrum of light I find comparable to incandescents. I have one LED high output over the sink that’s been there 13 years - much longer than a PAR incandescent would have lasted.


59 posted on 01/12/2016 2:45:52 AM PST by Gaffer
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