Frank Erskine typed

I've tried a GE "Extra Mini" 11W (supposedly ~ 60W GLS) blub here in
the study, and it takes a couple of minutes to get to "full"
brightness. I'm not over-impressed - the light's a sort of slightly
orangey yellow. If it was the only light source in the room I'd ditch
it.

I have one atop my stairs; it's OK for that location, though I find the
delay getting any light from it a little galling.

Oddly enough, looking at the box it came in (I got two at the time),
you are told not to use it with a timer - I wonder why.

Its life is quoted as 8 years. I wonder how many people could be
bothered to record its effective life or even remember from where they
bought it...

Mine came from Screwfix (GE 11W Extra Mini). There's an even chance
yours did too ;-)

FWIW I do record blown bulbs...

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Helen D. Vecht:
Edgware.