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Default Over-claimed efficiency of CFL energy saving light bulbs

In article .com,
wrote:

Tony, where did you get the 24W globes from? Are they the same
colour temp as normal bulbs.


Homebase. Can't remember the price, not cheap.
It was a great disappointment at first switchon
but I came back to it about an hour later and it
was brighter (and maybe very slightly whiter)
than the 100W bulb it replaced.

The 3x 11W folded types are inside frosted glass
shades and they are less successful. I don't
know why.... perhaps colour temperature, maybe
CFL's need matching shades.

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Tony Williams.