On Apr 24, 7:19 am, deke wrote:
On Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:14:59 GMT, Suzie-Q
wrote:

About those new energy-saving light bulbs -- I think some are called
compact florescent?

Anyway, say I have a desk lamp with a small label that says that I
shouldn't use more than a 60-watt bulb. A new "60-watt" florescent
bulb uses only 13 watts of energy and doesn't get as hot as a
60-watt incandescent light bulb. A 100-watt florescent
would only use, say, 24 watts of energy (I don't know the exact
amount). So could I use a 100-watt florescent bulb in the desk lamp
that's rated for no higher than a 60-watt bulb?

Thanks in advance,

Those new bulbs are supposed to last 8 years, but I've noticed a very
high failure rate. I've bought 20 and 10 of them failed either out of
the box or within 6 months. Keep your recieipts.

Also, the 100 watt ones produce less light than the 75 watt
incandescents.

And keep in mind the hard lesson some have learned - when these bulbs
break, you have serious hazardous waste situation with the mercury
powder in the bulbs. For all the hysteria about how "eco-friendly"
these CF bulbs are, they are a homeowner's nightmare.

In a word, just say "no."

-intrepid