"Newshound" wrote in message
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I don't think the startup energy is the issue, it is the wear and tear on
the lamp from thermal cycling which shortens the life. I leave a CFL on in
a (very dark) hall and landing all day, and they last years.


I turn mine on and off and they last years (how long I don't know as they
are still going after a few years now).
What does it prove?.. only that a sample of one or two is meaningless.