David Hansen wrote:
On Sun, 19 Aug 2007 12:55:17 -0400 someone who may be willshak
wrote this:-

I've had the spiral CFL bulbs installed in all of my formerly
incandescent bulb lamps, wherever the lamp took a regular bulb. The
exceptions are mini spots,

There are now some good energy saving bulbs for these.

and decorative candelabra bulbs.

While there is no equivalent of clear bulbs there are now a number
of "candle" shaped energy saving bulbs that are very similar to
pearl "candle" bulbs.

It is becoming difficult to find an indoor application where there
is not a suitable energy saving bulb.

CFL candle lamps will fit chandeliers etc, but imho they dont come
anywhere near being a replacement in visual terms. The appearance is
bulkier, ungainly, and they have no sparkle at all, unlike clear
filament candles. Also with chandeliers the splitting of colours
depends on a small light source, so use of CFLs does this no favours
either. Chandeliers are one app where filaments still rule. LV
filaments can at least gain a bit more efficiency over mains.


NT