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Don Klipstein

In article ,
wrote:
On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 01:05:17 +0000 (UTC), (Don
Klipstein) wrote:

As for reports of actual fires caused by CDFs or ones actually catching
fire - I don't hear of amny of those, and I suspect those are mostly due
to non-UL-listed ones available mainly at dollar stores, and from the few
with safety recalls (which includes one of what I would call a "dollar
store brand").

Are the "Dollar Store" brands any different than the others? They are
all most likely made in China, and very likely all the same maker.
Then the are given a brand name. In my opinion, they are all the
same, except for the price.

I see major differences in:

* Amount of light produced
* Truthfulness in claim of light output
* Color of light
* Color rendering properties of the light
* Accuracy in statement of power consumption
* Rate of early failures
* Rate of failures with smoke, loud sounds, burning glow in base
* Rate of strange flickering, strange heating of the base
* Construction quality - croooked assembly, some come apart easily
* Presence/absence of UL and FCC certification

- Don Klipstein )