Derek Geldard wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jan 2008 23:29:29 +0000 (GMT), "Dave Plowman (News)"
wrote:

In article ,
Derek Geldard wrote:
CFL's are the answer (not) . They last 25 years (not).
The life of any lamp is stated in hours used.

Start - ups?

A CFL (depending on type) should have 5-10 times the life of a GLS lamp.
If you used it an hour a day a 25 year life is possible.

That would be about 9,130 start up cycles.

DG

I doubt the electrolytics would last 25 years..