In article , Percival P. Cassidy wrote:
On 05/06/08 06:40 am News wrote:

When we moved into this house in Nov 2003, we replaced most of the bulbs
by Sylvania CFLs. Many of those have had to be replaced already; some
emitted "cooked electronics" smells at the end.

I'm going to go easy on the CFLs and hope that LEDs become more widely
available.

So, most of your CFLs lasted less than 5 years? How long would
incandescents have lasted?

Meanwhile, are you putting any CFLs in small enclosed fixtures or
recessed ceiling fixtures? CFLs can overheat there, especially if they
are higher wattage ones (more than 23 watts).

LEDs are advancing, but slowly. LED technology appears to me to have
been advancing about half as fast as computer technology has over the past
many years.

- Don Klipstein )