On 24 Oct 2008 20:11:41 GMT, Andrew Gabriel wrote:

I'm all for low energy lamps, but using them in a PIR controlled
lamp which lights for only a short time anyway doesn't make sense.

Perhaps going OT, but I've long wondered what are the plans for dimming
circuits and such when traditional incandescent bulbs are retired. Half our
house uses such dimmers, and all the low energy bulbs I've seen state
they're incompatible.