On Mon, 03 May 2010 15:35:09 GMT someone who may be
(jamma-plusser) wrote this:-

Getting a bit tired of CFL bulbs that take up to a minute to warm up
too 100% brightness, so can anyone recommend any 'instant on' 60 Watt
(13 Watt CFL?) equivalent bulbs please?

If you want "instant" starting then you need to buy LEDs.

I have been using compact fluorescent lamps for many decades. Some
of the older ones were noticeably slow to start, especially the old
glass bulb ones, as are some newer ones. These take time to warm up.
However, despite long and loud assertions from some that it is
impossible, I use Philips and General Electric compact fluorescent
lamps in places like stairs and toilets where rapid light is
necessary. These lamps are not noticeably slow to start. As the
lamps last a long time it is not possible for me to say anything
about the lamps now on sale, the ones on the stairs and in the
toilet are at least a decade old.

The exception is the bottom of the stairs. The SES reflector lamp I
tried there was a little too slow to start (another poster has
explained why), so I replaced it with a LED version.

I use the slower starting lamps in places where a slow startup is
not a problem.



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David Hansen, Edinburgh
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