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Default Dusk to dawn fluorescent lighting

On Jun 6, 9:39*pm, Brent Bolin wrote:
Hello,

Are dusk to dawn fluorescent lights good?

I've attempted to use fluorescent lights in my front porch light that,
I think was originally meant for incandescent lights. *When I used a
CFL type bulb in it the sensor didn't last. *Had to replace it and go
back to using incandescent lighting.

This Hampton Bay advertises itself as a dusk to down outdoor
fluorescent -

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...h_d2/ProductDi...

Hampton Bay Seville Collection 7 In. 1-Light Fluorescent Wall Lantern
with Dusk-to-Dawn Photocell

Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks


If there is a relay in the light, the fluorescent light should be
fine. If it is very quiet, you can hear the relay clicking on and off
with changes in illumination. If the sensor operates the light bulb
directly, the fluorescent lamp will not work as the light will not
come on fully, but gradually as it gets darker. Fluorescent bulbs are
an all or nothing proposition unless you buy one that is meant to be
dimmable, and even then I don't think it is a good idea.