Trevor Wilson wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Trevor Wilson wrote:

Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Trevor Wilson wrote:

**I do. I keep track of the life of my lamps. Incandescents don't
last long.


There are some in the US that have been on 24/7 for decades, and
still work. Some are over 100 years old.

**Indeed. The ways to get incandescents to last a long time are well
known. They are simply under-run massively. IOW: Use a 280VAC rated
lamp at 240VAC and the thing will last MUCH longer. Of course,
colour temperature edges much closer towards the red and efficiency
is absolute crap.

Cheap bulbs don't last,
and neither do those that are used improperly.

**Not so different to CFLs and LEDs. Funny about that.


Still doesn't prove your lame assed claim that incandescents don't
last.

**I don't need to prove it. It has been well documented:

http://www.megavolt.co.il/Tips_and_i...at_glance.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact..._lamp#Lifespan

http://www.designrecycleinc.com/led%20comp%20chart.html

http://www.gelighting.com/eu/resourc...dule04/08.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamp_rerating

This is an interesting primer on the topic:

http://donklipstein.com/bulb1.html


You can find websites that say anything you want them to. I do use
some CFLs where I don't have to stay for more than a few minutes and I
despise them. "DO NOT USE BASE UP!!!" That eliminates a lot of
fixtures. "DO NOT USE IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE!!!" There goes the outdoor
lights. I do not like the color temperature of CFLs, or a lot of other
light sources. LED Lights give me headaches. Go preach to your choir of
greenies.


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