On 1/27/2015 3:27 PM, philo wrote:
On 01/27/2015 01:38 PM, wrote:
"And where do they get this figure of CFLs using 20x their rated power for a whole second when turned on? That is definitely not true."

Yes, CFL's and fluorescents in general have a massive surge consumption when initially turned on. They also contain dangerous chemicals like mercury and cadmium that must be disposed of in a very scientific manner. When using renewable energy and safe
nuclear energy, incandescents are by far the best lightbulb for the environment.

I don't know where your post came from but
with incandescents, I find it best to drain the vacuum out of them once a year and fill them up with new.

And if you're on a 2-phase center-tap transformer, it wouldn't hurt to swap the polarity of the bulbs occasionally.