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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.

if you switch to outcandescents, all of these problems are averted.
And be sure to keep your burned out bulbs to screw into empty sockets so
that the electricity won't leak out.


and so that nothing leaks in, either!