"Brian Sharrock" wrote in message
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"Colin Wilson" wrote in message
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Yes, they will give out a lot less heat. The only problem with CFs
(compact fluorescents; what these are) is the colour temperature.

Not only that, some can take a while before they start to emit their
stated "equivalent" output...

Sometimes; you have to switch ON a CF 'bulb' in the morning if
you want to read by it in the evening! OK! That's a slight hyperbole;
but they are slow to come to full brilliance. They are fine for
lamps which will be ON for hours ... but not for places where
the lights will be switched ON for short periods (toilets, bathrooms,
bedside lamps, for instance)

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Brian



I have them in our bed side lamps and they are much better than standard
lamps.

Steve Dawson