On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 10:02:32 -0400, the renowned "Proctologically
Violated©®" wrote:


The current draw of the HD special is *more than DOUBLE* that of my local
guy's OLDER T12 fixture!!!! More than double!!! About 1.1 vs. about .5.
Goodgawd....

Yeah, but what's the *real* power being drawn? You can't measure that
without a proper wattmeter (your clampon does NOT do the trick). Cheap
electronic ballasts probably have a bad power factor, but if you're
residential you don't pay for that.



Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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