Do they sell fluorescent bulbs that DON'T emit that harsh sterile blue-white
glow. I'd be more disposed to using them in my house if it weren't for the
color they emit.

Try warm white, or go a step farther and try a 3500K lamp



"Eigenvector" wrote in message
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Do they sell fluorescent bulbs that DON'T emit that harsh sterile
blue-white glow. I'd be more disposed to using them in my house if it
weren't for the color they emit.

"RBM" rbm2(remove wrote in message
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Try warm white, or go a step farther and try a 3500K lamp



I'll look around then. Too bad the lamps cost so damn much, otherwise
experimenting wouldn't be such a big deal.



"Eigenvector" wrote in message
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Do they sell fluorescent bulbs that DON'T emit that harsh sterile
blue-white glow. I'd be more disposed to using them in my house if it
weren't for the color they emit.

Eigenvector wrote:
Do they sell fluorescent bulbs that DON'T emit that harsh sterile
blue-white glow. I'd be more disposed to using them in my house if
it weren't for the color they emit.

Sure. The newer ones are quite good.

They are getting better. It cost more to make the light more pleasant
and they often make less light.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia 's Muire duit

On Jun 13, 8:18 pm, "Eigenvector" wrote:
Do they sell fluorescent bulbs that DON'T emit that harsh sterile blue-white
glow. I'd be more disposed to using them in my house if it weren't for the
color they emit.

Light from soft white fluorescents is indistinguishable from light
from
soft white incandescents. Put a soft white CFL under a lampshade,
you'll never know the difference.

Cool white tubes are still useful where you want a lot of light from
the
cheapest tube, such as workshops. They're one of the best plant
lights
going, actually better than tubes sold specifically as "plant lights"
for
twice the price. Avoid the cheap yellowish "kitchen and bath"
tubes.
Everyone I know who's tried them hates them. The color is just
marginally better than HPS streetlamps.

Eigenvector wrote:
Do they sell fluorescent bulbs that DON'T emit that harsh sterile blue-white
glow. I'd be more disposed to using them in my house if it weren't for the
color they emit.



Assuming you're not speaking of CF bulbs...


About five years ago I spent a couple of hours tossing out about 70
cheepo 40 watt four footers our office landlord supplies (and even
replaces free when they die).

I replaced them all with Phillips brand "daylight" bulbs, their Type
F40T12/DX.

The results were immediately apparant. Everybody commented on how much
"better" they felt working under the "new" lights, especially on cloudy
days when there wasn't much sunlight coming through the windows.

So, let the landlord keep his 99 cent bulbs, and damn the expense, those
"daylight bulbs are well worth paying for ourselves.

Jeff

--
Jeffry Wisnia
(W1BSV + Brass Rat '57 EE)
The speed of light is 1.8*10^12 furlongs per fortnight.