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"Check Bulb" Warning Light
Just like those "Check Engine" warning lights in your car, the new CFL
lightbulbs produced beginning April 1, 2012 come equipped with a "Check Bulb" warning light. When the bulb reaches a certain amount of hours of usage (which will be read by circuits internal to the bulb), you will be required to take the bulb to a service center and have the florescent coating replaced, and the electronics tested, and reset to zero hours of use. There will be a $10 fee for each bulb regardless of size or wattage. If the consumer ignores the warning light, for more than 50 usage hours, a notification will be sent to their electric supplier by the circuits within the bulb. The electric utility will then warn the consumer that they have seven days to rectify the problem, or their electricity will be disconnected. |
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wrote in message ... Just like those "Check Engine" warning lights in your car, the new CFL lightbulbs produced beginning April 1, 2012 come equipped with a "Check Bulb" warning light. When the bulb reaches a certain amount of hours of usage (which will be read by circuits internal to the bulb), you will be required to take the bulb to a service center and have the florescent coating replaced, and the electronics tested, and reset to zero hours of use. There will be a $10 fee for each bulb regardless of size or wattage. If the consumer ignores the warning light, for more than 50 usage hours, a notification will be sent to their electric supplier by the circuits within the bulb. The electric utility will then warn the consumer that they have seven days to rectify the problem, or their electricity will be disconnected. It's April 17, not April 1. Bob-tx |
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"Check Bulb" Warning Light
Don't worry. There is already a hack on Youtube, you can reset your own
check bulb light. It's easy to do, and doesn't cost you the mandated federal fees. Reset devices are already being made in Hong Kong, and are available on Ebay. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. wrote in message ... Just like those "Check Engine" warning lights in your car, the new CFL lightbulbs produced beginning April 1, 2012 come equipped with a "Check Bulb" warning light. When the bulb reaches a certain amount of hours of usage (which will be read by circuits internal to the bulb), you will be required to take the bulb to a service center and have the florescent coating replaced, and the electronics tested, and reset to zero hours of use. There will be a $10 fee for each bulb regardless of size or wattage. If the consumer ignores the warning light, for more than 50 usage hours, a notification will be sent to their electric supplier by the circuits within the bulb. The electric utility will then warn the consumer that they have seven days to rectify the problem, or their electricity will be disconnected. |
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"Check Bulb" Warning Light
On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:16:52 -0400, Stormin Mormon wrote:
Don't worry. There is already a hack on Youtube, you can reset your own check bulb light. It's easy to do There's a micro-USB connector on the latest bulbs; you can connect them to your PC and tweak the settings - although there's a high chance of 'bricking' the bulb in the process. It's best to have a few incandescents handy, just in case. |
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"Check Bulb" Warning Light
Make sure your antivirus is up to date. In case the bulb has a trojan, that
shuts your computer down if you do too much processing. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Jules Richardson" wrote in message ... On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:16:52 -0400, Stormin Mormon wrote: Don't worry. There is already a hack on Youtube, you can reset your own check bulb light. It's easy to do There's a micro-USB connector on the latest bulbs; you can connect them to your PC and tweak the settings - although there's a high chance of 'bricking' the bulb in the process. It's best to have a few incandescents handy, just in case. |
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"Jules Richardson" wrote in message
... On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:16:52 -0400, Stormin Mormon wrote: Don't worry. There is already a hack on Youtube, you can reset your own check bulb light. It's easy to do There's a micro-USB connector on the latest bulbs; you can connect them to your PC and tweak the settings - although there's a high chance of 'bricking' the bulb in the process. It's best to have a few incandescents handy, just in case. I heard you can root* the bulbs. Of course if its an Apple bulb it will never get to this point because they have their customers brain washed so that every 6 month when a new bulb comes out they have to buy it. :-) * Android term. |
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"Check Bulb" Warning Light
Or, you can turn off the power and reboot ** the bulb.
** Windows term. Christopher A. Young Learn more about Jesus www.lds.org .. "Cliff Hartle" wrote in message ... I heard you can root* the bulbs. Of course if its an Apple bulb it will never get to this point because they have their customers brain washed so that every 6 month when a new bulb comes out they have to buy it. :-) * Android term. |
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"Check Bulb" Warning Light
On 4/17/2012 10:18 PM, Cliff Hartle wrote:
Of course if its an Apple bulb it will never get to this point because they have their customers brain washed so that every 6 month when a new bulb comes out they have to buy it. :-) * Android term. Is iBulb 5 out yet? I hated iBulb 4s, Siri keep suggesting that I loose weight every time I get out of the shower. My Wife turns off the iBulb during Sex, because Siri keep tell her what she is doing wrong...... |
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"Check Bulb" Warning Light
wrote in message ... Just like those "Check Engine" warning lights in your car, the new CFL lightbulbs produced beginning April 1, 2012 come equipped with a "Check Bulb" warning light. When the bulb reaches a certain amount of hours of usage (which will be read by circuits internal to the bulb), you will be required to take the bulb to a service center and have the florescent coating replaced, and the electronics tested, and reset to zero hours of use. There will be a $10 fee for each bulb regardless of size or wattage. If the consumer ignores the warning light, for more than 50 usage hours, a notification will be sent to their electric supplier by the circuits within the bulb. The electric utility will then warn the consumer that they have seven days to rectify the problem, or their electricity will be disconnected. You've got the bulb type wrong. It's the LED bulbs that require rejuvenation. CFLs aren't worth the effort. I've already changed my will to leave my LED bulbs to my kids because, once they're reset, they'll last longer than I will. Tomsic |
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