About a couple of years ago I bought two of these in R80 23w form for a
couple of lamps that get fairly heavy use. The anglepoise on the
electronics workbench and the computer keyboard light. To save on running
costs and to allow easy movement of the anglepoise due to lower heat. They
were very expensive - IIRC something like 15 quid each. And one has failed
- not the workshop one that gets bashed a bit, but the computer one which
never gets touched. They're said to have a life of 10,000 hours. So even
at 4 hours a day - an over generous estimate - they should last about 7
years.
So much for cost saving CFLs...

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Dave Plowman London SW
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