At present my local Tesco is selling CFL lamps in various wattages,
including the quite bright 23W model, for 10 pence each.
Although I already have more than enough light bulbs, I can't resist buying
a few each time I visit, because "they might come in useful".

The packaging claims a predicted lifetime of 8 years in service. Anyone know
what the shelf life of cheap CFLs is? Do they suffer from leaky capacitors?
Tin whiskers?

On Aug 5, 4:10*pm, "Mr UPVC" Mr wrote:
At present my local Tesco is selling CFL lamps in various wattages,
including the quite bright 23W model, for 10 pence each.
Although I already have more than enough light bulbs, I can't resist buying
a few each time I visit, because "they might come in useful".

The packaging claims a predicted lifetime of 8 years in service. Anyone know
what the shelf life of cheap CFLs is? Do they suffer from leaky capacitors?
Tin whiskers?

only component likely to deteriorate in storage afaik is the
electrolytic. I'd expect a couple of decades shelf life easily, and
have used lytics stored for far longer.


NT

"Mr UPVC" Mr lid wrote in message
...
At present my local Tesco is selling CFL lamps in various wattages,
including the quite bright 23W model, for 10 pence each.
Although I already have more than enough light bulbs, I can't resist
buying
a few each time I visit, because "they might come in useful".

The packaging claims a predicted lifetime of 8 years in service. Anyone
know
what the shelf life of cheap CFLs is? Do they suffer from leaky
capacitors?
Tin whiskers?


Not just me who can't resist buying loads of them then!!

This batch has much thinner tubes, I have noticed, and seem very good.

Last time, the self checkout thing called over an operator when I had just
scanned in about 20 for some reason - got a funny look from him!!!

I take it Tesco, or nPower get carbon credits everytime they sell one, wich
outweighs the loss they are making on them?

Toby...

"Huge" wrote in message
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On 2010-08-05, Toby wrote:

I take it Tesco, or nPower get carbon credits everytime they sell one,
wich
outweighs the loss they are making on them?

Yes. They count towards the power supplier's carbin reduction. Like so
much of this, a complete scam.

--
Today is Boomtime, the 71st day of Confusion in the YOLD 3176
Open are the double doors of the horizon, unlock'd are its bolts




Don't do it...... Get a life!

Assume they will improve as technology improves.

Consider the storage space being used - consider the risk of loss if they
get crushed....

Is it worth it.

(Now screwdrivers from the local Poundshop......There's a better idea - one
in every room.

"Mr UPVC" Mr lid wrote in message
...
At present my local Tesco is selling CFL lamps in various wattages,
including the quite bright 23W model, for 10 pence each.
Although I already have more than enough light bulbs, I can't resist
buying
a few each time I visit, because "they might come in useful".

The packaging claims a predicted lifetime of 8 years in service. Anyone
know
what the shelf life of cheap CFLs is? Do they suffer from leaky
capacitors?
Tin whiskers?

I found a similar offer in a tesco down in cornwall a couple of years ago,
and took the opportunity of replacing all the bulbs in a holiday cottage for
next to nothing and thereby saving a lot of scrabbling for pound coins for a
very greedy meter. They were not 'cheap' CFLs but good makes that were on
promotion so that the superstore could feel a bit greener. They were
rationed to 4 per customer but I did keep passing that way...

S

John :
Now screwdrivers from the local Poundshop......There's a better idea - one
in every room.

How long before they all congregate in the kitchen?

--
Mike Barnes

In article ,
"Mr UPVC" Mr lid writes:
At present my local Tesco is selling CFL lamps in various wattages,
including the quite bright 23W model, for 10 pence each.
Although I already have more than enough light bulbs, I can't resist buying
a few each time I visit, because "they might come in useful".

We're all buying them - the cost is included in our gas/electricity bills.
You are simply bothering to go and collect yours.

--
Andrew Gabriel
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On 05/08/2010 19:10, John wrote:
wrote in message
...
On 2010-08-05, wrote:

I take it Tesco, or nPower get carbon credits everytime they sell one,
wich
outweighs the loss they are making on them?

Yes. They count towards the power supplier's carbin reduction. Like so
much of this, a complete scam.

--
Today is Boomtime, the 71st day of Confusion in the YOLD 3176
Open are the double doors of the horizon, unlock'd are its bolts




Don't do it...... Get a life!

Assume they will improve as technology improves.

Consider the storage space being used

I couldn't store them because of all the incandescents I have
squirrelled away :-)

(Now screwdrivers from the local Poundshop......There's a better idea - one
in every room.

Not worth the plastic chalk they are made of.

Dave