Tesco had some npower / gov sponsored CFL bulbs for 20p each. I am
relectantly starting to use some. Wattages of 11, 15 and 20 all the
same price. I got 20 of the 20W bulbs. May be crap, but should be
bright enough. Surely can't be bad at that price ?
Simon.

sm_jamieson wrote:
Tesco had some npower / gov sponsored CFL bulbs for 20p each. I am
relectantly starting to use some. Wattages of 11, 15 and 20 all the
same price. I got 20 of the 20W bulbs. May be crap, but should be
bright enough. Surely can't be bad at that price ?
Simon.

worth it at the price, but will probably be dead inside 6 months.

On 26 Oct, 16:21, The Natural Philosopher
wrote:
sm_jamieson wrote:
Tesco had some npower / gov sponsored CFL bulbs for 20p each. I am
relectantly starting to use some. Wattages of 11, 15 and 20 all the
same price. I got 20 of the 20W bulbs. May be crap, but should be
bright enough. Surely can't be bad at that price ?
Simon.

worth it at the price, but will probably be dead inside 6 months.

That reminds me, several of the 60W bulbs I stocked up with from tesco
have blown within days. Humph.
Simon.

On Oct 26, 3:48*pm, sm_jamieson wrote:
Tesco had some npower / gov sponsored CFL bulbs for 20p each. I am
relectantly starting to use some. Wattages of 11, 15 and 20 all the
same price. I got 20 of the 20W bulbs. May be crap, but should be
bright enough. Surely can't be bad at that price ?
Simon.

all 10p today, including 23w ones


NT

On 26 Oct, 15:48, sm_jamieson wrote:
Tesco had some npower / gov sponsored CFL bulbs for 20p each. I am
relectantly starting to use some. Wattages of 11, 15 and 20 all the
same price. I got 20 of the 20W bulbs. May be crap, but should be
bright enough. Surely can't be bad at that price ?
Simon.

At the other end of the spectrum, I bought an 11W Megaman golfball CFL
- and I'm amazed at how close to a standard 60W filament pearl lamp it
is.

Other than taking a few seconds to come up to brightness, I really
cannot tell the difference - and this is close-up in an anglepoise
reading light.

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On 26 Oct, 15:48, sm_jamieson wrote:
Tesco had some npower / gov sponsored CFL bulbs for 20p each. I am
relectantly starting to use some. Wattages of 11, 15 and 20 all the
same price. I got 20 of the 20W bulbs. May be crap, but should be
bright enough. Surely can't be bad at that price ?
Simon.

At the other end of the spectrum, I bought an 11W Megaman golfball CFL
- and I'm amazed at how close to a standard 60W filament pearl lamp it
is.

Other than taking a few seconds to come up to brightness, I really
cannot tell the difference - and this is close-up in an anglepoise
reading light.

I forked out for several of those at ~£9 each once, as they were the only
cfls small enough for one of our light fittings. Sadly, despite the price,
they didn't last very long.

S

In article
s.com, sm_jamieson writes

Tesco had some npower / gov sponsored CFL bulbs for 20p each. I am
relectantly starting to use some. Wattages of 11, 15 and 20 all the
same price. I got 20 of the 20W bulbs. May be crap, but should be
bright enough. Surely can't be bad at that price ?

They seem OK. I bought several of the SES 7W candle bulbs for 10p each,
and all still working. Sprayed a couple with red enamel paint to
replace fireglow bulbs.

--
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

In article
..com, writes

At the other end of the spectrum, I bought an 11W Megaman golfball CFL
- and I'm amazed at how close to a standard 60W filament pearl lamp it
is.

I inherited a Philips Softone CFL, initially I thought it was an
incandescent as the light colour is virtually the same. It's now in my
bedside lamp as it takes a few moments to reach full brightness,
something I appreciate on dark mornings.

--
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

In message , Mike Tomlinson
writes
In article
s.com, sm_jamieson writes

Tesco had some npower / gov sponsored CFL bulbs for 20p each. I am
relectantly starting to use some. Wattages of 11, 15 and 20 all the
same price. I got 20 of the 20W bulbs. May be crap, but should be
bright enough. Surely can't be bad at that price ?

They seem OK. I bought several of the SES 7W candle bulbs for 10p each,
and all still working. Sprayed a couple with red enamel paint to
replace fireglow bulbs.

Do they come in SBC? We have rather a lot of twin 25W wall lamps.

regards


--
Tim Lamb

In article , Tim Lamb
writes

Do they come in SBC? We have rather a lot of twin 25W wall lamps.

Yes, they do. I bought a couple for a table lamp. They come with a
glass outer envelope which diffuses the light and makes it more
pleasant.

--
Mike Tomlinson

In message , Mike Tomlinson
writes
In article , Tim Lamb
writes

Do they come in SBC? We have rather a lot of twin 25W wall lamps.

Yes, they do. I bought a couple for a table lamp. They come with a
glass outer envelope which diffuses the light and makes it more
pleasant.

OK ta. I'll send the lady who shops:-)

regards


--
Tim Lamb

In article , Tim Lamb
writes

OK ta. I'll send the lady who shops:-)

Just found one in the cupboard. I'd forgotten they were twisted candle,
more attractive than the plain.

from the box: Tesco Greener Living Twisted candle supported by npower,
7 watt, similar to light output of 35w soft white bulb, small bayonet
cap.

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(='.'=)
(")_(")

In article , Huge
writes

Yeah, right.

Only repeating what it says on the box. They are definitely brighter
than a 25w incandescent.

--
Mike Tomlinson

On Oct 26, 11:41*pm, "Spamlet" wrote:

I forked out for several of those at ~£9 each once, as they were the only
cfls small enough for one of our light fittings. *Sadly, despite the price,
they didn't last very long.

S

Were they pendant fittings (buld hanging down) with individual shades?
That's not good for the electronics in the base.

MBQ

On Oct 26, 5:45 pm, John Rumm wrote:
On 26/10/2010 15:48, sm_jamieson wrote:

Tesco had some npower / gov sponsored CFL bulbs for 20p each. I am
relectantly starting to use some. Wattages of 11, 15 and 20 all the
same price. I got 20 of the 20W bulbs. May be crap, but should be
bright enough. Surely can't be bad at that price ?

When you have tried em, stick a review on he

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...L#User_Reviews

intelesting

is there a "low" energy equivalent for those 240v 60w 9inch horizontal
clear glass filament bulbs - we have a few picture lights with them
in.... (like a halogen flood bulb in style and appearance but a lot
bigger - held in by sprung fittings at either end... you know!!)

Jim K

On 28 Oct, 16:14, John Rumm wrote:
On 28/10/2010 13:17, Jim K wrote:



On Oct 26, 5:45 pm, John wrote:
On 26/10/2010 15:48, sm_jamieson wrote:

Tesco had some npower / gov sponsored CFL bulbs for 20p each. I am
relectantly starting to use some. Wattages of 11, 15 and 20 all the
same price. I got 20 of the 20W bulbs. May be crap, but should be
bright enough. Surely can't be bad at that price ?

When you have tried em, stick a review on he

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...L#User_Reviews

intelesting

is there a "low" energy equivalent for those 240v 60w 9inch horizontal
clear glass filament bulbs - we have a few picture lights with them
in.... (like a halogen flood bulb in style and appearance but a lot
bigger - held in by sprung fittings at either end... you know!!)

Yup, I know the things... looooong filament on a row of mini pylon wires
every inch or so. Like :

http://cpc.farnell.com/ge/60sl-cl-22...221mm-clear/dp...

CPC had some low energy versions, but now say "no longer stocked":

http://cpc.farnell.com/pro-lite/stri...-saving-strip-...

(the search key is "s15" or "s15s" which is the type of connection on
each end.

--
thanks john, this one slipped by in all the excitement

Jim K

On 27 Oct, 00:25, Mike Tomlinson wrote:

I inherited a Philips Softone CFL, initially I thought it was an
incandescent as the light colour is virtually the same.

That's interesting - we tried one and thought it was awful. It made
our ginger positively ill!

Mathew

On 3 Nov, 09:38, Mathew Newton wrote:

It made our ginger positively ill!

Oops... I meant our ginger *cat*! :-)

Mathew