Posted by mrdarrett on May 18, 2009, 7:50 pm
wrote:
> legg wrote:
> > >Tim Williams wrote:
> > >> > That's right, buy a double pack of 11 or 20W CFLs for 48 pence and get
> > >> > two packs free at my local supermarket.
> > >> > Cost per CFL = 8 pence or say 12 c US
> > >> Do they have any electrolytics in them at all?
> > >> Matter of fact, then they might last *longer*...
> > >The first one that fails, I'll tell you. ;~)
> > Why wait. It's only 8p.
> Good point.
> BTW on the subject of CFLs, I do maintenance for a local sound venue. They have
> a 'white light' in he sound booth, currently a CFL in a metal shade and it was
> bust. I went to take the bulb out and the entire glass shattered in my hand.
> Luckily it didn't cut me but one has to query the safety of these lamps.
> Graham
Mercury vapor. Mmm...
The area was well ventilated?
Michael
Posted by Spehro Pefhany on May 18, 2009, 8:38 pm
On Mon, 18 May 2009 12:50:51 -0700 (PDT), the renowned
mrdarrett@gmail.com wrote:
>wrote:
>> legg wrote:
>> > >Tim Williams wrote:
>>
>> > >> > That's right, buy a double pack of 11 or 20W CFLs for 48 pence and get
>> > >> > two packs free at my local supermarket.
>>
>> > >> > Cost per CFL = 8 pence or say 12 c US
>>
>> > >> Do they have any electrolytics in them at all?
>>
>> > >> Matter of fact, then they might last *longer*...
>>
>> > >The first one that fails, I'll tell you. ;~)
>>
>> > Why wait. It's only 8p.
>>
>> Good point.
>>
>> BTW on the subject of CFLs, I do maintenance for a local sound venue. They
have
>> a 'white light' in he sound booth, currently a CFL in a metal shade and it was
>> bust. I went to take the bulb out and the entire glass shattered in my hand.
>> Luckily it didn't cut me but one has to query the safety of these lamps.
>>
>> Graham
>Mercury vapor. Mmm...
>The area was well ventilated?
>Michael
The phosphor probably isn't great to get under your skin in the event
of a cut either.
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Spehro Pefhany
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Posted by Rich Grise on May 18, 2009, 8:44 pm
On Mon, 18 May 2009 12:50:51 -0700, mrdarrett wrote:
>> legg wrote:
>> > >Tim Williams wrote:
>>
>> > >> > That's right, buy a double pack of 11 or 20W CFLs for 48 pence and get
>> > >> > two packs free at my local supermarket.
>>
>> > >> > Cost per CFL = 8 pence or say 12 c US
>>
>> > >> Do they have any electrolytics in them at all?
>>
>> > >> Matter of fact, then they might last *longer*...
>>
>> > >The first one that fails, I'll tell you. ;~)
>>
>> > Why wait. It's only 8p.
>>
>> Good point.
>>
>> BTW on the subject of CFLs, I do maintenance for a local sound venue. They
have
>> a 'white light' in he sound booth, currently a CFL in a metal shade and it was
>> bust. I went to take the bulb out and the entire glass shattered in my hand.
>> Luckily it didn't cut me but one has to query the safety of these lamps.
>
> Mercury vapor. Mmm...
>
> The area was well ventilated?
>
What the heck, Eeyore's already mad as a hatter, so what difference would
it make? ;-P
Cheers!
Rich
Posted by Eeyore on May 19, 2009, 3:23 am
mrdarrett@gmail.com wrote:
> > legg wrote:
> > > >Tim Williams wrote:
> >
> > > >> > That's right, buy a double pack of 11 or 20W CFLs for 48 pence and get
> > > >> > two packs free at my local supermarket.
> >
> > > >> > Cost per CFL = 8 pence or say 12 c US
> >
> > > >> Do they have any electrolytics in them at all?
> >
> > > >> Matter of fact, then they might last *longer*...
> >
> > > >The first one that fails, I'll tell you. ;~)
> >
> > > Why wait. It's only 8p.
> >
> > Good point.
> >
> > BTW on the subject of CFLs, I do maintenance for a local sound venue. They
have
> > a 'white light' in he sound booth, currently a CFL in a metal shade and it
was
> > bust. I went to take the bulb out and the entire glass shattered in my hand.
> > Luckily it didn't cut me but one has to query the safety of these lamps.
> Mercury vapor. Mmm...
> The area was well ventilated?
Not at all but then we took no real precautions at school handling liquid
mercury.
Graham
Posted by Rich Grise on May 18, 2009, 8:42 pm
On Mon, 18 May 2009 20:44:46 +0100, Eeyore wrote:
> legg wrote:
>> >Tim Williams wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > That's right, buy a double pack of 11 or 20W CFLs for 48 pence and get
>> >> > two packs free at my local supermarket.
>> >> >
>> >> > Cost per CFL = 8 pence or say 12 c US
>> >>
>> >> Do they have any electrolytics in them at all?
>> >>
>> >> Matter of fact, then they might last *longer*...
>> >
>> >The first one that fails, I'll tell you. ;~)
>>
>> Why wait. It's only 8p.
>
> Good point.
>
> BTW on the subject of CFLs, I do maintenance for a local sound venue. They have
> a 'white light' in he sound booth, currently a CFL in a metal shade and it was
> bust. I went to take the bulb out and the entire glass shattered in my hand.
> Luckily it didn't cut me but one has to query the safety of these lamps.
I've never had a CFL last more than a couple months.
When they come up with a, say, 5-year full-replacement warranty, I'll
think about buying one, albeit if I'm still living in my RV, I won't
need any anyway, since all my lights are 12v. ;-)
Cheers!
Rich
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> > >Tim Williams wrote:
> > >> > That's right, buy a double pack of 11 or 20W CFLs for 48 pence and get
> > >> > two packs free at my local supermarket.
> > >> > Cost per CFL = 8 pence or say 12 c US
> > >> Do they have any electrolytics in them at all?
> > >> Matter of fact, then they might last *longer*...
> > >The first one that fails, I'll tell you. ;~)
> > Why wait. It's only 8p.
> Good point.
> BTW on the subject of CFLs, I do maintenance for a local sound venue. They have
> a 'white light' in he sound booth, currently a CFL in a metal shade and it was
> bust. I went to take the bulb out and the entire glass shattered in my hand.
> Luckily it didn't cut me but one has to query the safety of these lamps.
> Graham