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re: product review: low-consumption light bulbs.
21 apr 1999
phillip e. kingery wrote:
>while these "cfl's" (or compact fluorescent lights) have apparent
>advantages on the surface, there are some disturbing side effects that
>almost no one in the lighting industry will tell you. since these cfl's
>operate at very high frequencies, they must have electronic circuitry to
>generate those high frequencies. because of poor designs and cost
>cutting, they often generate electrical pollution on the line.
these days, they have to meet tough conducted emission standards, eg din.
>almost all loads (other lighting, your computer, your toaster, refrigerator,
>et al.) will have a shortened life when subjected to "dirty" power.
nononono. toasters and refrigerators won't have shorter lifetimes...
that's complete bullshit. do you actually spread this manure for a living
at advanced control technologies, inc./powerline control components?
i doubt cfs will affect lighting or computers either, although they
might make a buzz on your shortwave radio or cause a few more errors
requiring retransmissions that slow down high-speed modems.
nick
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