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SavannahLion:
CFL's are a ---smurfing--- joke and so is the ill conceived law. I just installed three halogen track lights and one uses a dimmer. I still haven't seen any consideration for these types of lights. When I light these suckers up, it's like having the ---smurfing--- sun in my house, I still haven't purchased a CFL that even remotely compares to the lumens, much less the 1.5" size of the bulbs. I have absolutely no intention of replacing the expensive track lighting with ---smurfy--- CFL's.

In fact, nearly every CFL I ever purchased, cheap or expensive, grossly overrate their wattage equivalence on the package. Equal to a 100 watt bulb? More like equal to a 10 watt bulb with some. (Traditional Fluorescents are a different matter entirely and I use several of these throughout the house.)

There is a really excellent article that raises some interesting questions about the laws pushing for CFL's and the technical hurdles they have yet to overcome. Even points at some questionable marketing practices of the CFL manufacturers. I found it while researching Pacman boards at work. I'll see if I can't dig it up.

In my house, it's about using the right bulb for the right job. CFL's are hardly adequate for every application.

lanman31337:
I have CFL's all throughout my house, except for a few locations that have a dimmer.  I have them down in my game room in can lights that are the "compact halogen" type.  They take a good minute to warm up.  Retarded.

shardian:
Last night, I bought a "equivalent 40 w CFL bulb" to replace a "65w" CFL in our baby's bedroom lamp. The replacment was even brighter and had a HORRIBLY white color warmth. I don't think I could bear that unnatural white light in my downstairs lighting. Its kind of like those Mercedes benz Headlights - you just can't stand the look of them.

patrickl:

--- Quote from: shardian on December 20, 2007, 11:17:44 am ---Its kind of like those Mercedes benz Headlights - you just can't stand the look of them.
--- End quote ---
I had that on my Audi. Those Xenon lamps are really great. Indeed people whined about the color when they were new, but after people got used to them it went away. It's really great from the point of view of the driver. You just get so much more light on the road. It's no longer like driving in a tunnel when you are on an unlit road, but you can see almost as good as by daylight.

patrickl:
I'm surprised so many people here complain about the slow warm-up of CFL lamps. I haven't had a CFL compact in about 5 years or so with that problem. Do you have really old lamps or do they still sell lamps with that problem in the US?

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