I have a tracklight that uses r20 (smaller flood) shaped 120v bulbs. They tend not to last too long either.

I was at home depot the other day to get a couple replacement bulbs. I had one burnt out and no spares. I like to keep 2 spares. The incandescent bulbs were $8 and the CFL were $6. I ended up getting a couple CFLs. We will see traditional bulbs get more expensive as volume drops unfortunately.

I'm sure they will last longer than what they replace, and I will appreciate the energy savings.

They look good to the eye, but existing light photography does suffer a bit under CFLs. I can white balance off white objects OK, but the spectrum is not complete or very even, so some colors are distorted a bit, resulting in poor skin/hair rendition. I'm a bit of a photo snob. So, half my lights are still incandescent in the house, so I can take photos without a flash.

My garage is all CFL, and I put in 3x as many fixtures, knowing I can get a lot more light for the energy buck. More light in a garage is a good thing. I think I have 18 ceiling fixtures in my 30x40 garage now. (and windows and skylights)

At work, we are of course interested in being good financial decision makers, and it's easy to justify energy efficiency. power is about $.16/kwh on the mainland and $0.30-0.50 on local islands. We spend more money running our computers and networking gear than buying computer/networking hardware. It makes sense to go upgrade things with power consumption as a major decision making factor. Not only do we save on power use, we get longer runtime from batteries and generators.

• Compact Florescent Flicker, steve, Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:49:38
  • Re: Compact Florescent Flicker, dmz789abc, Sun, 9 Dec 2007 06:24:27
    • Re: Compact Florescent Flicker, steve, Sun, 9 Dec 2007 09:31:20
  • Can I rant a minute?, Benji, Sat, 8 Dec 2007 19:52:04
    • Don't forget about proper disposal, CWilson, Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:32:25
      • CFLs keep mercury from being released into the air., dmz789abc, Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:20:03
        • at doc's office today was reading copy of scientific..., baggsly , Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:53:09
          • Re: at doc's office today was reading copy of scientifi, CWilson, Tue, 11 Dec 2007 07:57:37
            • I was catching up with an old Consumer Reports, Benji, Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:55:02
      • Re: Don't forget about proper disposal, jp, Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:28:08
    • Update on this post......, Herb Hirsch , Sun, 9 Dec 2007 07:29:52
      • Well, there's the problem right there, Benji, Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:01:01
      • Re: Update on this post......Question ?, TG, Mon, 10 Dec 2007 05:28:40
        • An opinion......, Herb Hirsch , Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:05:38
          • Two different designs..., dmz789abc, Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:09:20
      • Interesting about the timers. Thanks. n/m, Chaz, Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:36:22
    • Do the math..., dmz789abc, Sat, 8 Dec 2007 22:18:44
      • Agree, but there is more math..., Chaz, Sun, 9 Dec 2007 05:23:17
        • can be cheaper, jp, Sun, 9 Dec 2007 12:42:00 <-- Viewing This Message
          • If electricity is so expensive there, go solar and wind, Chaz, Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:25:18
        • Re: Agree, but there is more math..., dmz789abc, Sun, 9 Dec 2007 06:19:15
          • but CFLs don't last, steve, Sun, 9 Dec 2007 09:34:54
            • Re: but CFLs don't last, dmz789abc, Mon, 10 Dec 2007 14:22:54
            • I've yet to burn one out n/m, Aero'ed, Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:19:04
            • Just Take Them Back, Ron, Sun, 9 Dec 2007 11:44:47
            • My CFL's from BJ priceclub last about 2-3 years..., Chaz, Sun, 9 Dec 2007 10:34:39
              • May be mounting angle or enclosure???, Bill Homer , Sun, 9 Dec 2007 11:38:37
    • Re: Can I rant a minute?, trogg , Sat, 8 Dec 2007 20:09:43
  • Is it on a dimmer switch?, Mike in Anchorage, Sat, 8 Dec 2007 18:09:58
    • it is an on/off switch (nm), steve, Sat, 8 Dec 2007 20:50:43

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