I have 2 CFL's in my outdoor walkway area. They've lasted several
months so far. No RFI.
On 10/18/07, Larry Burke <wi5a@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> Thanks for passing this along, Alan. Good info in the link. I got a big
> chuckle when it arrived, as I had just come inside from replacing two CFCs
> in recessed cans on our patio. They had only been in service since July.
>
> These things have a very high infant mortality rate -- particularly the
> higher wattage (120 W replacement) outdoor types. I have popped 3-4 of them
> (out of about 15) just turning them on the first time. Until today, I had
> not had a problem with anything other than infant mortality. But it's
> beginning to look like they won't last anywhere close to 7 years even if
> they pass the first power-up.
>
> If we are going to outlaw the incandescent bulb, as some jurisdictions have
> suggested, the manufacturers better do something quickly about CFC
> reliability.
>
> On the plus side -- since this is an RFI forum -- I have not noted any noise
> from them so far on the bands I frequent (160 - 40 m).
>
>
> - Larry Wi5A
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rfi-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:rfi-bounces@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Alan NV8A
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:30 AM
> To: Rfi
> Subject: [RFI] How cost effective -- and safe -- are CFL bulbs anyway?
>
> See the following sampling of user and installer reports:
>
> http://www.mikeholt.com/newsletters.php?action=display&letterID=464
>
> Note the warning against using them base-up.
>
> To add my own 2 cents' worth: We replaced as many as possible (those not on
> dimmers) of the incandescent bulbs in this house by CFLs when we moved in
> just under 4 years ago. Most of them have had to be replaced already.
>
> 73
>
> Alan NV8A
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