Re: Compact Flourescent Lamp Preferences « Reply #18 on: January 01, 2009, 11:37:22 AM » Author: lightman64
beware of higher wattage GE spirals. they burn and smoke at EOL.
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	Re: Compact Flourescent Lamp Preferences « Reply #20 on: January 01, 2009, 02:30:31 PM » Author: lightman64
sylvania is my favorite - they have many color tempeture choices. ge is ok too ; probally my second favorite. N:Vision i used to like but around 3 years of service they turn different colors and it is annoying.
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	Re: Compact Flourescent Lamp Preferences « Reply #22 on: January 01, 2009, 03:49:53 PM » Author: lightman64
what? N:vision?  that is the only one that changes color
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	Re: Compact Flourescent Lamp Preferences « Reply #23 on: January 01, 2009, 06:27:05 PM » Author: arcblue
My favorite are the old magnetic adapters that used standard PL or PL-C lamps, and the magnetic capsules made by GE, Panasonic, Feit and others. I would use those exclusively IF they were still made and if they actually could be made small enough to use in regular fixtures. I currently use brands such as Feit, Lights of America, MaxLite, Sylvania, GE etc. I stay away from dollar store/no-name brands and I dislike instant-start spirals (boring).
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	Re: Compact Flourescent Lamp Preferences « Reply #24 on: January 01, 2009, 07:08:01 PM » Author: lightman64
Lights of America and MaxLite are really cheap brands that aren't safe.
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	Re: Compact Flourescent Lamp Preferences « Reply #25 on: January 02, 2009, 07:35:27 PM » Author: lightman64
GE- seems to be pretty good Sylvania- has weird kelvin rating index but they are ok too N:vision- becoming cheaper lately and the phospors degrade quickly resulting in the bulb cahnging color NOMA- new to the market ; regular cfls have a problem with somking from the ballast, the colored ones are ok. Lights of America and Bright Effects- Cheap quailty cfls DON"T USE THEESE. i saw one blow up in lowes the other day. Dollar Store Brands- DONT BUY THEESE!! they have fake UL approval ratings and are know to catch fire. If i left out anyhting tell me and i will comment on it from my prespective.
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	Re: Compact Flourescent Lamp Preferences « Reply #26 on: January 02, 2009, 07:48:42 PM » Author: FGS
If anyone give me any store brand CFLs or I relamp a friend's house with good CFLs. I would keep those even the dollar store CFLs. Purely for collecting. Lit once for a pic and to see what the starting mode is and the color. As for the GE CFL. I have one that is almost used daily in a desklamp by my dad since 2005! Not bad for a China CFL! I am not kidding, it lasted that long and it's still going! It's a Helical with the smooth etch. Today's GEs are more pixelated.
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	Re: Compact Flourescent Lamp Preferences « Reply #27 on: January 02, 2009, 09:00:44 PM » Author: lightman64
where do you get NOMA bubls?
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	Re: Compact Flourescent Lamp Preferences « Reply #28 on: January 03, 2009, 08:19:43 PM » Author: Silverliner
I much prefer the stick (triple U tube) style CFLs to the "pigtails", but I'd take circline adaptors and linear fluorescents over CFLs anyday!
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	Re: Compact Flourescent Lamp Preferences « Reply #29 on: January 03, 2009, 09:54:59 PM » Author: lightman64
where can u get NOMA bubls??
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