Incandescent bulb bans

[Avan]

They do use like, 20% the energy IIRC...

[Foxpup]

They do use like, 20% the energy IIRC...

And put out like 20% of the light. No joke - I once had some CFLs that were supposedly equivalent to 100W incandescent bulbs, but they were less bright than my 25W desk lamp. Either that or I can see in infrared, making incandescent bulbs brighter for me than everyone else; but it's more likely the CFL marketing is just a pack of lies.

[Old Rabbit]

I never liked incandescent bulbs. They run dangerously hot, and ruin
light fixtures..

I have found the compact florescent bulbs to work fine, and are plenty bright. I am
sure the Compact Florescent will go the way of the edison bulbs in 20 years
or so. As the led lamps use a tiny amount of power and should last a very long time.

For those who wish to continue using incondecent bulbs. Buy 130volt bulbs. They
will last alot longer.. You may have to order them as they sell 120volt ones in
stores..  Most power lines are 120 to 125 volt which will kill the 120 volt bulbs in
a few months or less..  You know they made them to fail..

[Avan]

They do use like, 20% the energy IIRC...

And put out like 20% of the light. No joke - I once had some CFLs that were supposedly equivalent to 100W incandescent bulbs, but they were less bright than my 25W desk lamp. Either that or I can see in infrared, making incandescent bulbs brighter for me than everyone else; but it's more likely the CFL marketing is just a pack of lies.

I have.... never had that problem before.

[Arbutus]

They do use like, 20% the energy IIRC...

And put out like 20% of the light. No joke - I once had some CFLs that were supposedly equivalent to 100W incandescent bulbs, but they were less bright than my 25W desk lamp. Either that or I can see in infrared, making incandescent bulbs brighter for me than everyone else; but it's more likely the CFL marketing is just a pack of lies.

I have.... never had that problem before.

Nor I, ever.

[Foxpup]

They do use like, 20% the energy IIRC...

And put out like 20% of the light. No joke - I once had some CFLs that were supposedly equivalent to 100W incandescent bulbs, but they were less bright than my 25W desk lamp. Either that or I can see in infrared, making incandescent bulbs brighter for me than everyone else; but it's more likely the CFL marketing is just a pack of lies.

I have.... never had that problem before.

Nor I, ever.

Maybe I just keep getting bad bulbs. Or my mains supply is dodgy. Actually, my mains supply is dodgy, but it has no problems running fluorescent tubes (which make no outrageous claims as to their efficiency). Or maybe they're including UV light output, which technically isn't lying, but... Or a wizard did it. Evil wizards are responsible for everything weird that goes on around me. ¬.¬

[Narei Mooncatt]

Have you compared the lumens output between the lights you've used? Simply going by a statement like "As much light as a 100W incandescent bulb" may leave a lot of wiggle room for the manufacturer.

[Foxpup]

Have you compared the lumens output between the lights you've used? Simply going by a statement like "As much light as a 100W incandescent bulb" may leave a lot of wiggle room for the manufacturer.

No. I wish I did. I keep forgetting that truth-in-advertising laws don't cover certain types of comparisons. Oh well, caveat emptor, I guess.

[Avan]

I've seen some with actual lumen comparisons. I didn't actually remember exactly what the lables said though