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Frugal and Energy Efficient Living

intaglio

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3. Because the CLF requires a "starter", a very high voltage to set up the arc

Reply to sendero (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 12, 2013, 08:07 AM

Oct 2013

One reason not to use CFLs if you switch them constantly on and off. Not only that but the electronic ballast is pretty complex and can go wrong. The "ballast" in LEDs is much simpler, basically a Wheatstone bridge.

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LED lighting [View all] sendero Oct 2013 OP

There are Watts to lumens calculators intaglio Oct 2013 #1

Yes... sendero Oct 2013 #2

Because the CLF requires a "starter", a very high voltage to set up the arc intaglio Oct 2013 #3

CFLs are not suitable for certain uses. ConcernedCanuk Oct 2013 #5

I've used LEDs for about 4 years now intaglio Oct 2013 #6

Why is everything so complicated anymore? Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #4

Because incandescents are seriously inefficient intaglio Oct 2013 #7

CFLs have come way down in price Kennah Oct 2013 #10

Yes, I know. Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #11

I figure I'll get all the natural light I can when we're living in our minivan Kennah Oct 2013 #12

There is frugal, and then Curmudgeoness Oct 2013 #13

LED Lighting is the future greeneyes646 Oct 2013 #8

Welcome to DU gopiscrap Oct 2013 #9

The other thing to consider with LEDs or any other light source Aquavit Oct 2013 #14

Addendum.. sendero Oct 2013 #15