Fluorescent Bulbs

[dgl24087]

The first CFL bulb that I ever bought is still in service. It is in a fixture that stays on 24/7, and has been for at least 5 years.

 

[texasjohn]

When researching C5 flourescent lights, I discovered the kelvin difference... and purchased 6500Kelvin lights for the workshop.... doing this allowed me to reduce the number of fixtures and I am SUPERBLY HAPPY with the resulting visibility in the shop.

Yes... for higher visibility... higher Kelvin is better... but women don't like it because it makes them look ghostly...

 

[Iowachild]

Here is some interesting reading on CFL's!
Safety Authority Responds to Consumer Concerns About Compact Fluorescent Lamps

 

[toy]

I have a flouriscent bulb that is a circle that is about 8" round, it screws into a regular light bulb fixture. I got it several years ago I beleive when they first came out. It has burned several hours a day and is still burning. I also got one of the cfl bulbs like was shown in the test article when they first came out in our area. That bulb has burned 10 to 12 hours a day and is still burning today. I would buy either type of these bulbs again for these particular light areas, I feel I have gotten good service from them. I tried to use the cfl bulbs in a more air tight light fixture and they didn't last much more than a day or two. In my opinion and from my experience I like them but I would only use them where they can get air around them[ I guess they get too hot in an enclosed fixture]. When buying them I like the larger wattage ones, they seem to have a better light. I didn't know that they had mercury in them when I bought them, only found out about that when I saw a news article telling people how to dispose of them when they burned out and if they broke. The health risk if they break has got me considering the ones that I am using in my garrage, some kind of wire enclosure to keep them from being accidentally hit and broke would be a good thing to do. I have some 4ft flouriscent shop light fixtures in my garrage and in my basement that when one bulb blows don't seem like I have any luck in replacing the bulbs. After one bulb blows and I replace it don't seem like I can ever get but one bulb to burn then. maybe I am doing something wrong or something that I don't know about is keeping them form burning, and I know that I am getting the bulbs in right. The fixtures that I am talking about are newer fixtures, the older shop fixtures that I have I don't have that problem. Any suggestions about this would be appreciated, otherwise I will be phasing out these shop lights for the cfl lights.