Energy Saver lightbulbs under attack in Congress!

[SUBMAN1]

Woo Hoo!



Way to tell it like it is!

-S

[Yorktown_Class]

you can have all my old style bulbs,I have replaced them with florecents all through my house..NO WAY would I go back

[XabbaRus]

He seems to be more upset that
A) Edison's invention will be obselete.
B) They might fade photographs, like light doesn't?
C) They are made in China.

I have them all over in my house and I have no problems, NO PROBLEMS subman. No intereference with my tele or wireless telephone. Also the glass on the buld is thicker than that of a standard light bulb. I've dropped mine from 5 feet onto a hard floor and it hasn't broken.

The amount of mercury in them is very small, not even the amount you can get in a thermometer. As for cost I can buy good quality bulbs ie Philips for 99p each so I have stocked up. So when the swich over comes I'll have a decent stock.

Fact is they use less electricity and the mercury content is less than that produced by coal fired power stations powering traditional bulbs.

[FIREWALL]

Originally Posted by Yorktown_Class

you can have all my old style bulbs,I have replaced them with florecents all through my house..NO WAY would I go back

Thx Yorktown You saved me alot of typeing.

I saw the difference the first billing. And no noise or noticeable difference in lighting.

Bought them in bulk at Costco.

Most in my home are over 2yrs old.

[SUBMAN1]

My problem is flourecent lights give me a headache and are un-natural looking. I mostly use GE Reveal light bulbs in almost every part of my house for pure light. And, if i didn't have a choice, I prefer a yellow look to the flourecent bulbs as well. The flourecent bulbs put out a depressing form of light. its un-natural and there is no way for them to fix it either.

Anyway, GE Reveal bulbs are full spectrum. No other light bulb I have tried (And I have some CFL versions, and hologen, and standard bulbs) outputs such a pure light like the Reveal does. Its the perfect light bulb and brings out color in your paint that you can only get from the sun otherwise.

-S

[AVGWarhawk]

These bulbs last a long time. I have a few around my house. The light given is not displeasing to my eye. I do believe the initial cost outweigh the longevity these bulbs have thus saving in the long run for replacements. Heck, a few of the older bulb were blown after the first click of the switch.

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

These bulbs last a long time. I have a few around my house. The light given is not displeasing to my eye. I do believe the initial cost outweigh the longevity these bulbs have thus saving in the long run for replacements. Heck, a few of the older bulb were blown after the first click of the switch.

Can't remember the last time I changed a reveal bulb either.

-S

[TteFAboB]

These bulbs usually boast how many thousands of hours they'll last. They do last a lot of hours. Except that by the middle of their life-time the light gets weaker, darker/bluish (depends) and the bulb takes longer to warm up to its full color, weaker as it then is. Some will also buzz terribly after aging. Next to the noise, mercury poisoning is a relief.