Why would anyone think you would do otherwise?Originally Posted by n2ize
Why would anyone think you would do otherwise?
I'd kind of expect John to use a whale oil lamp he lights with a flint and steel. Or maybe steel is too high tech and he just rubs two sticks together.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
I use nothing but CFLs and I will go LED as soon as it's more affordable.
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These are powered on 12V at about 1/2 amp and put out a hell of a lot of light. I put them in the dome of the car. Our grandkids complain that they are too bright. 30 years ago, I would have never believed that anyone would complain that LED's were "too bright". We have one as a front porch light. And I have one in the basement hallway. The real problem with them is that they are fairly small and the light is not well diffused. But with a 1A 12V supply, you can run a couple of these and get a whole lot of light. A half amp at 12V is like the old baby night light only much brighter and a lot less power.
Ditto. I bought a big box of of GE CFL's from Home Depot at least a couple of years ago. I've had one fizzle out, but I returned it to Home Depot without even a tiny bit of hassle. If Home Depot and GE continue to honor their warranty, I will not need to buy another lightbulb for 20 years.
I do worry about the pollution CFLs create when they're just thrown away and not properly recycled.
My wife has the GD things in every room now. PITA waiting for warm up. Can't they put an incandescent bulb inside there that switches off when the CFL is warmed up?
Crikey!! What kind of CFL's you using? All of mine light in about a second or less. Or too much coffee and too little patience? ;)
If it's a war on drugs, then free the POW's.
Oh they light up right away. It just takes a few minutes till they reach full brightness.
I've noticed the same thing, particularly with the ones out in my unheated shop/shack. They are most definitely temperature sensitive—in the summer, they come to full brightness almost immediately but whenever it drops below 60° F (16° C, 288° K) it can take up to five minutes before they've reached their full output.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Funny enough, I like using alcohol lamps :) They don't work so well inside of radios, though :(
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