Wow - I hate the warm ones that much I didn't think anyone would like them! Different stroke I guess!
Wow - I hate the warm ones that much I didn't think anyone would like them! Different stroke I guess!
I dislike the "warm white". Some are even yellower than the incandescents they're meant to replace.
However, the cool white (or daylight) ones did take a bit of getting used to, after half a century of yellow night-times. But I'd never willingly go back - the world looks quite different when you can see the blue in things.
Sylvia.
Were they actually banned?
I'd assumed that it was economics that eliminated them.
Sylvia.
Heh... yep, each to their own :)
**Points:
-- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au
**Quite likely. Efficiency of LEDs and CFLs is similar.
-- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au
When triphosphours first came out an electrian suggest their long life and improved brightness would be a benefit. Well it was to the manufacturer, I bought a couple. Bright yes, Warm white YUK. Cool white only way to go for these aging eyes. Am have difficulty finding Cool white in cfls and LEDs but I will continue my search..
yes, they are
the cool seem too white to me and the warm too yellow. something in between would be good
-- rgds, Pete
I recall hearing of someone who was suing for getting skin cancer on his head allegedly caused by working under fluorescent tubes in an office all day
-- rgds, Pete
eBay
-- rgds, Pete
Doesn't mean that he has a valid claim just because he claims that tho.
yeah of course he has to prove it
-- rgds, Pete
I buy my cool white CFLs in Woolworths. Most recently, a few months ago.
Sylvia.
Right, the price should be competitive by then. Hopefully a little less.
Trevor.
Yep, just replaced a two year old one with very little use yesterday.
You'll need it! I bought two Phillips cfl's a couple of years ago. One lasted a year, and when I went to replace it with the other it was dead from new! And of course I no longer had the reciept :-( Mirrabella I have found to be just as bad too, the electronics inside die before the tube.
Trevor.
That's why they make different color temp versions, and have done with normal tubes before CFL's even existed. My preference is by far for quad phospur long tubes. They put out a better spread of light for the same energy, and a bettter spectrum spread as well.
Trevor.
But not enough to be of any concern. I guess you never watched an old CRT TV or heaven forbid used a CRT computer monitor as they are far worse for radiation emmision.
Trevor.
And what was the outcome of the case? Thrown out as he couldn't prove it was not from sun exposure I bet. (FAR more likely)
Trevor.
For the incorrect ones you tried maybe, but there are LED's replacing 500W halogen floodlights now. That's when you start to see serious energy savings and huge heat reduction!
Will be when the cost comes down. Not cost effective there yet IMO.
Trevor.
**Indeed. X-rays anyone?
-- Trevor Wilson www.rageaudio.com.au
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