Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Shock When Unplugged

And they cause members of the Great Unwashed to post spam to newsgroups, too.

Em s=E1bado, 28 de maio de 2011 09h41min11s UTC-3, Globemaker escreveu:

I once also took an electrical shock but do not know if I had to 2000V

In related news, shuffling across a carpet causes a high voltage, and touching a light switch can produce pain as a result...

No CF lamp or associated electronics stores enough energy to cause a hazard; a switched-off light fixture, on the other hand, usually has ONE unswitched wire going straight into the wall socket.

Most are more concerned about the mercury.

Bret Cahill

I did not measure the 2000 volts. Search engines brought me a figure of 1200v on start up and 700v running. It was much more powerful than carpet static. Maybe a carpet has 23 pf and a CFL has 230000 pf.

When I got a shock, I was opening the electrical circuit of CF after than o= peration and I touched on the circuit. Of course than I got a shock, but never shock on the external poles=20

And why is it they're unconcerned about the mercury in the normal fluorescent tubes we've been using for decades now?

There's movie clips of people running or riding through hundreds of standard 4' tubes without a care about the mercury in them.

Grant.

Actually they are. I know it's fun but you aren't supposed to break the tubes by tossing them into the trash. You take the unbroken tubes to a designated disposal location.

The difference between tubes and CFLs is that the tubes aren't nearly as as popular as screw in bulbs in residential lighting.

There isn't a release if you don't break the tubes.

Bret Cahill

"Globemaker"

I did not measure the 2000 volts.

Search engines brought me a figure of 1200v on start up and 700v running.

A "Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp " - as found in most LCD screens for PCs and home TV.

Got nothing at all to do with a *CFL* .

Wanker.

.... Phil

Well with all the moving around of lamps and such on my bench and other places I tend to break a lot of them, so considering how expensive the good ones are to save money I might as well go back to regular bulbs. :-)

Darren Harris Staten Island, New York

Stock up! I am.

How many? Or are you afraid Dimbulb will try to steal them?

Incandescent bulbs are being phased out in Europe, Brazil, and Australia. USA is a war criminal due to mass murders in Iraq Afghanistan Libya Pakistan Panama Somalia Vietnam Cherokee See UN resolution 3314 concerning War of Aggression See this link about light bulbs being phased out:

Couple hundred, now. I buy a few packs when I'm in Lowes. DimBulb isn't bright enough.

Another moron in the competition for the DimBulb-Slowman award.

CFLs are just a transitional device. In a few short years LED bulbs will be cheaper, safer and more energy efficient than CFLs.

Bret Cahill

Looked at the price of europium lately?

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Is that the Europeon version of the Hopeium the Democrats have been smoking?