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thibaulthalpern · 05-29-2009, 07:07 PM

A while back we were discussing whether Compact Fluorescent Bulbs really were more energy saving than incandescent bulbs some of their lifespan seem to be so short. I've have quite a few of these bulbs fail prematurely.

Here is a New York Time article addressing the issue. Indeed, some compact fluorescent bulbs are shoddy.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/bu...t/28bulbs.html

05-29-2009, 07:07 PM	#1
thibaulthalpern Evangelist Posts: 478 Karma: 451808 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California, USA Device: my two eyes, KLiiK, Sony PRS-700	Compact Fluorescent Bulbs -- some are unreliable A while back we were discussing whether Compact Fluorescent Bulbs really were more energy saving than incandescent bulbs some of their lifespan seem to be so short. I've have quite a few of these bulbs fail prematurely. Here is a New York Time article addressing the issue. Indeed, some compact fluorescent bulbs are shoddy. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/bu...t/28bulbs.html