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Originally Posted by montsnmags
I've just done some Googling (because a memory was tweaked) and apparently there are CFL's that can be used with dimmers:
http://www.environment.gov.au/settle...es.html#docfls
I've not seen them, but then I've not looked as we don't have dimmers in our house.
Cheers,
Marc (who doesn't like the colour of fluoro lights) |
There are plenty of CFLs that can be used with dimmers, but they are quite a bit more expensive than the NO-dimmer-usage variety. As for "the color of fluoro lights" -- are you aware that you can buy fluorescent bulbs in a wide range of color temperatures? They range from 2700K (which matches the yellow-ness of incandescent) through 6500K (which matches the dominant colors in sunlight) and also "full spectrum" (which match the four or five dominant colors in sunlight, in about the correct proportions).
My wife and I are rather partial to the 4300K bulbs known as "cool white" in the US market. This represents a compromise between "not-too-far-from-incandescent" on the one hand, and "helps with her SAD" on the other.
In the US, I buy from 1000bulbs.com (which won't help Marc, but may be of use to the US readership). Really, there are tons of options if you look around a bit.
Xenophon