[NCLUG] Re: "Green" power.

[Chad Perrin]

On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 08:19:36PM -0600, Bob Proulx wrote:
> 
> But the real problem is that most fixtures are not designed for CFs.
> Every compact fluorescent I have seen says they need to be mounted
> upright with the base down.  This is due to the heat that they
> produce.  If they are mounted upside down they burn out quickly due to
> the heat.  In my house all of my ceiling fixtures are base up.  I have
> tried them anyway and have had several burn out.  (Yes, I double
> bagged them and disposed of them into the proper hazardous waste bin.)

This is part of the reason the CF bulbs in the living room are in
torchiere lamps.

-- 
Chad Perrin [ content licensed PDL: http://pdl.apotheon.org ]
William Gibson: "The future is already here.  It's just not very evenly
distributed."
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