[mythtv-users] [Slightly OT] solar power for all our gadgets

jedi jedi at mishnet.org
Sat Mar 21 00:59:58 UTC 2009


On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 04:56:24PM -0700, David Brodbeck wrote:
> On Fri, March 20, 2009 2:38 pm, John Finlay wrote:
> > My electric utility sent some Niagara Conservation EarthBrite CFLs out
> > to encourage conservation. They are instant start with full light output
> > right off the bat. Not dimmable though.
> 
> The ones our utility oh-so-helpfully installed in our bathroom take over a
> minute to warm up.  Just what you want in a room you spend maybe three
> minutes in at a time.  They also don't like being frequently switched on
> and off, and have begun dying about six months after they were installed. 
> Color me unimpressed; I'll be replacing them with incandescent bulbs.

...or you could try replacing them with CFLs of your own choosing.

You wouldn't take a free DVD from one of your local monopolies.

Why do the same for anything else (including lightbulbs).

(Yes, I have had remarkably better results than you ended up with.)


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