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tony.
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« on: September 24, 2007, 09:52:06 PM » |
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I installed 5 3watt cfl from blt( at least £4 each) earlier this year the fittings were ses and were a pain to get hold of,
8 months later lamps are turning pink and giving out poor light output.
Shopping in tesco they have a great range of cfl candle shaped lamps, under £2 each.
light output great.
a pity as blt also supplied me my gu10 lamps to replace the lamps on a track light in my kitchen ,they are great.
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Ivan
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« Reply #1 on: September 24, 2007, 09:57:02 PM » |
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Sounds like something has gone wrong with the phosphors. Have the bulbs been used for extended periods? Or at higher or lower than specified voltages?
3watt CFLs? The lowest I have seen previously is 4W. I have some 4W bulbs from IKEA (cheap), which we use as bedside lights. They give off a really nice 'tungsten' glow which suits bedrooms, I think. I have seen 3W CFLs advertised in China, but not seen any for sale here. Anyone know of any lower power CFL lights. I reckon someone must produce 2W or even 1W bulbs somewhere....
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wyleu
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« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2007, 09:42:12 AM » |
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There's a lot of cheap cfl's around with a very short life. This has been an advert by the Osram/Philips global lighting monopoly but there's a fair bit of truth in it.
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tony.
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« Reply #3 on: September 25, 2007, 08:24:23 PM » |
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the bad thing about this BLT website is quite expensive, theyre arent many options when fitting require a ses lamp.
glad to see more manufacturers making good quality products at reasonable prices
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paul
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« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2007, 06:08:04 PM » |
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We have a 1W cfl plug in night light in our hallway, so we can see our way to the bathroom. Has a switch on it to turn on/off, available in white, blue, green or yellow. Got it from the chinese bazaar in our local(ish) town. 1 euro.
Paul
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tony.
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« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2007, 06:35:47 PM » |
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Paul,
Its probably not a cfl but a led fitting.
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paul
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« Reply #6 on: September 28, 2007, 05:42:55 PM » |
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Definitely a cfl, I took the lens off to have a look when I bought it. The lens is tinted to give the colour choice.
Paul
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Ivan
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« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2007, 01:22:23 AM » |
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Any chance of uploading a pic? I know it's sad, but I'd like to see a 1W CFL
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billi
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« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2007, 09:55:11 AM » |
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is this one the one.....
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