Just now I was reading-up on light bulbs in general, CFL's in particular and wondering if it would be worth it to replace all the bulbs in the house with CFL's. Wikipedia says the energy savings and life expectancy is better:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp
Sounds good, I thought. But then I thought about Obama, the Democrats, the Leftists in general and the level of bull-headed pressure they use to get people to do what doesn't come naturally. Remember Jimmy Carter and sweaters? I froze my ass off that winter, and I've hated Jimmy Carter ever since. I was 12 then.
Anyways, the suspicious misgivings were confirmed when I saw this picture:
Note, there's CAPACITORS in that there E-lectronic gizmo.
"eight to fifteen times longer", eh? Not if there's cheap-shit capacitors in there, Mr. OBAMA, you motherfucker. Assuming the average life expectancy of an incandescent bulb is more than a year, I very much doubt that Obama is going to be around in 8 to 15 years to be held accountable for his bullshit lies about the wonders of "not incandescent" lighting.
So anyways, I stewed in my natural juices over this for a few minutes, and then suddenly realized I knew of a place that was populated by a bunch of people that knew ALL about bad capacitors, and so I thought I would throw this piece of raw meat at them and see what they did with it.
CFL's, yes or no? Is there any reason to believe that the lessons of the past have been learned, and that big capacitor in there is a good-quality cap that will last at least 8 years? I just paid $10.00 at Home Depot today for 4 - 100 watt CFL's. There's probably another 25 bulbs in the house, so that's another $75.00 or so.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp
A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL), also called compact fluorescent light, energy-saving light, and compact fluorescent tube, is a fluorescent lamp designed to replace an incandescent lamp; some types fit into light fixtures formerly used for incandescent lamps. The lamps use a tube which is curved or folded to fit into the space of an incandescent bulb, and a compact electronic ballast in the base of the lamp.
Compared to general-service incandescent lamps giving the same amount of visible light, CFLs use one-fifth to one-third the electric power, and last eight to fifteen times longer. A CFL has a higher purchase price than an incandescent lamp, but can save over five times its purchase price in electricity costs over the lamp's lifetime.[1] Like all fluorescent lamps, CFLs contain toxic mercury[2] which complicates their disposal. In many countries, governments have established recycling schemes for CFLs and glass generally.
Compared to general-service incandescent lamps giving the same amount of visible light, CFLs use one-fifth to one-third the electric power, and last eight to fifteen times longer. A CFL has a higher purchase price than an incandescent lamp, but can save over five times its purchase price in electricity costs over the lamp's lifetime.[1] Like all fluorescent lamps, CFLs contain toxic mercury[2] which complicates their disposal. In many countries, governments have established recycling schemes for CFLs and glass generally.
Anyways, the suspicious misgivings were confirmed when I saw this picture:
Note, there's CAPACITORS in that there E-lectronic gizmo.
"eight to fifteen times longer", eh? Not if there's cheap-shit capacitors in there, Mr. OBAMA, you motherfucker. Assuming the average life expectancy of an incandescent bulb is more than a year, I very much doubt that Obama is going to be around in 8 to 15 years to be held accountable for his bullshit lies about the wonders of "not incandescent" lighting.
So anyways, I stewed in my natural juices over this for a few minutes, and then suddenly realized I knew of a place that was populated by a bunch of people that knew ALL about bad capacitors, and so I thought I would throw this piece of raw meat at them and see what they did with it.
CFL's, yes or no? Is there any reason to believe that the lessons of the past have been learned, and that big capacitor in there is a good-quality cap that will last at least 8 years? I just paid $10.00 at Home Depot today for 4 - 100 watt CFL's. There's probably another 25 bulbs in the house, so that's another $75.00 or so.
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