Our record with CFL vary widely. For my own info, I write install date
on the base with black magic marker. Cheaper ones from IKEA can last
anywhere from 6 months to 2 years. I also realized the CFL have much
shorter life when installed in recessed lighting due to heat buildup.
Adding a socket extension not only lights the room better (extends end
of bulb out of housing) but gets the base of the bulb out of a hot zone.
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C.H.Ling wrote:
> I once had six Philips compact flurencent lamp installed in a lighting
> fixture of our living room, they claimed three years working life but three
> of them die in half a year. They were cheap so I wasn't expected too much
> but half a year is definately too short. Ok, it is only part of the story,
> there were two types (differed only in color temp) of lamp installed, the
> three failed are all daylight type. It means there were some quality problem
> on the components on this specific batch.
>
> I once got two compact flurencent lamps from our sister factory during a
> factory visit, they lasted for over two years (may be much more, don't have
> exact record). You may ask why I didn't purchase our lamp but they were just
> not widely availble in the street here, it is now easier to get but still
> not in the supermarkets. Our company was mainly concentrated on site
> installation such as new buildings and fixture manufacturers, since they
> didn't want to invest too much on ad (at least here in Hong Kong) but they
> are start promoting the LED lamps. Philips has the advantage of having lots
> of other electrical appliance so the company profile is higher and hence
> easier to sell on street.
>
> Ok, the two biggest lighting companies in the world are Philips and Osram,
> so you know which I worked for :-)
>
> C.H.Ling
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Sue Pearce" <bs.pearce@xxxxxxx>
>
>> CH.
>>
>> I don't mean to disparage your people, as many of my fellow ameicans do,
>> but...
>>
>> I have in my house two older "historic" light fixtures from what is know
>> now as "mid-century modern" which is a term I h ate as so am I. They
>> require
>> special bulbs, which are only available from a special wholesaler. The
>> current ones are made in, where else, China (Insert a joke here, just like
>> the on about spanish, you're in america, learn the language.) Life of
>> these
>> bulbs was previously a year or so, but has gone down to a range from three
>> months to flashbulb. I'm not blaiming your folks, CH, but the UPS men that
>> handle the bulbs. Perhaps you should go back to the light factory.
>>
>> Bill Pearce
>
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