Roman Black wrote:
>
> A 7 year guarantee??? Wow!!
> In 240v ac countries they would never dare to
> advertise that, most bulbs last a number of weeks
> and even the "compact" fluoros we use in the shop
> blow every 4 to 6 months.
>
> Never see a guarantee offer like that in Australia...
> :o)
> -Roman
>

Do you really think it's the 240V? In Germany we have 230V
and really not these problems. I don't keep track of bulb
replacement cycles but I expect a normal bulb to last at least
a year (in normal home use, windowed room, no completely closed
lamp housing). "Compact flouros" of quality should last 4, 5
years, cheap ones may blow after only 2 years.
And yes, they advertise a 5 year guarantee for the quality flouros.

And I don't think 10V make the difference (well, if they take the bulbs
for 230V and ship them to Australia.... ;-) )
One reason may be the lamp housing. To much watt in to less space and
that makes them burn real quick.

Florian

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