On 2/21/07, William Chops Westfield wrote: > > Does the Australian law actually specify compact fluorescents, or > does it mandate a certain efficiency? At the moment it's now a law - it's just a politician trying to get on TV. As the opposition has pointed out there are a lot of details to work out to make it practical. For instance incandescents are apparently still more efficient for use in fridges due to their low turn-on power. What happens with all the low voltage light systems out there which aren't really set up to work with compact fluorescents? The law-making process is mostly fairly sensible here so his wish to ban incandescents will probably be translated into something sensible along the way. Cheers, Zik the Aussie -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist