Martin McCormick wrote:

> The irony of all this is that the CFL's are actually safer due
> to less heat in the fixture and about 1/4 the current. 

Don't be fooled, I've had two CFL's (cheap ones, granted) go up in smoke 
when components died in the base.  One happened during turn-on, the 
other was found smoking away when I walked into the room.

I don't particularly feel the added "safety" is really there after 
watching two different lamps smoking.

Plus, as a "radio guy" with Amateur Radio as a hobby, the CFL's threw so 
much RF crap, I had to get rid of them.

They're not a very good replacement for the incandescents if you ask me.

Poorer lighting performance, extra time to come up to operating 
temperature and full light output, RF noise, and smoking bases...

I'll stick with something else.  CFL's are gone from my house and banned 
from ever returning.

At one point I also replaced some outdoor spotlights with the CFL's 
"encapsulated" in the spotlight type bulb shape.

Their time to come up to full brightness in our cold climate in 
wintertime is a safety issue -- if I turn on the outside lights in the 
middle of the night to look out in the back yard, I want them on NOW... 
not 5-10 minutes from now.

Not impressed with CFL's at all.

Nate

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