[geeks] CHEAP compact fluorescent bulbs

Bill Bradford mrbill at mrbill.net
Tue Nov 5 18:34:04 CST 2002


On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 06:59:36PM -0500, Chris Hedemark wrote:
> Keep in mind these ~$5 bulbs are the "warm" ones that Mr Bill and 
> others don't like (they look kinda yellowish).  IIRC the  year warranty 
> model for <$2 more is much whiter, or "full spectrum".  They have them 
> from 9 watts for a 40 watt replacement (compact enough to fit in some 
> very tight fixtures) on up to a 150w replacement.

Whats the K rating?  2700K-3000K is normal for the "yellowish" ones;
I buy 5000K+ full spectrum.

Bill

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bill bradford
mrbill at mrbill.net
austin, texas



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