[geeks] Quiet CFLs

Lionel Peterson lionel4287 at gmail.com
Sat Sep 29 15:03:18 CDT 2012


How are determining what lamps are 'good candidates' for CFL?

I'm not challenging your opinion, I'm curious what you are basing it on...

Wasn't aware of a 'buzzing' issue - curious about quiet CFLs now...

Lionel

On Sep 29, 2012, at 3:57 PM, Jonathan Patschke <jp at celestrion.net> wrote:

> Can anyone recommend a brand or model of Edison-base CFL that doesn't
> buzz?
> 
> I have a few rooms in my house that would be good candidates for CFLs, but
> every one I've tried buzzes audibly at some harmonic of 60Hz.  It's not
> really _loud_, but it's definitely distracting, especially over a piano.
> 
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