GU10 CFLs

[Steve]

Lux has nothing to do with colour. Colour is colour. Lux is brightness.

 

[seasickstevie]

So if they do come in different LUX, wouldn't that possibly explain the different BRIGHTNESS?

 

[DCC]

While wandering around one of BAS's least favourite retail outlets the other week I picked up 4 11W Megaman GU10 CFLs as an experiment.

On arrival home, install. Immediately noticed all the lights produce light of completely different colours and brightnesses, and nowhere near as much overall light output as a normal energy guzzler. After two minutes one of the lamps fails. Five minutes later it comes on for another two minutes and fails, this time permanently.

Think I may wait until suitable LEDs versions are available.

 

[IJWS15]

We have 2 11w Megaman and 2 9w (not sure of brand) in the kitchen mixed with 5 std bulbs.

The 11s are fine when warm, the 9s are a little dim.

The oldest CFL has been in for 3 years, the youngest 18months. No failures and I don't expect them to trip the breaker when they fail like the halogens do - this itself is a good reason to switch to CFLs.

 

[seasickstevie]

5 std bulbs.

 

[Goldberg]

Think I may wait until suitable LEDs versions are available.

http://www.osram.co.uk/osram_com/Co..._reflector_lamps/PARATHOM_PAR16_5W/index.html

 

[Steve]

No failures and I don't expect them to trip the breaker when they fail like the halogens do - this itself is a good reason to switch to CFLs.

They dont trip. All my megamans failed quietly, they dont even flicker, they just dont come on one day.

 

[Spark123]

5 std bulbs.

std = standard

 

[Steve]

5 std bulbs.

std = standard

std = sexually transmitted disease.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

You have sex with bulbs?

 

[Steve]

You have sex with bulbs?

No, but I have tried to cut open one of my failed megamans (I like cutting things open to see how it works).

 

[Goldberg]

You have sex with bulbs?

Or perhaps he likes doing it on a flower bed?