lazy light

[anobium]

I have 3 seperate lights in our bathroom, all fed from the same switch.
I have just replaced a bulb in one of the lights and for some reason it lights up after the other 2. Its only milli seconds but it is noticible.
I replaced the old bulb with one of those long lasting curly types, you know what I mean.
Can anybody explain why this happening, the lady of the house says it is because its furtherest away from the switch.
I'm not convinced!

 

[Steve]

"long lasting curly" lamps are electronic. They take a second or so to start up. They are similar to the long striplights that some people have in their kitchens and that you see lighting supermarkets, only curled up into a little ball.

Early energy saving lamps took a couple of seconds to ignite and might have flickered like some older striplights, but the newest ones are all instant start, and only take a fraction of a second to start, though they might take a few minutes to come to full brightness.

However, next to 2 ordinary lamps, this fraction of a second will be noticable, and it is what you are seeing.

Many striplights are now "rapid start" too.

 

[anobium]

Thanks for that crafty, I will now go and educate the lady of the house.