Radio Interference
 

On Mar 7, 5:15*am, dave wrote:
Bushcraftgregg wrote:
On Mar 6, 8:20 pm, Telamon
wrote:
In article ,

*dave wrote:
Telamon wrote:
In article ,
*"McFerg" wrote:
These new energy efficient household bulbs really cause a lot interference
on my medium wave and the lower short wave bands. Is there anything I can
do
to eliminate it, short of switching back to the old filament type
No easy way. You are better off with the incandescent bulbs as those
screw type florescence are a mercury hazard and depending on the
instillation they will not last long.
The best use for the energy efficient bulbs are ones that are not
switched on/off often and are mounted upright. That eliminates most uses.
A better system would be low voltage quartz or LED type lighting but
that takes rewiring the house.
Incandescent bulbs release way more mercury than the occasional broken
CFL.
You will have to explain that one.

- Most electricity is produced by burning coal, which contains
mercury.
- There is mercury in the smokestack emissions from coal plants. *The
- extra mercury released by the power plant in the lifetime of an
Edison
- lamp is more than that spilled by a broken CFL. *Simply a matter of
- arithmetic.

Dave - Right and you get a Gold Star {Mercury Free}
for the Answer :o) ~ RHF

Annual Impact (Save 191.63 kWh/Yr)
135 Watt Incandescent -v- 30 Watt (CFL) Fluorescent
Energy Use @ 5 Hrs/Day : 246.38kWh -v- 54.75kWh
Related CO2 Emissions : 352.32lbs -v- 42.9lbs [8:1]
=equivalent= Mercury Emissions : Eight-to-One
Energy Cost @ $ 0.10/kWh : $ 24.64 -v- $ 5.48
http://www.lightsofamerica.com/Products/2830S.aspx

Radio Interference
 

In article ,
dave wrote:

Telamon wrote:


I would only buy these bulbs by manufacturers that guarantee the spectra
of the bulbs. Some of these bulbs put out more UV than they are supposed
to, which can cause cancer.


You get more UV from walking in the sun for a couple minutes.

Some of the CFL's are putting out high levels of UV and should be
avoided. The quality units don't have that problem.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

Radio Interference
 

In article ,
Nobody wrote:

In article ,
Nobody wrote:

McFerg wrote:
These new energy efficient household bulbs really cause a lot
interference on my medium wave and the lower short wave bands.
Is there anything I can do to eliminate it, short of switching
back to the old filament type


I'd switch brands. I have, in over 20 years of using small
fluorescents, found very few that made electrical noise. What
brand lamps are you using? You're not trying to use them with
dimmers, are you?


Agreed... I've had mini-fluors in a standard lamp and a table
lamp, both within a metre either side of my Eton E1, for several
years with only one instance of a "noisy" tube. That's now in a
lamp in another room where it's seldom turned on.

Those are not the same thing as the CFL's being discussed. The older
lamps have low frequency ballasts where the only radio noise they
generate is at startup. The noise stops as soon as the bulb plasma
is conducting.

The current generation of high efficiency bulbs use a high frequency
oscillator to excite the plasma in the bulb and this is a constant
source of interference depending on brand and location. This is an
insidious problem because it is location dependent.

Er, am I dumb or what?

My response refers to Dave's answer "in over 20 years of using
small fluorescents..." and your own response to the OP McFerg where
you also refer to "screw type florescence" (sic).

This household uses several newer/older (or older/newer) minis, as I
say with only ONE RFI problem.

I will add that my Eton is "mains powered", not battery.

Yes you are mistaken. The discussion is the new energy efficient type.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California

(OT) : The Fish Farmer {eBay} Talks about CFLs and LEDs
 

On Mar 7, 2:35*pm, "~ RHF" wrote:
On Mar 6, 9:22*pm, Bushcraftgregg wrote:



On Mar 6, 8:20*pm, Telamon
wrote:

In article ,

*dave wrote:
Telamon wrote:
In article ,
*"McFerg" wrote:

These new energy efficient household bulbs really cause a lot interference
on my medium wave and the lower short wave bands. Is there anything I can
do
to eliminate it, short of switching back to the old filament type

No easy way. You are better off with the incandescent bulbs as those
screw type florescence are a mercury hazard and depending on the
instillation they will not last long.

The best use for the energy efficient bulbs are ones that are not
switched on/off often and are mounted upright. That eliminates most uses.

A better system would be low voltage quartz or LED type lighting but
that takes rewiring the house.

Incandescent bulbs release way more mercury than the occasional broken
CFL.

You will have to explain that one.

I turn mine on and off just like any other lamp; *no ill effects.

If you use them upside down in any ceiling fixture you will shorten the
life of the bulb.

I use them vertically, horizontally, and at various angles in-between.
Again, no ill effects.

If you are turning them on and off all the time you will shorten the
life of the bulb.

There are LED lamps that run on 110 VAC.

Those have switching power supplies that should be avoided.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Indeed. We found out the hard way with our patio light, it is upside
down. After going through three bulbs in 7-8 maybe nine months, I
switched. Maybe the moisture of being outside also had something to do
with it.

That is true what you said, I've never read that but the two bulbs we
do use in the house are vertical and we leave them on all the time and
as far as I know not one of them has expired yet.

Inverted CFL Failures due to Heat build-up
in the Electronic Starters.http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/showthread.php?t=27197

These LOA CFLs work very well [+2 Years]
in Recessed Ceiling Fixtures and Metal
Enclosed Spot {PAR} Track Light Fixtures.http://www.lightsofamerica.com/Products/2830S.aspx
Use only 30 Watts with a 135 Watt {Equivalent} Output.

More Mushroom CFLshttp://sinostrong.en.alibaba.com/productgrouplist-200410309/Mushroom_...

CFLs -aka- FLUORESCENTS
# 1 - The Right "Full-Spectrum" Phosphors :
# 2 - Well Designed Long-Life Ballast
*.
*.

The Fish Farmer {eBay} Talks about CFLs and LEDs
http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ190291769536
Page-down to the "Description" and Read
part of this eBay Auction that talks about
"High Efficiency Light Bulbs & Such"


Shows a picture of why most CFLs burn-out
too fast to Electronic Ballast failures.

(OT) : Do-It-Yourself LED Help
 

On Mar 8, 2:50*am, "~ RHF" wrote:
On Mar 7, 2:35*pm, "~ RHF" wrote:



On Mar 6, 9:22*pm, Bushcraftgregg wrote:

On Mar 6, 8:20*pm, Telamon
wrote:

In article ,

*dave wrote:
Telamon wrote:
In article ,
*"McFerg" wrote:

These new energy efficient household bulbs really cause a lot interference
on my medium wave and the lower short wave bands. Is there anything I can
do
to eliminate it, short of switching back to the old filament type

No easy way. You are better off with the incandescent bulbs as those
screw type florescence are a mercury hazard and depending on the
instillation they will not last long.

The best use for the energy efficient bulbs are ones that are not
switched on/off often and are mounted upright. That eliminates most uses.

A better system would be low voltage quartz or LED type lighting but
that takes rewiring the house.

Incandescent bulbs release way more mercury than the occasional broken
CFL.

You will have to explain that one.

I turn mine on and off just like any other lamp; *no ill effects.

If you use them upside down in any ceiling fixture you will shorten the
life of the bulb.

I use them vertically, horizontally, and at various angles in-between.
Again, no ill effects.

If you are turning them on and off all the time you will shorten the
life of the bulb.

There are LED lamps that run on 110 VAC.

Those have switching power supplies that should be avoided.

--
Telamon
Ventura, California- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Indeed. We found out the hard way with our patio light, it is upside
down. After going through three bulbs in 7-8 maybe nine months, I
switched. Maybe the moisture of being outside also had something to do
with it.

That is true what you said, I've never read that but the two bulbs we
do use in the house are vertical and we leave them on all the time and
as far as I know not one of them has expired yet.

Inverted CFL Failures due to Heat build-up
in the Electronic Starters.http://bbs.homeshopmachinist.net/showthread.php?t=27197

These LOA CFLs work very well [+2 Years]
in Recessed Ceiling Fixtures and Metal
Enclosed Spot {PAR} Track Light Fixtures.http://www.lightsofamerica.com/Products/2830S.aspx
Use only 30 Watts with a 135 Watt {Equivalent} Output.

More Mushroom CFLshttp://sinostrong.en.alibaba.com/productgrouplist-200410309/Mushroom_...

CFLs -aka- FLUORESCENTS
# 1 - The Right "Full-Spectrum" Phosphors :
# 2 - Well Designed Long-Life Ballast
*.
*.

The Fish Farmer {eBay} Talks about CFLs and LEDshttp://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ190291769536
Page-down to the "Description" and Read
part of this eBay Auction that talks about
"High Efficiency Light Bulbs & Such"

Shows a picture of why most CFLs burn-out
too fast to Electronic Ballast failures.

Do-It-Yourself LED Help
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