On 06/06/2010 06:59 PM, bpnjensen wrote:
On Jun 6, 5:48 pm, Bill wrote:

I don't know about you guys, but I like my filament bulbs in the winter.
The lack of efficiency just helps heat the room I am in, so no big deal.
My summer bulbs are CFL's, soon to be LED's when the price comes down to
something a mere mortal can afford.

In the winter, this is probably true - what you lose on light
efficiency you save on heating. Then, the question becomes - per unit
of tangible heat energy, what costs less - the electricity to light
the bulb or the "other" source?

I am sure this can be calculated, but not by this guy! :-)

I have a big reason to not want the CFL's in the winter, radio noise.
DX sucks in the summer and the noise level goes up in the evenings when
everybody turns on their energy saving noise makers.

On Jun 6, 7:06*pm, Bill Baka wrote:
On 06/06/2010 06:59 PM, bpnjensen wrote:

On Jun 6, 5:48 pm, Bill *wrote:

I don't know about you guys, but I like my filament bulbs in the winter.

On Jun 6, 7:10*pm, bpnjensen wrote:
On Jun 6, 7:06*pm, Bill Baka wrote:



On 06/06/2010 06:59 PM, bpnjensen wrote:

On Jun 6, 5:48 pm, Bill *wrote:

I don't know about you guys, but I like my filament bulbs in the winter.
The lack of efficiency just helps heat the room I am in, so no big deal.
My summer bulbs are CFL's, soon to be LED's when the price comes down to
something a mere mortal can afford.

In the winter, this is probably true - what you lose on light
efficiency you save on heating. *Then, the question becomes - per unit
of tangible heat energy, what costs less - the electricity to light
the bulb or the "other" source?

I am sure this can be calculated, but not by this guy! :-)

I have a big reason to not want the CFL's in the winter, radio noise.
DX sucks in the summer and the noise level goes up in the evenings when
everybody turns on their energy saving noise makers.

Understood, the older ones were terrible - but the new ones I have
purchased are RF quiet as a mouse. *If there is any noise, it's much
lower than the background. *I can have all these new CFLs in the house
off or on and the radio S/N is the same.

Don't ask me which brand just now - I'd have to run and get the
package from the garage; but if you shy away from CFLs, this is one
less reason to do so.

Bruce

BpnJ - Try un-screwing the CFLs when not in-use
and you may find that the RFI is even lower ~ RHF

RHF wrote:


BpnJ - Try un-screwing the CFLs when not in-use
and you may find that the RFI is even lower ~ RHF
.

Are you crazy or merely malnourished?

dave wrote:

RHF wrote:


BpnJ - Try un-screwing the CFLs when not in-use
and you may find that the RFI is even lower ~ RHF
.

Are you crazy or merely malnourished?



You'd think that with the money he saved by not installing light
switches, he could eat rather well.

I now wonder how his ten megawatts of solar panels are connected.
Probably switched by a photo cell.....


mike

There is an underground building in Minneapolis, part of a University or
College, there is a mirrored pipeing system which sends the Sunlight all
around through the halls and rooms down there.
cuhulin

On Jun 7, 6:24*pm, m II wrote:
dave wrote:
RHF wrote:

BpnJ - Try un-screwing the CFLs when not in-use
and you may find that the RFI is even lower ~ RHF
* .

Are you crazy or merely malnourished?

You'd think that with the money he saved by not installing light
switches, he could eat rather well.

- I now wonder how his ten megawatts of solar panels
- are connected.

Actually only about 10 KW and installed by Solar
Professionals and Inspected by the County's
Solar 'expert'.

- Probably switched by a photo cell.....

Only in Canada . . .
-
- mike

On Jun 7, 6:25*am, dave wrote:
RHF wrote:

BpnJ - Try un-screwing the CFLs when not in-use
and you may find that the RFI is even lower ~ RHF
* .

Are you crazy or merely malnourished?

Dave not all the household wiring throughout a
home is installed correctly and that leaves a
'potential' for problems from devices that are
plugged-in and screw-in to them.

Use a modern Lighted On/Off Switch with LED
Lights and you just might notice a presistant
After-Glow in the LED Lights in the Off position.

Dust-to-Dawn Photo-Cell controlled Light Circuits
are another source of Lights not being 100% Off.

old inspectors never die . . .
the simply check-out ~ RHF

"Bill Baka" wrote in message
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On 06/06/2010 06:59 PM, bpnjensen wrote:
On Jun 6, 5:48 pm, Bill wrote:

I don't know about you guys, but I like my filament bulbs in the winter.
The lack of efficiency just helps heat the room I am in, so no big deal.
My summer bulbs are CFL's, soon to be LED's when the price comes down to
something a mere mortal can afford.

In the winter, this is probably true - what you lose on light
efficiency you save on heating. Then, the question becomes - per unit
of tangible heat energy, what costs less - the electricity to light
the bulb or the "other" source?

I am sure this can be calculated, but not by this guy! :-)

I have a big reason to not want the CFL's in the winter, radio noise.
DX sucks in the summer and the noise level goes up in the evenings when
everybody turns on their energy saving noise makers.

Imagine how much MORE efficient those lamps would be if they DIDN'T eminate
energy in totally useless RF ranges...

On Jun 6, 7:32*pm, "Brenda Ann"
wrote:
"Bill Baka" wrote in message

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On 06/06/2010 06:59 PM, bpnjensen wrote:
On Jun 6, 5:48 pm, Bill *wrote:

I don't know about you guys, but I like my filament bulbs in the winter.
The lack of efficiency just helps heat the room I am in, so no big deal.
My summer bulbs are CFL's, soon to be LED's when the price comes down to
something a mere mortal can afford.

In the winter, this is probably true - what you lose on light
efficiency you save on heating. *Then, the question becomes - per unit
of tangible heat energy, what costs less - the electricity to light
the bulb or the "other" source?

I am sure this can be calculated, but not by this guy! :-)

I have a big reason to not want the CFL's in the winter, radio noise.
DX sucks in the summer and the noise level goes up in the evenings when
everybody turns on their energy saving noise makers.

Imagine how much MORE efficient those lamps would be if they DIDN'T eminate
energy in totally useless RF ranges...

Again - mine appear to be radio silont.