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RF Collins January 8th 14 12:34 AM

CFL's don't work so well at 0°F
 
Outdoor CFL (not rated for any special use) takes about 3 minutes to warm
up at 0°F. Must do wonders for bulb life. Going to try an LED bulb next.

Jim (MI)

DhiaDuit January 8th 14 04:52 AM

CFL's don't work so well at 0°F
 
On Tuesday, January 7, 2014 6:34:32 PM UTC-6, RF Collins wrote:
Outdoor CFL (not rated for any special use) takes about 3 minutes to warm

up at 0�F. Must do wonders for bulb life. Going to try an LED bulb next.



Jim (MI)


And neither do I, at 0 F

HankG[_3_] January 8th 14 07:16 PM

CFL's don't work so well at 0°F
 

"RF Collins" wrote in message
...
Outdoor CFL (not rated for any special use) takes about 3 minutes to warm
up at 0°F. Must do wonders for bulb life. Going to try an LED bulb next.

Jim (MI)


I'm still working on incandescents, so no problem with the OD lights. I
wonder how Prius (et al) owners are making out.

HankG



dave January 8th 14 08:18 PM

CFL's don't work so well at 0°F
 
On 01/08/2014 11:16 AM, HankG wrote:
"RF Collins" wrote in message
...
Outdoor CFL (not rated for any special use) takes about 3 minutes to warm
up at 0°F. Must do wonders for bulb life. Going to try an LED bulb next.

Jim (MI)


I'm still working on incandescents, so no problem with the OD lights. I
wonder how Prius (et al) owners are making out.

HankG



I would think that if temperature is a problem there is a deicer somewhere.

DhiaDuit January 8th 14 08:26 PM

CFL's don't work so well at 0°F
 
On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 1:16:44 PM UTC-6, HankG wrote:
"RF Collins" wrote in message

...

Outdoor CFL (not rated for any special use) takes about 3 minutes to warm


up at 0�F. Must do wonders for bulb life. Going to try an LED bulb next.




Jim (MI)




I'm still working on incandescents, so no problem with the OD lights. I

wonder how Prius (et al) owners are making out.



HankG


Prius, and other electric cars? www.levitron.com Git yur own High Price charging devices right there. Some of the electrical thingys in your house was probally made by Levitron. Light switches, and stuff. http://spectrum.ieee.org Check out that new Ford car with the solar panel on the roof top.

DhiaDuit January 8th 14 08:34 PM

CFL's don't work so well at 0°F
 
On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 2:26:08 PM UTC-6, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 1:16:44 PM UTC-6, HankG wrote:

"RF Collins" wrote in message




...




Outdoor CFL (not rated for any special use) takes about 3 minutes to warm




up at 0�F. Must do wonders for bulb life. Going to try an LED bulb next.








Jim (MI)








I'm still working on incandescents, so no problem with the OD lights. I




wonder how Prius (et al) owners are making out.








HankG




Prius, and other electric cars? www.levitron.com Git yur own High Price charging devices right there. Some of the electrical thingys in your house was probally made by Levitron. Light switches, and stuff. http://spectrum.ieee.org Check out that new Ford car with the solar panel on the roof top.


Doggy said, www.leviton.com But y'all already knew it is Leviton.

DhiaDuit January 8th 14 09:48 PM

CFL's don't work so well at 0°F
 
On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 2:34:24 PM UTC-6, DhiaDuit wrote:
On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 2:26:08 PM UTC-6, DhiaDuit wrote:

On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 1:16:44 PM UTC-6, HankG wrote:




"RF Collins" wrote in message








...








Outdoor CFL (not rated for any special use) takes about 3 minutes to warm








up at 0�F. Must do wonders for bulb life. Going to try an LED bulb next.
















Jim (MI)
















I'm still working on incandescents, so no problem with the OD lights. I








wonder how Prius (et al) owners are making out.
















HankG








Prius, and other electric cars? www.levitron.com Git yur own High Price charging devices right there. Some of the electrical thingys in your house was probally made by Levitron. Light switches, and stuff. http://spectrum.ieee.org Check out that new Ford car with the solar panel on the roof top.




Doggy said, www.leviton.com But y'all already knew it is Leviton..


The cutting edge light bulbs you will see this year. www.cnet.com ///You got 3 for 1 in there WOOF!/// Yeah doggy, pretty slick, eh?


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