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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


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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.

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On Mar 6, 3:09*pm, "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


Expensive LED bulbs, candles or nightvision glasses.
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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?
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Telamon wrote:
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"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. I turn mine on and off just like any other lamp; no ill effects.

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

There are LED lamps that run on 110 VAC.


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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.

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In article ,
dave 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?


Apparently some brands are noisier than others.

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Back around 1946, somebody dared me to unscrew that INCANDESCENT
Lightbulb and stick my finger in there.Of course, I did exactly that.I
have a very old floor lamp which has a telescoping gooseneck thingy on
it, I use it by doggy's couch.This afternoon, the G.E.60 watt
INCANDESCENT Lightbulb blew out, I had been using that INCANDESCENT
Light bulb for about two months or more before it blew out.I Don't
intend to Ever replace all of my INCANDESCENT Lightbulbs with
flouarescent lightbulbe, I don't give a damn how ''efficient'' they are.
cuhulin
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"dave" wrote in message
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There are LED lamps that run on 110 VAC.


The LED's themselves don't run on 110 v, but there are all kinds of LED lamp
packages that are compatible with conventional sockets. It takes a bit of
getting used to, due to the light color, but I have them installed in
several locations and they are very nice, efficient and produce nearly no
heat.

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

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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.

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