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I gave up on them years ago based on failure rate...

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In Reply to: RE: From what I've read, CF bulbs have been fraught with problems, ..... posted by Neil49 on June 11, 2009 at 15:44:27

Installed half a dozen in my home five or so years back. The bulbs ranged from DOA, to tens of hours, to a few weeks. I dutifully replaced all bulbs at least once (trying to save the environment!) before falling back on incandescents. I did manage to coax a bit of extra use from one or two bulbs that failed the quickest by cutting into their bases & fixing solder joints on the components inside.

Oddly, I visited my mother this week & she commented that her CF bulbs that I had installed over a decade ago had only recently failed.

I'll still wait for a solution that gives me closer to the instant on and warm light of incandescents.

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RE: I gave up on them years ago based on failure rate... - Brian Walsh 13:06:47 06/12/09 (0)

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