Re: Cost of electricity for light dimmer

From: Roger Johansson (no-email_at_home.se)
Date: 10/27/04


Date: 27 Oct 2004 23:48:47 GMT

Sylvia Else <sylvia@not.at.this.address> wrote:

> I use flourescent substitutes in some places, but they're not exactly a
> perfect solution either. The ones I use take a significant time
> (minutes, I think) to reach their peak brightness, an effect that seems
> to get worse as they age. However I've yet to have to replace one.
>
> I don't know that you can use a dimmer with them, though. I rather
> suspect they wouldn't like that.

Here is a nice collection of articles about dimming fluoros:

http://members.misty.com/don/f-dim.html

-- 
Roger J.


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