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JANA
- Jan 1, 1970
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If the switch that is series with the light bulb has a night light in it,
the current pass of the night light will cause the CFL to flicker.
If the CFL is connected to a switch that is electronic, the small leakage of
the electronics will cause the CFL to flicker or in some cases to not turn
off.
Regular CFL's cannot be used on standard light dimmers and many of the
electronic timers. This is a big inconvenience for many people.
When regular lamps become unavailable, I can see a lot of problems with
these new types of lamps. The biggest one will be the pollution from their
disposal. They use mercury, phosphors, and many types of materials that are
very harmful for the environment. There is also the electronics circuit
board, which contain components that have the same recycling problem as used
in most electronics. Even though they last longer, when they are eventually
put out in to the garbage, they will eventually end up in the land fills.
They are going to be a very big problem compared to the simple light bulb
that was made of simple glass and metals.
Regular light bulb materials are about 85% recyclable. There are almost no
materials in these that are bad for the environment. Most CFL's materials
are not recyclable, and their materials are very polluting.
It looks very strong that the government is pushing the CFL's to save some
electricity to sell to large industry. This is the only answer that is
logical. There are NO green house gasses from using regular light bulbs.
When more electricity is sold to industry, the pollution problems from its
generation will actually increase, unless the generation is from water
power, or nuclear power.
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JANA
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I am not sure if this is an appropriate group for this question. If
not, please suggest a better one.
I have a light in the house which I have wanted to switch to a low
energy bulb for a long time. The hold up was that I needed a very
small bulb. At last, I have found a small enough bulb but something
odd occurred as soon as I put it in.
When it is switched on, it works as expected.
When it is switched off, it blinks every few seconds. So, I guess
that there must be a problem with the switch If it is passing nothing
then it would seem impossible for the bulb to do anything. I did not
notice any problem with the previous incandescent bulb but I guess
that if the switch is leaking a tiny amount, the filament would glow
too little to be seen.
I have a few questions:
What is going on? Is a tiny current leaking, building up a charge in
a capacitor somewhere until a sufficient voltage builds up to spark in
the bulb and discharge the capacitor, and then the cycle repeats.
Is it safe?
Will it wear out the bulb very fast?
Is it likely to be enough to replace the switch? (Actually three
switches can turn this bulb on and off).
Might I have to replace the wiring? (Much harder than just replacing
the switches)
the current pass of the night light will cause the CFL to flicker.
If the CFL is connected to a switch that is electronic, the small leakage of
the electronics will cause the CFL to flicker or in some cases to not turn
off.
Regular CFL's cannot be used on standard light dimmers and many of the
electronic timers. This is a big inconvenience for many people.
When regular lamps become unavailable, I can see a lot of problems with
these new types of lamps. The biggest one will be the pollution from their
disposal. They use mercury, phosphors, and many types of materials that are
very harmful for the environment. There is also the electronics circuit
board, which contain components that have the same recycling problem as used
in most electronics. Even though they last longer, when they are eventually
put out in to the garbage, they will eventually end up in the land fills.
They are going to be a very big problem compared to the simple light bulb
that was made of simple glass and metals.
Regular light bulb materials are about 85% recyclable. There are almost no
materials in these that are bad for the environment. Most CFL's materials
are not recyclable, and their materials are very polluting.
It looks very strong that the government is pushing the CFL's to save some
electricity to sell to large industry. This is the only answer that is
logical. There are NO green house gasses from using regular light bulbs.
When more electricity is sold to industry, the pollution problems from its
generation will actually increase, unless the generation is from water
power, or nuclear power.
--
JANA
_____
I am not sure if this is an appropriate group for this question. If
not, please suggest a better one.
I have a light in the house which I have wanted to switch to a low
energy bulb for a long time. The hold up was that I needed a very
small bulb. At last, I have found a small enough bulb but something
odd occurred as soon as I put it in.
When it is switched on, it works as expected.
When it is switched off, it blinks every few seconds. So, I guess
that there must be a problem with the switch If it is passing nothing
then it would seem impossible for the bulb to do anything. I did not
notice any problem with the previous incandescent bulb but I guess
that if the switch is leaking a tiny amount, the filament would glow
too little to be seen.
I have a few questions:
What is going on? Is a tiny current leaking, building up a charge in
a capacitor somewhere until a sufficient voltage builds up to spark in
the bulb and discharge the capacitor, and then the cycle repeats.
Is it safe?
Will it wear out the bulb very fast?
Is it likely to be enough to replace the switch? (Actually three
switches can turn this bulb on and off).
Might I have to replace the wiring? (Much harder than just replacing
the switches)