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Alan Browne - 02 Jan 2007 20:17 GMT

Okay, this is a bit OT as it's really an energy savings article.

An odd hero has come to light in the form of Wal*Merde.

They're pushing compact flourescent lights real hard as CF sales are not
doing well in the US. Yet the energy impact of this form of lighting is
not only 4X less energy for a given amount of light, but longer lasting
and a certain payback even in the areas with the cheapest power rates.

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/01/02/business/0102-biz-websubBULB.gif

The one bit that irks me is the implied lower total mercury emissions of
CF v. incadescent. If your power source is hydro, then incandescent
will be lower in mercury emissions (damn near 0). If your power source
is coal, then the mercury output will be higher.

For photo use: B&W, less power, no change in the image.
Color film: greenish hue (use magenta filter)

Cheers,
Alan

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tomm42 - 03 Jan 2007 13:45 GMT

On Jan 2, 3:17 pm, Alan Browne <alan.bro...@Freelunchvideotron.ca>
wrote:

> Okay, this is a bit OT as it's really an energy savings article.
>
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> -- [SI] gallery & rulz:http://www.pbase.com/shootin
> -- e-meil: Remove FreeLunch.

I've been trying to convert my house to compact fluorescents, in
Vermont you can buy 6 and get reembursed by the state. The problem I
have is that CFs have a high out of the box failure rate and are more
fragile than incandescent bulb. You also need a relativly tight fixure
to use them in bathrooms, as they are very sensitive to moisture.
Now are you sugesting to make banks of CF bulbs to do photography? A
lot of photographers use very expensive tube fluorescent banks with
scan backs and some video (very heavy). A hundred watt incandescent
equivelent (25 watt CF) isn't enough light to do much with. Get a bank
of 6 and you might have something. There is still the fragile
issue,though they are packing them in flood light configurations which
seem to be sturdier $4.50 at Home Despot. This is an interewsting idea.

Tom

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