stinkingpig Wrote: > So, are you actually seeing that sort of life time? When I bought my > house 4 > years ago, all the light bulbs had just been replaced with $15 13 watt > CF's. > They lasted more like 7 months, and got replaced with 40 watt > incandescents > on dimmer switches. These also last about 7 months, but produce much > nicer > light. Ecological has got to make at least some economical sense too. > I'm > fine with the trade-offs in my Prius, but I draw the line at paying > 100x for > an uglier hall light :)
I moved after about 2 years' use and gave my first batch to my brother. AFAIK they're all still working, which would make them about 4 years old now. The new batch I have is about a year old. If they don't last 5 years you can return them for a replacement - there's a guarantee on the back of the ones I got. I kept the receipt too... Yes, I agree, if it doesn't make economic sense I don't go for it. I may no longer be working as an engineer, but the mindset is still there. -- Mark Lanctot ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=25892 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
