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Efficiency of compact fluorescents

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Arthur Edwards

Jan 1, 1970
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The people selling these bulbs claim an efficiency of at least 3 times
that of incandescent bulbs. This can't be true. Does anyone know the
actual efficiency difference?

Thanks....
 
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Eliot Blennerhassett

Jan 1, 1970
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Arthur said:
The people selling these bulbs claim an efficiency of at least 3 times
that of incandescent bulbs. This can't be true.

On what basis do you make this assertion?

See
http://members.misty.com/don/bulb1.html

Efficiency of incandescent bulbs is between 2% and 7% depending on how you
calculate it,

so 3x efficiency only needs to be 15%
 
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