Is it safe to use a 23-Watt CF inverter on a 40-Watt tube?

[Sam Nickaby]

I like to conserve energy by using a 23-Watt compact
fluorescent to power a 40-Watt fluorescent tube. Is it okay to use
a 23-Watt (or maybe 18-Watt) compact fluorescent on an ordinary
48" fluorescent tube?

Thanks

 

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Hi Sam,by doing that you can only have half of the brightness of the 40
watts FL, & you
will see the two end darken on the FL,hence shorten the FL life.