[cfgeeks] [k4oah@mindspring.com: Re: [qrp-l.org] OT: Compact flourescents mandated in CA in 2012?]

[Kevin P. Inscoe]

Ya know this is an interesting point... they complain about RFI from hams but
what about RFI *to* hams?!!

----- Forwarded message from Garey Barrell <k4oah at mindspring.com> -----

Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:57:34 -0500
From: Garey Barrell <k4oah at mindspring.com>
To: qrp-l at qrp-l.org
Subject: Re: [qrp-l.org] OT: Compact flourescents mandated in CA in  2012?
Reply-To: k4oah at mindspring.com

These glowing (?) reports for the GE branded bulbs are fine, but which 
bulbs do you think your "non-ham" neighbor is going to buy??   SOME 
would put a Ford Model T spark coil to shame.........

Oh, and of course the neighbor is gonna put a dimmer on every one.....  :-)

73, Garey - K4OAH
Atlanta

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Brian - KB9BVN wrote:
> We have at least a dozen of these bulbs in the house right now, and we've 
> been planning on installing more.  I just took my portable shortwave 
> receiver to the living room and checked the noise with them off and with 
> them on from about 5 feet away and I don't hear any difference, same thing 
> with the ones in the kitchen.
>
> The bulb replacements that we use are all the slightly more expensive name 
> brand bulbs (Like GE I think), and I have not tried any of the Home Depot or 
> Lowes branded bulbs...so I don't know about those.
>
> In our master closet is a typical tubular fluorescent that makes a racket 
> when the starter is failing.
>
> 73
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Peter Burbank" <nv4v at adelphia.net>
> To: <qrp-l at qrp-l.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 4:15 PM
> Subject: Re: [qrp-l.org] OT: Compact flourescents mandated in CA in 2012?
>
>
>   
>> Chris,
>> I have about 6 of these in use around the house and they are all
>> quiet RFI wise.
>> I don't have any dimmer circuits since that's just asking for RFI.
>> Is it possible that the problems are related to use on dimmer
>> circuits only or is
>> it dependent on the particular brand?
>> 73 Pete NV4V
>>     
>
>
>   

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