Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

Clodfobble · 04-29-2007, 06:49 PM

Yes yes, they save money and energy and all that jazz. And the new mini bulbs fit in lamps that the older styles would not.

But am I the only person who notices that just like their long tubular predecessors, they have a "warm up" time before they are fully lit, sometimes as long as 10-15 minutes? This is the one reason I don't use them. I feel somewhat guilty, but I'm also not going to turn on a dim light and wait for it to bother to get brighter. Is there maybe a brand which is better about this than the others?

04-29-2007, 06:49 PM	#1
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Yes yes, they save money and energy and all that jazz. And the new mini bulbs fit in lamps that the older styles would not. But am I the only person who notices that just like their long tubular predecessors, they have a "warm up" time before they are fully lit, sometimes as long as 10-15 minutes? This is the one reason I don't use them. I feel somewhat guilty, but I'm also not going to turn on a dim light and wait for it to bother to get brighter. Is there maybe a brand which is better about this than the others?

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