<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel> <title> Comments on: Info on the Lightbulb Legislation </title> <atom:link href="https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/</link> <description>All the junk that’s fit to debunk.</description> <lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:50:47 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <item> <title> By: john1282 </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138411</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[john1282]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:50:47 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://junkscience.com/?p=47750#comment-8317976315264138411</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138406">bwanajohn</a>. Thanks for that info. LED cost? John Dale Dunn MD JD Consultant Emergency Services/Peer Review Civilian Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency Carl R. Darnall Army Med Center Fort Hood, Texas Medical Officer, Sheriff Bobby Grubbs Brown County, Texas 325 784 6697 (h) 642 5073 (c)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138406">bwanajohn</a>.</p> <p>Thanks for that info. LED cost?<br /> John Dale Dunn MD JD Consultant Emergency Services/Peer Review Civilian Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency Carl R. Darnall Army Med Center Fort Hood, Texas Medical Officer, Sheriff Bobby Grubbs Brown County, Texas 325 784 6697 (h) 642 5073 (c)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Bill </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138410</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 17:25:46 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://junkscience.com/?p=47750#comment-8317976315264138410</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138408">GH05T</a>. There is a standard allowable voltage fluctuation, that will probably get worse with solar and wind, so that I buy 130 rather than 120 watt bulbs. This gives slightly less light at standard voltage but prolongs the life of the bulbs. I don't know if these are available in CFL since I have a stock of incandescents.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138408">GH05T</a>.</p> <p>There is a standard allowable voltage fluctuation, that will probably get worse with solar and wind, so that I buy 130 rather than 120 watt bulbs. This gives slightly less light at standard voltage but prolongs the life of the bulbs. I don’t know if these are available in CFL since I have a stock of incandescents.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: GH05T </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138409</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[GH05T]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:38:41 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://junkscience.com/?p=47750#comment-8317976315264138409</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138405">Bill</a>. Added Bonus: All that "wasted energy" the old standard bulbs kicked out helps to heat the house.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138405">Bill</a>.</p> <p>Added Bonus: All that “wasted energy” the old standard bulbs kicked out helps to heat the house.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: GH05T </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138408</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[GH05T]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:36:40 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://junkscience.com/?p=47750#comment-8317976315264138408</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138406">bwanajohn</a>. My experience is the same. I wonder if the inconsistency in amperage is the cause. I've had the same issue in several different apartments and rental homes. Cheap old wiring seems to be the common denominator.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138406">bwanajohn</a>.</p> <p>My experience is the same. I wonder if the inconsistency in amperage is the cause. I’ve had the same issue in several different apartments and rental homes. Cheap old wiring seems to be the common denominator.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: john1282 </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138407</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[john1282]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 16:25:12 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://junkscience.com/?p=47750#comment-8317976315264138407</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138405">Bill</a>. Good points about the CFL functionality, and life, and the epileptogenic flickering is a real deal, although I have no idea what my friend's friend has. That is the most likely.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138405">Bill</a>.</p> <p>Good points about the CFL functionality, and life, and the epileptogenic flickering is a real deal, although I have no idea what my friend’s friend has. That is the most likely.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: bwanajohn </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138406</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[bwanajohn]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:03:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://junkscience.com/?p=47750#comment-8317976315264138406</guid> <description><![CDATA[I don't know about you but my 40 year old house eats CFLs. I can't keep one working for more than about 3 months - max. I am going LED instead.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don’t know about you but my 40 year old house eats CFLs. I can’t keep one working for more than about 3 months – max. I am going LED instead.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Bill </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138405</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Bill]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Jan 2014 01:08:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://junkscience.com/?p=47750#comment-8317976315264138405</guid> <description><![CDATA[I wonder how well they are working in the houses that are having problems staying at 68 degrees during this recent cold wave (during global warming)? Outside they will be dark. Fluorescents do not maintain their brightness well during cold conditions, whereas "standard" cheap bulbs will keep on shining. I guess that is a way to save energy--stay in the dark.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I wonder how well they are working in the houses that are having problems staying at 68 degrees during this recent cold wave (during global warming)? Outside they will be dark. Fluorescents do not maintain their brightness well during cold conditions, whereas “standard” cheap bulbs will keep on shining. I guess that is a way to save energy–stay in the dark.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: Betty </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138404</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Betty]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 23:16:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://junkscience.com/?p=47750#comment-8317976315264138404</guid> <description><![CDATA[I had someone in the local fire departmant tell me that they had a special code for fires started by fluorescent bulbs.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had someone in the local fire departmant tell me that they had a special code for fires started by fluorescent bulbs.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: GH05T </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138403</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[GH05T]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 21:03:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://junkscience.com/?p=47750#comment-8317976315264138403</guid> <description><![CDATA[In reply to <a href="https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138402">bestruger1022</a>. Some CFLs do have a barely perceptible flicker that can set off epileptic seizures, especially if they’ve been put into a circuit with a dimmer or motion sensor (which many federal buildings have installed to “save energy”). Though, I imagine the world is full of bigger problems if your one of the few that are affected. Still, it has a ring of "friend of a friend" to it. That being said, CFLs are an inferior product. The "equivalent wattage" on the package is ridiculous and the operational hours are highly inflated. The life expectancy listed is until they lose half their brightness. In my experience, they're too dim to read by after a month. I've had two spontaneously start smoking from the ballast. According to Snopes they don’t present a fire hazard, but the base was plenty hot and burning electronics aren’t exactly fun to breath. The best/worst part, the amount of energy and resources necessary to build, ship, and use them makes them far worse for the environment they’re intended to save. What else is new?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In reply to <a href="https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138402">bestruger1022</a>.</p> <p>Some CFLs do have a barely perceptible flicker that can set off epileptic seizures, especially if they’ve been put into a circuit with a dimmer or motion sensor (which many federal buildings have installed to “save energy”). Though, I imagine the world is full of bigger problems if your one of the few that are affected. Still, it has a ring of “friend of a friend” to it.<br /> That being said, CFLs are an inferior product. The “equivalent wattage” on the package is ridiculous and the operational hours are highly inflated. The life expectancy listed is until they lose half their brightness. In my experience, they’re too dim to read by after a month. I’ve had two spontaneously start smoking from the ballast. According to Snopes they don’t present a fire hazard, but the base was plenty hot and burning electronics aren’t exactly fun to breath. The best/worst part, the amount of energy and resources necessary to build, ship, and use them makes them far worse for the environment they’re intended to save. What else is new?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item> <title> By: bestruger1022 </title> <link>https://junkscience.com/2014/01/info-on-the-lightbulb-legislation/#comment-8317976315264138402</link> <dc:creator><![CDATA[bestruger1022]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Jan 2014 20:11:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://junkscience.com/?p=47750#comment-8317976315264138402</guid> <description><![CDATA[I would like to hear more about the "serious medical condition that disallows him to go to many federal buildings because of CFL’s". This is not a problem in State buildings or private residences with CFLs? Sorry, just being skeptical...]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would like to hear more about the “serious medical condition that disallows him to go to many federal buildings because of CFL’s”. This is not a problem in State buildings or private residences with CFLs?<br /> Sorry, just being skeptical…</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>