On 3 Jun 2010 at 19:28, Tony Duell wrote:
Why isn't something similar done now. Have an
adapter containint eh
electronics which lasts for a long time, and just replace the
fluorescent tube when it fails?
I've seen those and, long before it became fashionable, the Circline-
to-Edison adapters. Maybe not as compact as the "corkscrew"
commodity lamps, but they lasted a long time and put out a reasonable
amount of light.
Iron-core ballast, also.
Remember the shorter the life of the bulb, the more bulbs you can sell.
Zane