1 Oct
2005
1 Oct
'05
10:25 a.m.
Chuck Guzis wrote:
> OTOH, changing for the sake of changing is silly. Bob Pease did an
> article some time ago about replacement CFLs only made sense on
> applications where they're frequently used. Otherwise, the power
> savings doesn't yeild a sufficient return on investment.
That "Cost/Benefit" analysis would have to take into account the changes
in pricing of CFLs. If you're paying $20 each, you may not ever get back
sufficient return on investment.
BUT,...
If you're paying $1 each for them, the ROI is substantial.
On Sat, 1 Oct 2005, Gordon JC Pearce wrote:
Part of my reason for looking at compact fluorescents
is that I
specifically want 12- or 24-volt versions that can be run from a bank of
deep-cycle batteries, charged by a combination of wind turbine and solar
panels.
Howzbout LED lights? (where spectral characteristics are non-critical)
Those are happy with low voltage.
Last time that I tried to get 12V flourescents was 25 years ago.
Hopefully they have improved the quality since then!
OB_SUBJECT_LINE: does anybody make a USB powered CFL? :-)