RE: [OT] Low Energy Bulbs

["Alex Monaghan" <ha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not going mad then :) (well perhaps, but not because of the lights !)

Ours are normal switches - still waiting for approval to install some
automation (something to do with lack of decorating over all the bare
plaster where I've installed cat5, coax & new ring main cables :))

Any solution ? We use the lounge as an additional bedroom when we have the
whole family over and I don't really want to have to change the bulb when
we
have visitors.

Are there any bulbs that look decent and don't flash ? (the Philips one in
the lounge looks light bulb shaped rather than the usual low energy bulbs
and gains SWMBO approval)

We have 2 on the landing, one is a Philips (the short stubby tube type) and
these don't flash, so is it luck of the draw ?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ward, David [mailto:DAvid.Ward@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 5:14 PM
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] Low Energy Bulbs
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> Our do exactly the same
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> I even had to video it to prove to myself that I wasn't going mad =:O
>
> Our are all on 'normal' 2 way or single way on-off mechanical
> switches
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> I can't remember the figures now, but I did measure a
> surprising amount of leakage with my DMM - this has a high
> input impedance unlike a normal tungsten filament
>
> With our Philips energy saving bulbs the flashing rate and
> intensity gradually dies over a period of 5 to 10 min or so.
> The initial rate is something in the order of 10 to 20 seconds
>
> You can increase the brightness of the flashes by touching
> the bulb ;)
>
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Monaghan [mailto:ha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 25 April 2005 15:31
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] Low Energy Bulbs
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> We had a problem with a low energy bulb, when the switch was
> turned off it
> would flash every so often for about 5-10 mins. We ignored it
> as the bulb
> was old. However we've just put a new bulb into the lounge,
> this also seems
> to flash. (different room / fuse from the the other bulb)
>
> Any ideas / suggestions ? (we have other bulbs of the same
> make and other
> makes that are OK)
>
>
>
> Alex Monaghan
> Monaghan Consultants Ltd
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