"Victor Roberts" <xxx@lighting-research.com> wrote in message
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On Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:29:40 -0400, Justin
Justin@NobecauseIhatespam.net> wrote:
Two things... Are there ant in wall switch timers that can be used for
CFLs?
What about receptacle timers that can be used with CFLs?
Something available at Lowes or Home Depot would be preferable.
Yes, there are some timers that will work with CFLs, but you
may have to test a few to find ones that work.
There are two issues:
1) If the times has only two wire connections (and does not
have its own battery power supply) it need to draw some
small amount of power through the lamp load. This is not a
problem with incandescent lamps but will cause CFLs to pulse
on for short periods at a slow rate - which will destroy the
lamps while it drives you nuts. This problem can be solved
with a small fixed load across the lamp, but this is not a
normal consumer fix.
If they ban incandescent how is that going to work? Is it a big deal to
make timers that can handle CFLs?
People will make wall timers that work with CFLs. .
--
Vic Roberts
And dimmers that dim nicely too, no doubt.
I'd also like to see a CFL that mimics a dimming incandescent where the
spectral output of the light shifts toward red as the light output goes
down. Yes, I know that's going to be difficult; so, perhaps, we'll have
to wait for that feature in the LED versions.
Terry McGowan
