tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841558829925006026.post6210365827423814613..comments2023-11-02T12:36:49.801+01:00Comments on Greener Lights?: 3g. CFL Analysis - Power FactorUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841558829925006026.post-14791500374729292952014-04-01T13:57:39.136+02:002014-04-01T13:57:39.136+02:00Hi, nice post got valuable information about Power...Hi, nice post got valuable information about <a href="http://www.inelecenergysaver.com/products.php" rel="nofollow">Power factor</a>.<br />Power factor improvement plays a major role in the industry, which saves lots of money and strengthens the life of the machine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841558829925006026.post-14478759816750068392011-01-16T18:07:57.815+01:002011-01-16T18:07:57.815+01:00http://www.alteraeon.com/~soda/dsp/cfl-power-facto...http://www.alteraeon.com/~soda/dsp/cfl-power-factor.html<br /><br />No, the power factor thing doesn't mean that CFLs use twice as much power as claimed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841558829925006026.post-35544648053823552942010-08-18T12:57:36.848+02:002010-08-18T12:57:36.848+02:00Thanks for the informative site.Thanks for the informative site.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04687755860023082333noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841558829925006026.post-47614884826778154582010-03-17T14:19:52.860+01:002010-03-17T14:19:52.860+01:00Oh sorry, missed updating links in the actual post...Oh sorry, missed updating links in the actual posts. Seems I missed one of the two links in my new blog too so thanks for pointing it out. <br /><br />(As you may have noticed, I've moved to http://greenwashinglamps.wordpress.com/ and keep this one up just for those who have links to it.)Halogenicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930263920327483406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841558829925006026.post-58036446028025134532010-03-17T12:20:03.425+01:002010-03-17T12:20:03.425+01:00Halogenica,
Could you please update the links to ...Halogenica,<br /><br />Could you please update the links to www.Savethebulb.org. I restructured the site last year and it looks like you are still pointing at old addresses :)<br /><br />Thanks Kevan ShawCaberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09573215226174125367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841558829925006026.post-13786650090982971482009-09-07T06:14:32.530+02:002009-09-07T06:14:32.530+02:00Not that I've seen but I think you may be righ...Not that I've seen but I think you may be right about that. Are you using CFLs especially designed for cold weather? Standard CFLs work very poorly at low temperatures.Halogenicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930263920327483406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841558829925006026.post-2111758949710307712009-09-07T02:35:51.175+02:002009-09-07T02:35:51.175+02:00I live in a cold climate, the Canadian Maritimes. ...I live in a cold climate, the Canadian Maritimes. During our winter season, I've noticed my exterior CFL's take a very long time to reach full brightness. I assume this start up period results in a higher energy draw than when the CFL's are operating at warmer ambient temperatures. Has any research been done to calculate this effect?MGAEdwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365614107232568956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841558829925006026.post-47580923710458462982009-05-20T16:05:51.441+02:002009-05-20T16:05:51.441+02:00Thanks! :-)Thanks! :-)Halogenicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15930263920327483406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8841558829925006026.post-73024272409319862402009-05-19T13:48:00.000+02:002009-05-19T13:48:00.000+02:00For some reason I have vague recollections of the ...For some reason I have vague recollections of the very first CFL bulbs sold in the UK actually marking themselves in a similar fashion, i.e. claiming 15W + 3W, listing the ballast separately as it was often also sold separately.<br /><br />By the way, Well Done on providing such an excellent and extremely informative site.Wildgoosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14884595915411975940noreply@blogger.com