[XCSSA] Solar and Green events in SA

[xcssa@xcssa.org]

On May 15, 2007, at 11:28 PM, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:

> On Tuesday 15 May 2007 08:53, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
>> Then you must be buying the wrong brand. I get the cheap spiral 15W
>> bulbs from Home Depot, and on a Slashdot thread a while ago, it was
>> looking like those really do seem to be some of the better bulbs.
>> Noisy bulbs and dying bulbs are rare among them, and they don't slow-
>> start.
>
> Oh.. Bruce.. and our other X10 geeks out there.. these florescent  
> bulbs use a
> built in HV mini power inverter I think.. and they don't like X10 lamp
> modules feeding them that dirty PWM switched AC signal.. so if you're
> controlling your lights with X10, you have to switch to the clack- 
> clack style
> appliance modules:
> 	http://www.smarthome.com/2001.html
> 	(300Watts max.. no problem)

Huh? I haven't used an X10 in like 20 years, when the family was  
using them. And I didn't particularly care about them then, either.


On May 15, 2007, at 9:17 AM, xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
> xcssa-admin@xcssa.org wrote:
>> Then you must be buying the wrong brand. I get the cheap spiral 15W
>> bulbs from Home Depot, and on a Slashdot thread a while ago, it was
>> looking like those really do seem to be some of the better bulbs.  
>> Noisy
>> bulbs and dying bulbs are rare among them, and they don't slow-start.
>
> That was the cheap (home depot) brand; I'm actually doing much  
> better with
> the GE bulbs from Sam's, FWIW.

If you're "doing much better", then why are you throwing away 2 or 3  
dead bulbs a year? Over at least six years, with two houses (mine and  
my mom's), I think I've had two dead bulbs _total_. And that's with  
the "cheap home depot brand". Doing much better in what way?

  - Bruce -