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Re: Compact fluorescent light bulbs in a drop light

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Subject: Re: Compact fluorescent light bulbs in a drop light
From: wmc_st@xxiii.com
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 23:02:56 -0400
At 10:49 PM 5/10/2007, you wrote:
>Has anyone tried one of the new compact fluorescent light bulbs in a
>standard drop light?  Will they stand up to the occasional impacts that a
>drop light sustains in normal use?  Given that they contain mercury,

I bought one (the whole light & cord assy) from harbor freight or 
someplace like that.  It's a CF, but the light output is like that of 
a 40W bulb.  It seems quite impact resistant, but the light output is 
lame.  On the plus side, it doesn't burn skin when touched nor fry 
your eyeballs.




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