[Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot

[Doug Braun]

I have a Sears work light reel (the old-skool incandescent kind) that
is about 10 years old, and a few years ago it started getting sluggish about reeling up.  I pulled out all the cord, cleaned it well, and gave the cord a coating of Armor-All.  After that treatment, it worked much better, since the cord was less likely to bind on the inside of the housing.

Doug


--- On Tue, 2/24/09, John Miller <jem at milleredp.com> wrote:

> From: John Miller <jem at milleredp.com>
> Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Dimmable CFLs at Home Depot
> To: "Doug Braun" <doug at dougbraun.com>
> Cc: "Randall" <tr3driver at ca.rr.com>, "Shop-Talk List" <shop-talk at autox.team.net>
> Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 10:11 PM

> I've got a 50ft hosereel and a 40ft cordreel (both
> Harbor Freight items) way up on the wall next to the door at
> the back of the garage.
> 
> It's very nice to have them there.  The hosereel works
> fine; the cordreel isn't all that good, but it gets the
> job done.