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| Thread ID: 127836 | 2012-11-16 08:53:00 | CFL bulb - burnt smell | Nomad (952) | PC World Chat |
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| 1312897 | 2012-11-17 07:35:00 | Hi, just want to check whether a burnt smell from a CFL bulb is normal? Quite likely, those things will be running near the design limits if not over to squeeze every last cent out... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1312898 | 2012-11-17 09:11:00 | I had a CFL bulb go about 6 months ago. It has an enclosed light shade on it. When I removed the shade there was quite a strong smell. As for having it in a enclosed light shade, in the time it was running I would of had used at least 6 incandesant bulbs. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1312899 | 2012-11-17 20:51:00 | Well not to conform to one of Jens list items or anything, but you should take care handling CFLs. They contain mercury and when broken can release a fine dust that you can easily breathe in. A single broken bulb is highly unlikely to cause any effect, life threatening or otherwise, but you should still avoid contact with it and refrain from Vacuuming as well - the particles are too fine and you just spread them back into the air. If you google the disposal of CFLs you'll see some scarey stuff, mainly though try to avoid breaking them. As for the burnt smell, no Idea really but I'd would hope it's not normal. CFL's do still generate heat though so it could be that. And for whoever said something about manufacturing costs vs very little benefit, that really depends on what you personally find beneficial, They use significantly less power than incandescants, typically last many times longer, and therefore are on average cheaper over the life of the bulb. I changed every bulb in my house when I bought it in 1999, 3 of those bulbs are still in regular use and most of the rest have been replaced once after 10 years or more. Yes I've had a couple fail almost immediately but over all I still find them better than incandescants. Recently I've gone to halogen bulbs for my outside sensor lights after reading thet CFLs use just as much power for the first couple of minutes and don't suit applications that switch them on and off regularly. I have to admit the 50W halogens are much better light output wise than the 8-12W CFLs I was using. LED is a better techonology with none of the issues that CFLs have. IF someone has a source for cheap LED household bulbs please link it, I too am waiting for these to be an affordable alternative but so far the cheapest I've seen is around $20 per bulb. |
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