<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for A Little Light Music]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by solarkismet http://www.grist.org/article/a-little-light-music/ Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:12:15 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/a-little-light-music/1 CFLs are bright

This comment is idiotic:
"not quite bright enough, so sometimes when I'm looking for something that's dropped on the carpet I have a bit of a problem"

It's not the CFL, it's the kind you bought.  Buy a 60 watt CFL equivalent and you'll get lower light.  Buy a 100 watt and you'll get more.  You'd have the same problem with a regular bulb.

The cheapest CFL is probably the lowest light amount...you get what you pay attention to...

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This comment is idiotic:
"not quite bright enough, so sometimes when I'm looking for something that's dropped on the carpet I have a bit of a problem"

It's not the CFL, it's the kind you bought.  Buy a 60 watt CFL equivalent and you'll get lower light.  Buy a 100 watt and you'll get more.  You'd have the same problem with a regular bulb.

The cheapest CFL is probably the lowest light amount...you get what you pay attention to...

]]> Comment #2 by TheSSG http://www.grist.org/article/a-little-light-music/ Thu, 15 Mar 2007 06:09:43 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/a-little-light-music/2 I find them BRIGHTER

I have Compact Flourescents that are a daylight spectrum, and I love them.

And, in the U.S. they label the CFB as "60w equivalent," "80w Equivalent," etc.

So, maybe in Germany they don't do that, and therefor Merkel selected the wrong wattage; she got the lowest wattage in place of getting the proper lighting need.

I have a 100w equivalent (I think a 27w CF), and it's the brightest bulb I've EVER used...of ANY kind...

]]> I find them BRIGHTER

I have Compact Flourescents that are a daylight spectrum, and I love them.

And, in the U.S. they label the CFB as "60w equivalent," "80w Equivalent," etc.

So, maybe in Germany they don't do that, and therefor Merkel selected the wrong wattage; she got the lowest wattage in place of getting the proper lighting need.

I have a 100w equivalent (I think a 27w CF), and it's the brightest bulb I've EVER used...of ANY kind...

]]> Comment #3 by ahimsa http://www.grist.org/article/a-little-light-music/ Tue, 20 Mar 2007 05:14:39 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/a-little-light-music/3 screwing in the bulbs

Does anybody have recommendations about lighting fixtures (specifically ceiling installations on a dimmer) that can accept compact flourescents?  I'm in the final stages of a house remodel, and it seems that the lighting fixtures end of the business hasn't anticipated the move toward compact flourescents.  Yes, I agree the UK "spokesperson" (was that dim or what?) must have been in the 40 watt zone.  My experience is that with the correct wattage, compact flourescents can be very bright. I want to be able to dim them when I'm not looking for something on the carpet, reading or chopping vegetables.

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Does anybody have recommendations about lighting fixtures (specifically ceiling installations on a dimmer) that can accept compact flourescents?  I'm in the final stages of a house remodel, and it seems that the lighting fixtures end of the business hasn't anticipated the move toward compact flourescents.  Yes, I agree the UK "spokesperson" (was that dim or what?) must have been in the 40 watt zone.  My experience is that with the correct wattage, compact flourescents can be very bright. I want to be able to dim them when I'm not looking for something on the carpet, reading or chopping vegetables.

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