[sci.electronics] Recycling LIGHT BULBS?

phil@brahms.amd.com (Phil Ngai) (01/10/91)

In article <820002@hpcc01.HP.COM> gph@hpcc01.HP.COM (G. Paul Houtz) writes:
|billd@infmx.informix.com (William Daul) writes:
|>Can we recycle worn out light bulbs?
|
|   So, use compact flourescents instead of incandescent light bulbs 
|   wherever possible.  They last like 7 - 10 times longer, so you
|   don't have to dispose of as many of them.  They are available
|   at Orchard Supply Hardware.

I don't like the compact fluorescents at OSH. They are ok, but
not very bright. My favorite is the Lights of America Q-lite,
available at Target and Home Depot. It's equivalent to a 75
watt, vs the 60 at OSH. Also, I think they are non-radioactive
while the OSH Panasonics do have radioactivity, and the Q-lite
turns on in a more attractive way. The Philips SL*18 is also
nice but only the Home Club sells them and they are by far
the most expensive product with no significant advantage over
the Q-lite.

I have four Q-lites in my bathroom. I used to object to CFs because
they weren't bright enough (you can't get them in a 100 watt
flavor) but I think I have solved that problem now with my 300
watts (equivalent) of light.

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